Huascarán National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1985
3 397 km²
Commune · PER
Carhuaz
Peru
ETPolar, tundra(65 %)
Species observed
170
Observations
493
Area
198,3km²
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 Carhuaz : 20 espèces reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 8.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.084
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
170 distinct species · 493 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,2°C
Annual rain
1 204mm
Warmest m°
12,5°C
Coldest m°
1,0°C
Elevation: 3 833 m on average (min 2 621 m, max 5 652 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,2°C
Annual rain
1 204mm
Warmest month
12,5°C
Coldest month
1,0°C
Mean alt.
3 833m
Min
2 621m
Max
5 652m
Std. dev.
652m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(65 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
30,2g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
44,9%
Silt
28,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Carhuaz
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
40,8g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
29,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
29,0g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
28,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
44,1%
Silt
28,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.6%
Crops5.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil7.5%
Other (grassland, water…)80.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
24,0km
Lake surface here
0,13km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 536km²
Discharge in basins
12,0m³/s
Mean precip.
603mm/an
Mean T°
8,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,46
Max snow
14%
Mean runoff
592mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 686m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
47,8%
Pesticides
42,4kg/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