Huascarán National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1985
3 397 km²
Commune · PER
Huaraz
Peru
ETPolar, tundra(88 %)
Species observed
553
Observations
7 634
Area
422,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Huaraz : 21 espèces reliées par 48 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
48
Connectance
0.076
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
553 distinct species · 7 634 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
5,3°C
Annual rain
1 239mm
Warmest m°
11,0°C
Coldest m°
-0,9°C
Elevation: 4 149 m on average (min 3 075 m, max 5 443 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
5,3°C
Annual rain
1 239mm
Warmest month
11,0°C
Coldest month
-0,9°C
Mean alt.
4 149m
Min
3 075m
Max
5 443m
Std. dev.
520m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(88 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
31,1g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
27,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Huaraz
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
41,7g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
27,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
29,9g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
28,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
21,7g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
44,7%
Silt
27,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.9%
Crops4.1%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil13.1%
Other (grassland, water…)79.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 2 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
103,0km
Lake surface here
0,62km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 817km²
Discharge in basins
16,2m³/s
Mean precip.
692mm/an
Mean T°
5,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,33
Max snow
13%
Mean runoff
591mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
4 187m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Santasub-area832,2 km²overlap310.89 km²74%
- Bassin de Quebrada Quilcayhuancasub-area250,1 km²overlap104.52 km²25%
- Bassin de Río Huarmeysub-area2 225,5 km²overlap3.63 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Puchcasub-area2 795,8 km²overlap2.16 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Casmasub-area2 816,9 km²overlap1.35 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Santasub-area435,8 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,8nW
Built-up
48,7%
Pesticides
38,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Huascarán
IUCN IINational Park · 1975
3 397 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN