Ontologia

Province · ecu

Cotopaxi

Ecuador

ETPolar, tundra(36 %)

Species observed

5 537

Observations

72 705

Area

6 172,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 38 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 Cotopaxi : 29 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 55 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
55
Connectance
0.074
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

5 537 distinct species · 72 705 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

72 705 obs · 149 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 5 669
1 111–5 668
404–1 110
174–403
< 174

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

12,6°C

Annual rain

2 572mm

Warmest m°

16,8°C

Coldest m°

8,6°C

Elevation: 2 651 m on average (min 71 m, max 5 313 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,6°C
Annual rain
2 572mm
Warmest month
16,8°C
Coldest month
8,6°C
Mean alt.
2 651m
Min
71m
Max
5 313m
Std. dev.
1 184m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(36 %)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

63,4g/kg

Clay

24,6%

Sand

40,6%

Silt

34,8%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
81,3g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
34,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
60,7g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
40,8%
Silt
34,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
48,1g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
40,5%
Silt
34,5%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest38.0%
Crops16.5%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)43.6%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology17 basins · 3 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 481,7km

Lake surface here

3,25km²

Basins crossed

17

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

2 749km²

Discharge in basins

266,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 406mm/an

Mean T°

13,7°C

Moisture idx

0,03

Max snow

3%

Mean runoff

1 192mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 427m

Watersheds crossing here

8 more basins

Lakes (3, top by area)

Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)

88 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,8nW

Built-up

63,1%

Pesticides

64,8kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas5

IUCN II · 2IUCN Ib · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN V · 1

Cotopaxi

IUCN II

National Park · 1996

328 km²

Complejo LLanganti

IUCN Not Reported

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2008

300 km²

El Boliche

IUCN V

National Recreation Area · 1996

4 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations21