Huascarán National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1985
3 397 km²
Commune · PER
Caraz
Peru
ETPolar, tundra(50 %)
Species observed
568
Observations
5 735
Area
244,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Caraz : 29 espèces reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.057
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
568 distinct species · 5 735 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,7°C
Annual rain
1 371mm
Warmest m°
13,1°C
Coldest m°
1,9°C
Elevation: 3 683 m on average (min 2 162 m, max 5 563 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,7°C
Annual rain
1 371mm
Warmest month
13,1°C
Coldest month
1,9°C
Mean alt.
3 683m
Min
2 162m
Max
5 563m
Std. dev.
1 014m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(50 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
31,1g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
43,0%
Silt
29,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Huaylas
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
42,8g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
29,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
30,4g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
29,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
20,2g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
41,6%
Silt
28,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.5%
Crops6.0%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil15.7%
Other (grassland, water…)74.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
59,9km
Lake surface here
1,33km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 536km²
Discharge in basins
14,9m³/s
Mean precip.
606mm/an
Mean T°
8,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,46
Max snow
8%
Mean runoff
594mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 700m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
75,9%
Pesticides
40,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Huascarán
IUCN IINational Park · 1975
3 397 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN