Commune · ECU
Catacocha
Ecuador
Species observed
737
Observations
7 168
Area
441,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Catacocha : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
737 distinct species · 7 168 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,3°C
Annual rain
1 122mm
Warmest m°
25,8°C
Coldest m°
14,6°C
Elevation: 1 453 m on average (min 802 m, max 2 114 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
26,6g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
28,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Paltas
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
79,5km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 550km²
Discharge in basins
21,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 110mm/an
Mean T°
20,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,32
Mean runoff
404mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 509m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Catamayosub-area568,1 km²overlap168.50 km²38%
- Bassin de Río Playassub-area456,1 km²overlap167.54 km²38%
- Bassin de Río Catamayosub-area259,6 km²overlap104.88 km²24%
- Bassin de Río Yaguachisub-area389,4 km²overlap0.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Catamayosub-area216,4 km²overlap0.21 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Bella Maríasub-area244,2 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Catamayoord 4len here45.57 km21%total216 km
- Río Playasord 3len here20.52 km44%total46 km
- Quebrada Guayacanesord 2len here4.55 km51%total9 km
- Río Trapichilloord 4len here3.69 km69%total5 km
- Rio Playasord 4len here3.59 km19%total19 km
- Quebrada Palo Suntalord 4len here0.89 km44%total2 km
- Quebrada Patihuaycuord 1len here0.41 km28%total1 km
- Quebrada Guarapalord 1len here0.17 km5%total3 km
- Quebrada de la Vegaord 2len here0.16 km4%total4 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
12,4%
Pesticides
83,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)