Huascarán National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1985
3 397 km²
Commune · PER
Catac
Peru
ETPolar, tundra(100 %)
Species observed
530
Observations
6 840
Area
1 024,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Catac : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.080
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
530 distinct species · 6 840 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
4,1°C
Annual rain
1 218mm
Warmest m°
9,9°C
Coldest m°
-2,2°C
Elevation: 4 320 m on average (min 3 552 m, max 5 219 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
4,1°C
Annual rain
1 218mm
Warmest month
9,9°C
Coldest month
-2,2°C
Mean alt.
4 320m
Min
3 552m
Max
5 219m
Std. dev.
351m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(100 %)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
32,8g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
46,7%
Silt
27,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Recuay
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
42,8g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
47,3%
Silt
27,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
31,8g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
27,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
26,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.2%
Crops1.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil18.4%
Other (grassland, water…)78.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 6 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
193,7km
Lake surface here
3,47km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 796km²
Discharge in basins
21,1m³/s
Mean precip.
610mm/an
Mean T°
4,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Max snow
3%
Mean runoff
610mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
4 322m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Santasub-area918,6 km²overlap793.46 km²77%
- Bassin de Quebrada Condesub-area280,8 km²overlap214.16 km²21%
- Bassin de Río Santasub-area832,2 km²overlap3.96 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Fortalezasub-area2 661,4 km²overlap3.71 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Puchcasub-area2 795,8 km²overlap3.61 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Huarmeysub-area2 225,5 km²overlap2.95 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pativilcasub-area756,7 km²overlap2.38 km²0%
Lakes (6, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
3,2%
Pesticides
31,1kg/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