Sierra de las Minas
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1990
2 200 km²
Department · gtm
El Progreso
Guatemala
AwTropical, savannah(82 %)
Species observed
1 845
Observations
36 201
Area
1 684,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Progreso : 19 espèces reliées par 49 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
49
Connectance
0.113
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
1 845 distinct species · 36 201 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,4°C
Annual rain
1 209mm
Warmest m°
30,4°C
Coldest m°
15,4°C
Elevation: 913 m on average (min 247 m, max 2 661 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,4°C
Annual rain
1 209mm
Warmest month
30,4°C
Coldest month
15,4°C
Mean alt.
913m
Min
247m
Max
2 661m
Std. dev.
493m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(82 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
30,6g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
32,1%
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
6,2
Org. C
42,9g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
35,3%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
32,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
19,5g/kg
Clay
38,9%
Sand
30,3%
Silt
30,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest39.1%
Crops27.3%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)32.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
261,2km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
7 970km²
Discharge in basins
101,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 199mm/an
Mean T°
21,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Mean runoff
716mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 042m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Motaguasub-area1 860,5 km²overlap1388.95 km²82%
- Bassin de Río Plátanossub-area1 486,5 km²overlap191.22 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Motaguasub-area1 034,2 km²overlap92.12 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Jalapasub-area598,1 km²overlap11.07 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Polochicsub-area2 528 km²overlap1.41 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Motaguasub-area494,7 km²overlap0.12 km²0%
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Motaguaord 6len here127.04 km18%total702 km
- Río Plátanosord 5len here45.24 km83%total54 km
- Río Guastatoyaord 4len here31.25 km100%total31 km
- Río Tocoy Tzimaord 6len here20.06 km100%total20 km
- Río Aguahielord 3len here15.06 km100%total15 km
- Río Fríoord 2len here6.03 km80%total8 km
- Rio Tocoy Tzimaord 3len here3.74 km100%total4 km
- Río El Molinoord 2len here2.78 km18%total15 km
- Río Chuacusord 2len here2.56 km33%total8 km
- Quebrada de Morazanord 1len here2.43 km100%total2 km
- Río Santa Rosaord 1len here2.38 km30%total8 km
- Río Cañasord 3len here1.24 km6%total20 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
73,5%
Pesticides
84,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas16
IUCN V · 11IUCN IV · 4IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Luisiana
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2006
23 km²
Montaña Larga
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2006
9 km²
El Bosque
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2006
8 km²
Hacienda Los Jose Luises
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2007
6 km²
Niño Dormido
IUCN IVRegional Municipal Park · 2003
2 km²
Complete list16 protected areas
- Sierra de las MinasUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19902 200 km²
- LuisianaPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V200623 km²
- Montaña LargaPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20069 km²
- El BosquePrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20068 km²
- Hacienda Los Jose LuisesPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20076 km²
- Niño DormidoRegional Municipal ParkIUCN IV20032 km²
- Cerro de JesúsRegional Municipal ParkIUCN IV20051 km²
- Los AlpesPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20061 km²
- Monte AltoPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20051 km²
- Llano de la NegraPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20131 km²
- Finca Fernando PaizPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20061 km²
- El RiscoPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20071 km²
- Antigua Estancia de los LeonesPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20060 km²
- Lo de ChinaRegional Municipal ParkIUCN IV20060 km²
- El RoblePrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20060 km²
- Parque Regional Municipal "Cerro Grande"Regional Municipal ParkIUCN IV20170 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN