Mesa de Guanipa
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1978
18 486 km²
Municipality · VEN
Freites
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)
Species observed
847
Observations
3 456
Area
7 577,5km²
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 Freites : 24 espèces reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
45
Connectance
0.091
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
847 distinct species · 3 456 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,3°C
Annual rain
917mm
Warmest m°
33,1°C
Coldest m°
21,1°C
Elevation: 288 m on average (min 88 m, max 2 170 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,3°C
Annual rain
917mm
Warmest month
33,1°C
Coldest month
21,1°C
Mean alt.
288m
Min
88m
Max
2 170m
Std. dev.
188m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
49,2%
Silt
23,9%
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
22,3g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
50,0%
Silt
24,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
50,0%
Silt
24,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
23,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.9%
Crops3.8%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)70.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology26 basins · 1 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
471,4km
Lake surface here
0,26km²
Basins crossed
26
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 989km²
Discharge in basins
41,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 028mm/an
Mean T°
25,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
112mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
287m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Oritupanosub-area1 799,7 km²overlap1483.51 km²20%
- Bassin de Río Guanipasub-area2 439,8 km²overlap1361.36 km²18%
- Bassin de Río Tonorosub-area1 429 km²overlap1003.63 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Tigresub-area611,2 km²overlap608.03 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Araguasub-area925,2 km²overlap459.06 km²6%
- Basin #61720sub-area631,8 km²overlap421.81 km²6%
- Basin #61040sub-area1 287,9 km²overlap265.36 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Capraverasub-area622,5 km²overlap260.55 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Tigresub-area417,6 km²overlap214.43 km²3%
17 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Tigresub-area444 km²overlap192.06 km²3%
- Basin #62250sub-area173 km²overlap172.32 km²2%
- Basin #61830sub-area189 km²overlap164.75 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Tigresub-area161,8 km²overlap161.17 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Tigresub-area119,8 km²overlap119.33 km²2%
- Basin #70070sub-area117,9 km²overlap117.38 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Anacosub-area475,8 km²overlap89.79 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Carissub-area470,4 km²overlap80.68 km²1%
- Bassin de Quebrada Carapasub-area196,8 km²overlap73.79 km²1%
- Basin #64720sub-area431,3 km²overlap69.43 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Tigresub-area246,1 km²overlap66.87 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Tigresub-area69,9 km²overlap46.62 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Areosub-area800,8 km²overlap44.82 km²1%
- Basin #62260sub-area479,6 km²overlap44.57 km²1%
- Basin #62170sub-area38,4 km²overlap38.26 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Sacacualsub-area1 014,8 km²overlap13.20 km²0%
- Basin #72600sub-area642,7 km²overlap4.71 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Oritupanoord 4len here130.39 km72%total182 km
- Río Guanipaord 5len here119.33 km42%total281 km
- Río Tigreord 5len here104.37 km29%total361 km
- Río Patacónord 2len here35.67 km100%total36 km
- Río Tonoroord 4len here18.88 km23%total81 km
- Río Tácataord 3len here16.44 km65%total25 km
- Quebrada Carapaord 4len here11.63 km80%total14 km
- Río Capraveraord 3len here10.61 km100%total11 km
- Río Carisord 4len here10.49 km5%total201 km
- Quebrada Carpinteroord 3len here5.25 km23%total23 km
- Quebrada Chaparralord 1len here2.92 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Capachitoord 2len here2.39 km25%total10 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
0hab/km²
Night light
1,2nW
Built-up
31,9%
Pesticides
4,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 4
Macizo Montañoso del Turimiquire
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
5 090 km²
Cuenca Hidrográfica del Río Capravera
IUCN VINational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH) · 1978
32 km²
Cuenca Hidrográfica del Río Capravera
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1978
32 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN