Parque Nacional Cajas
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2002
294 km²
Commune · ECU
Chaucha
Ecuador
ETPolar, tundra(46 %)
Species observed
506
Observations
3 502
Area
378,3km²
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 Chaucha : 20 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.080
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
506 distinct species · 3 502 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,8°C
Annual rain
2 475mm
Warmest m°
16,1°C
Coldest m°
8,2°C
Elevation: 2 840 m on average (min 191 m, max 4 247 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,8°C
Annual rain
2 475mm
Warmest month
16,1°C
Coldest month
8,2°C
Mean alt.
2 840m
Min
191m
Max
4 247m
Std. dev.
1 036m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(46 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
52,8g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
40,8%
Silt
32,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Cuenca
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
73,7g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
41,1%
Silt
32,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
50,9g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
32,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
33,8g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
40,4%
Silt
32,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest33.9%
Crops4.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil2.8%
Other (grassland, water…)58.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
84,2km
Lake surface here
0,16km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 144km²
Discharge in basins
5,0m³/s
Mean precip.
934mm/an
Mean T°
17,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,26
Mean runoff
475mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 644m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Angasord 2len here23.47 km100%total24 km
- Río Chauchaord 3len here15.90 km76%total21 km
- Río Jerezord 3len here15.50 km100%total16 km
- Río Pitaord 2len here8.78 km100%total9 km
- Río Canoasord 1len here8.46 km58%total15 km
- Quebrada Garisord 1len here6.56 km87%total8 km
- Río Balao Grandeord 3len here5.52 km13%total43 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
1,8%
Pesticides
50,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1
Cajas
IUCN IINational Park · 2003
294 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN