Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
IUCN VIBiosphere Reserve · 1998
4 910 km²
Municipality · MEX
Caltepec
México
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(67 %)
Species observed
1 674
Observations
7 856
Area
392,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Caltepec : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.117
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 674 distinct species · 7 856 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,3°C
Annual rain
589mm
Warmest m°
26,9°C
Coldest m°
7,8°C
Elevation: 1 985 m on average (min 1 348 m, max 2 524 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
589mm
Warmest month
26,9°C
Coldest month
7,8°C
Mean alt.
1 985m
Min
1 348m
Max
2 524m
Std. dev.
217m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(67 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
26,3g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
24,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
39,0g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
47,2%
Silt
24,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
25,9g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
24,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
41,7%
Silt
23,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.3%
Crops5.4%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil3.9%
Other (grassland, water…)71.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
15,8km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 063km²
Discharge in basins
3,4m³/s
Mean precip.
565mm/an
Mean T°
17,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,65
Mean runoff
321mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 860m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
18,1%
Pesticides
16,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN VI · 1
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2012
4 906 km²
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2018
1 455 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN