Las Yungas
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2002
13 490 km²
Department · ARG
Capital
Argentina
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(69 %)
Species observed
2 435
Observations
115 912
Area
2 038,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Capital : 23 espèces reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.069
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 435 distinct species · 115 912 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,6°C
Annual rain
1 548mm
Warmest m°
18,7°C
Coldest m°
2,5°C
Elevation: 2 447 m on average (min 979 m, max 5 046 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,6°C
Annual rain
1 548mm
Warmest month
18,7°C
Coldest month
2,5°C
Mean alt.
2 447m
Min
979m
Max
5 046m
Std. dev.
1 120m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(69 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
26,8g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
43,4%
Silt
31,8%
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
6,5
Org. C
37,1g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
32,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
25,8g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
43,0%
Silt
32,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
31,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest38.0%
Crops1.9%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil16.8%
Other (grassland, water…)42.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 37 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
363,6km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
7 334km²
Discharge in basins
26,3m³/s
Mean precip.
527mm/an
Mean T°
13,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,63
Mean runoff
177mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 243m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Grandesub-area1 423,7 km²overlap991.18 km²49%
- Bassin de Río Leónsub-area559,1 km²overlap382.71 km²19%
- Bassin de Río Ledesmasub-area1 668,5 km²overlap366.37 km²18%
- Bassin de Río Negrosub-area1 214,3 km²overlap256.28 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Torosub-area1 682,5 km²overlap19.04 km²1%
- Bassin de Río del Cerro Negrosub-area767,8 km²overlap16.99 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Grandesub-area1 839,2 km²overlap5.81 km²0%
Rivers / streams (37, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Leónord 3len here33.45 km100%total33 km
- Río Negroord 6len here25.52 km3%total888 km
- Río Grandeord 5len here22.78 km4%total550 km
- Río Reyesord 3len here22.30 km100%total22 km
- Río Ranjelord 3len here20.91 km83%total25 km
- Río Pañoord 2len here19.19 km100%total19 km
- Río Guerreroord 2len here18.88 km100%total19 km
- Río de la Queseraord 1len here14.65 km100%total15 km
- Arroyo Escaleraord 1len here14.23 km100%total14 km
- Río Lozanoord 4len here13.59 km100%total14 km
- Arroyo Ceibaord 1len here12.75 km100%total13 km
- Río Paihuaicoord 2len here12.19 km30%total41 km
25 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Tilquizaord 2len here12.15 km100%total12 km
- Río Ovejeríaord 2len here11.46 km31%total37 km
- Río Tesoreroord 2len here10.51 km92%total11 km
- Río Ocloyasord 2len here10.11 km100%total10 km
- Río Payoord 1len here9.56 km100%total10 km
- Arroyo Varasord 2len here7.79 km100%total8 km
- Río Chijraord 4len here7.48 km100%total8 km
- Río Blancosord 1len here6.25 km60%total10 km
- Río del Medioord 1len here6.00 km100%total6 km
- Arroyo Cortésord 3len here5.71 km100%total6 km
- Arroyo Lagunitasord 4len here5.67 km100%total6 km
- Río Corral de Piedraord 3len here5.47 km100%total5 km
- Arroyo las Martasord 1len here5.08 km50%total10 km
- Arroyo Barcazaord 4len here4.81 km100%total5 km
- Río de los Moradosord 2len here4.73 km16%total29 km
- Arroyo Rio Blancoord 1len here4.26 km84%total5 km
- Río Horquetasord 2len here4.22 km100%total4 km
- Arroyo Burrumayoord 1len here3.54 km100%total4 km
- Río Yalaord 1len here2.83 km100%total3 km
- Arroyo Soriaord 4len here1.90 km100%total2 km
- Río Los Alisosord 2len here1.20 km4%total29 km
- Arroyo Chunchuliord 1len here0.94 km100%total1 km
- Río Toldos?ord 1len here0.75 km42%total2 km
- Arroyo de la Caleraord 1len here0.64 km101%total1 km
- Río Coloradoord 4len here0.08 km0%total302 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
64,6%
Pesticides
25,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Quebrada de Humahuaca
IUCN VProtected Landscape · 2000
5 460 km²
Serranias de Zapla
IUCN VIMultiple Use Municipal Ecological Reserve · 2003
371 km²
Potrero de Yala
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 1952
45 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN