Reserva de Biosfera Bosawas
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2001
19 897 km²
Municipality · NIC
El Cuá
Nicaragua
AmTropical, monsoon(87 %)
Species observed
3 162
Observations
30 984
Area
4 826,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 El Cuá : 25 espèces reliées par 48 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
48
Connectance
0.097
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
3 162 distinct species · 30 984 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,5°C
Annual rain
2 256mm
Warmest m°
30,2°C
Coldest m°
18,3°C
Elevation: 433 m on average (min 136 m, max 1 503 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,5°C
Annual rain
2 256mm
Warmest month
30,2°C
Coldest month
18,3°C
Mean alt.
433m
Min
136m
Max
1 503m
Std. dev.
215m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(87 %)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
38,0g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
28,5%
Silt
32,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
57,4g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
35,5g/kg
Clay
38,6%
Sand
28,6%
Silt
32,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
21,3g/kg
Clay
42,1%
Sand
26,7%
Silt
31,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest72.0%
Crops9.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)18.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology22 basins · 0 lakes · 100 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 385,3km
Basins crossed
22
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
17 472km²
Discharge in basins
458,3m³/s
Mean precip.
2 092mm/an
Mean T°
24,1°C
Moisture idx
0,23
Mean runoff
1 027mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
429m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Amakasub-area700 km²overlap697.43 km²14%
- Bassin de Río El Cuásub-area888,9 km²overlap614.84 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Awaswássub-area657,7 km²overlap540.39 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Lakussub-area805,2 km²overlap490.06 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Winasub-area431,5 km²overlap429.24 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Wanísub-area717,8 km²overlap344.09 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area718,4 km²overlap327.82 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Bocaysub-area527,4 km²overlap295.79 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Ulísub-area743,4 km²overlap263.45 km²5%
13 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Bocaysub-area362,2 km²overlap214.94 km²4%
- Bassin de Caño Turuwássub-area184,5 km²overlap179.09 km²4%
- Bassin de Río El Parosub-area149,7 km²overlap133.31 km²3%
- Bassin de Quebrada Amoiwassub-area122,3 km²overlap119.59 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Waspuksub-area2 360,3 km²overlap88.03 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Iyássub-area1 713,5 km²overlap43.88 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Tumasub-area2 440,6 km²overlap14.78 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Yaoscasub-area669,9 km²overlap14.19 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Ayapalsub-area171,3 km²overlap14.03 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area2 645,8 km²overlap1.29 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Labúsub-area571,7 km²overlap0.12 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area1 040,3 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area634,7 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Bocayord 5len here117.49 km83%total141 km
- Río Amakaord 4len here101.09 km100%total101 km
- Río Winaord 4len here73.39 km100%total74 km
- Río Lakusord 4len here58.52 km55%total106 km
- Río Waníord 4len here44.24 km60%total73 km
- Río Cocoord 6len here42.52 km4%total1139 km
- Río El Cuáord 4len here39.83 km79%total50 km
- Mora Tingniord 3len here37.87 km100%total38 km
- Río Tapalord 2len here33.07 km94%total35 km
- Río Ulíord 5len here30.60 km35%total87 km
- Río El Paroord 3len here29.31 km87%total34 km
- Río Kulíord 3len here28.91 km100%total29 km
88 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Gusaneraord 3len here25.97 km56%total46 km
- Río Awaswásord 2len here25.42 km100%total25 km
- Quebrada Attiwasord 6len here25.22 km94%total27 km
- Caño Turuwásord 3len here25.13 km100%total25 km
- Caño Macaoord 2len here24.06 km100%total24 km
- Río Wasmaord 4len here23.17 km56%total41 km
- Río Piúord 3len here22.48 km100%total23 km
- Caño de La Cruzord 2len here22.47 km100%total23 km
- Caño Dakaord 3len here21.90 km100%total22 km
- Río El Boteord 2len here21.09 km100%total21 km
- Quebrada Zapoteord 3len here20.84 km100%total21 km
- Río Bocaycitoord 3len here20.54 km100%total21 km
- Río Amakaord 2len here19.67 km100%total20 km
- Caño Wayawásord 2len here19.28 km100%total19 km
- Caño Asabaybayord 2len here17.60 km100%total18 km
- Quebrada Amoiwasord 2len here17.05 km100%total17 km
- Río Putord 2len here16.68 km100%total17 km
- Caño Silamwásord 3len here15.97 km100%total16 km
- Quebrada La Esperanzaord 2len here15.32 km100%total15 km
- Río Waspukitoord 3len here14.12 km100%total14 km
- Quebrada Murraord 3len here13.23 km100%total13 km
- Caño Santa Teresaord 1len here13.09 km100%total13 km
- Caño Hamaquitaord 3len here13.02 km100%total13 km
- Caño Klisnakord 1len here12.82 km100%total13 km
- Río El Tigreord 1len here11.14 km100%total11 km
- Río La Lanaord 3len here10.97 km100%total11 km
- Caño Wastariord 1len here10.69 km100%total11 km
- Caño El Arenalord 2len here10.58 km100%total11 km
- Río Tazuáord 2len here10.39 km100%total10 km
- Caño Kaskaord 3len here10.29 km100%total10 km
- Caño Sabawásord 2len here10.16 km98%total10 km
- Quebrada Los Mollejonesord 1len here9.22 km100%total9 km
- Río El Torroord 2len here8.89 km100%total9 km
- Río Kisniniwásord 3len here7.65 km30%total25 km
- Yuluwásord 2len here7.58 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada Las Pesasord 1len here7.44 km96%total8 km
- Río Pancawásord 1len here6.72 km100%total7 km
- Caño Limbasnaord 2len here6.58 km100%total7 km
- Quebrada La Bujonaord 2len here6.52 km50%total13 km
- Caño Kulkulbacaord 1len here6.45 km100%total6 km
- Caño Sibiwàsord 2len here6.06 km100%total6 km
- Quebrada El Maquengalord 3len here5.68 km44%total13 km
- Caño Aguas Verdesord 1len here5.57 km100%total6 km
- Quebrada La Florord 1len here5.37 km100%total5 km
- Caño Parawásord 2len here5.16 km70%total7 km
- Quebrada El Limoncilloord 1len here5.09 km100%total5 km
- Caño Yalinwásord 4len here4.55 km100%total5 km
- Caño El Cocoord 1len here4.50 km49%total9 km
- Caño Parinwásord 1len here4.42 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada de Santa María de Tazuáord 3len here4.27 km100%total4 km
- Río El Naranjoord 2len here4.20 km27%total16 km
- Quebrada de la Bocanaord 1len here4.00 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada Agua Amarillaord 1len here3.98 km100%total4 km
- Kun Kun Wásord 3len here3.91 km16%total24 km
- Río Dogaord 3len here3.84 km15%total25 km
- Caño El Naranjoord 1len here3.73 km54%total7 km
- Quebrada Chicleriaord 3len here3.73 km100%total4 km
- Río Babaword 1len here3.48 km100%total3 km
- Tiquitaraord 6len here3.06 km59%total5 km
- Río Blancoord 1len here2.97 km100%total3 km
- Caño La Ninaord 1len here2.71 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Los Molejonesord 1len here2.71 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Huacalord 2len here2.71 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada La Camaleonaord 1len here2.70 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Levayord 1len here2.67 km100%total3 km
- Río Kubalíord 3len here2.66 km12%total23 km
- Quebrada Agua Zarcaord 1len here2.52 km100%total3 km
- Caño Aguas Verditasord 1len here2.44 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada San Joséord 3len here2.42 km14%total17 km
- Mu Wásord 2len here2.35 km27%total9 km
- Caño Koskuaord 1len here2.32 km100%total2 km
- Caño Kurinwásord 1len here2.23 km76%total3 km
- Río La Lamaord 3len here2.17 km38%total6 km
- Quebrada La Pavonaord 1len here2.07 km100%total2 km
- Siska Taraord 1len here2.06 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada La Cruzord 2len here1.88 km36%total5 km
- Caño El Cuyusord 1len here1.61 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada La Amarillosaord 3len here1.57 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada de Tijerinoord 1len here1.42 km100%total1 km
- Quebrada Santa Teresaord 1len here1.36 km36%total4 km
- Quebrada Sterpeord 1len here1.34 km100%total1 km
- Río Kukunwásord 1len here1.32 km100%total1 km
- Quebrada La Pitillaord 1len here1.14 km99%total1 km
- Quebrada Peñas Blancasord 1len here1.13 km100%total1 km
- Río Bijaoord 4len here1.02 km2%total42 km
- Caño El Guayaboord 2len here0.98 km5%total19 km
- Caño Supuwásord 1len here0.97 km100%total1 km
- Caño Orustaknaord 1len here0.97 km100%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
6,6%
Pesticides
7,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN IV · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Bosawas
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2001
6 804 km²
Patuca
IUCN VINational Park · 1987
3 756 km²
Cerro Saslaya
IUCN IINational Park · 2001
633 km²
Cerro Kilambé
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2001
126 km²
Macizos de Peñas Blancas
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2001
116 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN