Commune · ECU
Cuenca
Ecuador
Species observed
1 253
Observations
22 170
Area
72,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 44 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 Cuenca : 34 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 76 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 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
1 253 distinct species · 22 170 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,3°C
Annual rain
843mm
Warmest m°
17,5°C
Coldest m°
8,5°C
Elevation: 2 566 m on average (min 2 410 m, max 2 837 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
6,0
Org. C
35,4g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
40,8%
Silt
35,9%
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
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
59,2km
Lake surface here
0,41km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 504km²
Discharge in basins
2,1m³/s
Mean precip.
872mm/an
Mean T°
10,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,17
Mean runoff
635mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 183m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Tomebambaord 4len here15.14 km93%total16 km
- Río Machángaraord 4len here12.45 km75%total17 km
- Río Yanuncayord 4len here8.09 km28%total28 km
- Río Sidcayord 4len here6.32 km32%total20 km
- Río Tarquiord 3len here4.53 km11%total41 km
- Río Cuencaord 4len here4.16 km14%total30 km
- Río Milchichigord 1len here3.39 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada El Saladoord 1len here2.35 km17%total13 km
- Quebrada del Saladoord 1len here2.27 km100%total2 km
- Río Culebrillasord 3len here0.28 km1%total30 km
- Río Patamarcaord 1len here0.18 km2%total8 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
51hab/km²
Night light
59,3nW
Built-up
2 034,8%
Pesticides
61,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)