Río Plátano
IUCN VIBiosphere Reserve · 1980
8 319 km²
Department · hnd
Colón
Honduras
AmTropical, monsoon(59 %)
Species observed
2 051
Observations
26 101
Area
8 414,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Colón : 15 espèces reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.115
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
2 051 distinct species · 26 101 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,2°C
Annual rain
2 268mm
Warmest m°
30,0°C
Coldest m°
18,7°C
Elevation: 340 m on average (min -56 m, max 1 587 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,2°C
Annual rain
2 268mm
Warmest month
30,0°C
Coldest month
18,7°C
Mean alt.
340m
Min
-56m
Max
1 587m
Std. dev.
298m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(59 %)Tropical
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
44,0g/kg
Clay
40,7%
Sand
28,3%
Silt
31,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
61,4g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
28,9%
Silt
31,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
44,7g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
28,4%
Silt
31,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
25,9g/kg
Clay
42,2%
Sand
27,6%
Silt
30,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest56.5%
Crops19.2%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)23.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 13 lakes · 39 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
868,9km
Lake surface here
4,60km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
23 513km²
Discharge in basins
403,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 884mm/an
Mean T°
25,2°C
Moisture idx
0,12
Mean runoff
983mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
367m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Aguánsub-area3 665,1 km²overlap3085.78 km²37%
- Bassin de Río Paulayasub-area1 481 km²overlap1160.01 km²14%
- Bassin de Río Sico / Tinto / Negrosub-area1 627,8 km²overlap1063.67 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Papalotecasub-area1 868,3 km²overlap989.87 km²12%
- Bassin de Río Plátanosub-area1 410,4 km²overlap849.76 km²10%
- Bassin de Quebrada de Caño Blancosub-area721,4 km²overlap643.87 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Wampusub-area2 582,8 km²overlap475.73 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Sico / Tinto / Negrosub-area293,9 km²overlap106.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Patucasub-area2 687,9 km²overlap25.92 km²0%
Lakes (13, top by area)
- Lac 1073796area1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1073780area0,7 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1073799area0,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1073801area0,5 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1073806area0,5 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1073802area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1073790area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1073803area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1073805area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
Rivers / streams (39, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Sico / Tinto / Negroord 5len here174.14 km82%total212 km
- Río Paulayaord 4len here144.32 km69%total210 km
- Río Aguánord 5len here143.43 km26%total559 km
- Río Chapaguaord 5len here61.84 km98%total63 km
- Río Paoord 4len here49.15 km94%total52 km
- Río Bonitoord 3len here44.61 km100%total45 km
- Río Sico / Grande / Tinto / Negroord 5len here39.91 km37%total107 km
- Ahua-huásord 2len here28.34 km63%total45 km
- Río Limónord 3len here28.27 km100%total28 km
- Río Aguánord 3len here25.33 km100%total25 km
- Río Verdeord 3len here22.11 km100%total22 km
- Río Guaraskaord 4len here13.03 km100%total13 km
27 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Rio Maloord 1len here7.76 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada del Achioteord 1len here7.03 km100%total7 km
- Río Cocoord 1len here6.85 km100%total7 km
- Quebrada de Caño Blancoord 1len here6.57 km100%total7 km
- Quebrada La Pavaord 5len here6.18 km82%total8 km
- Quebrada de La Puntaord 2len here5.68 km100%total6 km
- Río Limoncitoord 3len here5.68 km100%total6 km
- Río Mármolord 1len here4.28 km100%total4 km
- Río Limónord 3len here4.15 km94%total4 km
- Río Mongaord 2len here3.59 km33%total11 km
- Río Mojaguayord 2len here3.36 km100%total3 km
- Río Mielord 1len here3.14 km93%total3 km
- Río Clauraord 3len here2.96 km82%total4 km
- Río Plátanoord 4len here2.71 km6%total47 km
- Río Anerord 4len here2.55 km3%total73 km
- Río Cristalesord 1len here2.44 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada de Sangrelayaord 2len here2.37 km100%total2 km
- Río Bambúord 1len here2.25 km100%total2 km
- Río Grandeord 1len here2.17 km96%total2 km
- Río Papalotecaord 3len here2.15 km6%total36 km
- Quebrada Rajadaord 1len here2.07 km92%total2 km
- Quebrada Bambucoord 1len here2.04 km90%total2 km
- Río Negroord 1len here2.00 km97%total2 km
- Quebrada de Petateord 1len here1.76 km89%total2 km
- Río Manatí Creekord 1len here1.60 km100%total2 km
- Río Sangrelayaord 2len here0.97 km88%total1 km
- Río Wampúord 6len here0.10 km0%total33 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
24,7%
Pesticides
15,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN II · 4IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 6
Río Plátano
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1980
8 294 km²
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
5 060 km²
Tawahka Asagni
IUCN VIBiosphere Reserve · 1999
2 509 km²
Cayos Cochinos
IUCN IIMarine Natural Monument · 2003
1 222 km²
Montaña de Botaderos Carlos Escaleras Mejía
IUCN IINational Park · 2012
963 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Río PlátanoBiosphere ReserveIUCN VI19808 319 km²
- Río PlátanoUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19808 294 km²
- Río Plátano Biosphere ReserveWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19825 060 km²
- Tawahka AsagniBiosphere ReserveIUCN VI19992 509 km²
- Cayos CochinosMarine Natural MonumentIUCN II20031 222 km²
- Montaña de Botaderos Carlos Escaleras MejíaNational ParkIUCN II2012963 km²
- Nombre de DiosNational ParkIUCN II2005303 km²
- Laguna de GuaimoretoWildlife RefugeIUCN IV201686 km²
- Capiro - CalenturaNational ParkIUCN II201681 km²
- El CarmenPrivate Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20162 km²
- Barranco ChelePrivate Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20191 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN