Reserva de Biosfera Bosawas
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2001
19 897 km²
Municipality · HND
Catacamas
Honduras
AwTropical, savannah(52 %)
Species observed
2 147
Observations
34 823
Area
7 302,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Catacamas : 23 espèces reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.094
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
2 147 distinct species · 34 823 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,7°C
Annual rain
1 732mm
Warmest m°
31,1°C
Coldest m°
17,9°C
Elevation: 481 m on average (min 96 m, max 2 030 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,7°C
Annual rain
1 732mm
Warmest month
31,1°C
Coldest month
17,9°C
Mean alt.
481m
Min
96m
Max
2 030m
Std. dev.
262m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(52 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
35,9g/kg
Clay
40,8%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
30,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
53,4g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
30,6%
Silt
31,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
34,8g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
28,9%
Silt
30,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
43,9%
Sand
26,9%
Silt
29,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest59.1%
Crops15.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)25.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 0 lakes · 35 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 009,2km
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
18 242km²
Discharge in basins
676,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 699mm/an
Mean T°
24,3°C
Moisture idx
0,02
Mean runoff
544mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
498m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Patucasub-area2 611,9 km²overlap2059.57 km²28%
- Bassin de Rio Blancosub-area1 701,3 km²overlap1695.20 km²23%
- Bassin de Río Patucasub-area1 408,4 km²overlap724.85 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area2 645,8 km²overlap706.52 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Tintosub-area801,8 km²overlap696.16 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area718,4 km²overlap387.02 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Guayapesub-area485 km²overlap360.18 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Jamasquiresub-area279,1 km²overlap268.02 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Guayapesub-area692,3 km²overlap110.31 km²2%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area1 040,3 km²overlap98.20 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Grandesub-area847,3 km²overlap88.39 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Wampusub-area2 582,8 km²overlap71.25 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Grandesub-area1 245,7 km²overlap19.92 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Guayapesub-area16,4 km²overlap16.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Potecasub-area1 291,5 km²overlap0.51 km²0%
Rivers / streams (35, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Patucaord 6len here343.21 km49%total701 km
- Río Cocoord 6len here149.19 km13%total1139 km
- Río Guayapeord 5len here90.03 km27%total340 km
- Río Tintoord 4len here86.40 km100%total87 km
- Rio Blancoord 4len here65.60 km100%total66 km
- Río Cuyamelord 5len here38.60 km100%total39 km
- Río Wasprasniord 3len here25.92 km25%total105 km
- Río Cuyaemlord 3len here21.00 km100%total21 km
- Río Mascahuásord 5len here19.02 km30%total63 km
- Quebrada Aniwasord 2len here18.36 km100%total18 km
- Río Jamasquireord 2len here17.41 km100%total17 km
- Quebrada El Pinabetalord 2len here16.31 km100%total16 km
23 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Quebrada Siguateord 2len here14.15 km100%total14 km
- Quebrada Hinipuasord 2len here13.89 km100%total14 km
- Quebrada San Calixord 1len here11.64 km100%total12 km
- Río Atiwásord 2len here10.57 km100%total11 km
- Río Catacamasord 1len here9.06 km55%total17 km
- Quebrada Birawàsord 2len here8.52 km100%total9 km
- Río del Realord 5len here8.16 km35%total23 km
- Río Secoord 1len here8.15 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada La Marranaord 2len here7.05 km94%total7 km
- Río Talguaord 2len here5.62 km100%total6 km
- Quebrada Wamiwásord 2len here5.17 km100%total5 km
- Río Simincaord 2len here4.39 km100%total4 km
- Tiquitaraord 6len here2.09 km41%total5 km
- Quebrada Ispail Likanord 1len here1.93 km94%total2 km
- Quebrada de La Sosaord 1len here1.61 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada Attiwasord 6len here1.59 km6%total27 km
- Quebrada Kururiaord 1len here1.51 km95%total2 km
- Quebrada Poslakraniaord 1len here1.32 km100%total1 km
- Quebrada de Kiusliord 5len here0.70 km15%total5 km
- Río El Guineoord 3len here0.45 km1%total47 km
- Suti Tingniord 2len here0.32 km4%total8 km
- Río Guayambreord 4len here0.18 km0%total153 km
- Caño Ulwàskínord 3len here0.05 km0%total29 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
11,0%
Pesticides
10,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN II · 1
Bosawas
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2001
6 804 km²
Patuca
IUCN VINational Park · 1987
3 756 km²
Tawahka Asagni
IUCN VIBiosphere Reserve · 1999
2 509 km²
Agalta
IUCN IINational Park · 1987
738 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN