Río Orituco
IUCN VForest Area Under Protection (ABBP) · 1991
987 km²
Municipality · VEN
Chaguaramas
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
205
Observations
632
Area
2 642,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Chaguaramas : 27 espèces reliées par 50 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
50
Connectance
0.071
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
205 distinct species · 632 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,3°C
Annual rain
957mm
Warmest m°
34,4°C
Coldest m°
22,4°C
Elevation: 172 m on average (min 111 m, max 267 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
957mm
Warmest month
34,4°C
Coldest month
22,4°C
Mean alt.
172m
Min
111m
Max
267m
Std. dev.
30m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
16,2g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
29,8%
Silt
37,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
21,7g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
38,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
38,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
28,0%
Silt
36,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.7%
Crops10.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)64.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 11 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
157,4km
Lake surface here
16,03km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 700km²
Discharge in basins
26,7m³/s
Mean precip.
951mm/an
Mean T°
26,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,47
Mean runoff
197mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
169m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Otocuaosub-area943,9 km²overlap914.37 km²35%
- Bassin de Río Oritucosub-area905,4 km²overlap423.74 km²16%
- Bassin de Río Manapiresub-area1 569,7 km²overlap319.62 km²12%
- Bassin de Caño Los Aceitessub-area1 686,1 km²overlap306.27 km²12%
- Bassin de Río Tamanacosub-area1 190,4 km²overlap266.75 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Manapiresub-area379,2 km²overlap205.99 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Tamanacosub-area205,3 km²overlap91.56 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Tamanacosub-area294,4 km²overlap63.35 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Oritucosub-area922,8 km²overlap38.91 km²1%
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Embalse Playa de Piedraarea23,1 km²avg depth7.5 m
- Lake #16063area1,4 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1075085area0,9 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1074913area0,8 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1074829area0,6 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1074867area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1074860area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1074905area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1074832area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Manapireord 5len here53.37 km20%total271 km
- Río Otocuaoord 3len here46.36 km100%total46 km
- Quebrada Los Negrosord 2len here15.71 km100%total16 km
- Río Tamanacoord 4len here13.34 km54%total25 km
- Río Oritucoord 5len here10.46 km4%total251 km
- Quebrada Jabillalitoord 1len here8.72 km100%total9 km
- Quebrada El Tigreord 4len here5.82 km23%total25 km
- Quebrada Ramírezord 1len here3.65 km100%total4 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
10,0%
Pesticides
15,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN