Las Yungas
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2002
13 490 km²
Department · ARG
Humahuaca
Argentina
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(57 %)
Species observed
1 137
Observations
21 493
Area
3 752,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Humahuaca : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 42 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
42
Connectance
0.111
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 137 distinct species · 21 493 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,8°C
Annual rain
1 036mm
Warmest m°
16,1°C
Coldest m°
-2,8°C
Elevation: 3 819 m on average (min 2 732 m, max 4 849 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,8°C
Annual rain
1 036mm
Warmest month
16,1°C
Coldest month
-2,8°C
Mean alt.
3 819m
Min
2 732m
Max
4 849m
Std. dev.
387m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(57 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
53,8%
Silt
23,7%
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
7,0
Org. C
16,9g/kg
Clay
18,8%
Sand
56,7%
Silt
24,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
53,7%
Silt
23,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
50,9%
Silt
22,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil46.1%
Other (grassland, water…)53.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 0 lakes · 27 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
621,4km
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
17 544km²
Discharge in basins
26,9m³/s
Mean precip.
223mm/an
Mean T°
8,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,83
Mean runoff
118mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 708m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Grandesub-area1 742,9 km²overlap1683.56 km²45%
- Bassin de Río Yacoraitesub-area960,7 km²overlap740.85 km²20%
- Bassin de Arroyo de Chorcansub-area564,1 km²overlap557.95 km²15%
- Bassin de Río Grandesub-area244,6 km²overlap242.61 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Grandesub-area392,9 km²overlap172.05 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Santa Cruzsub-area1 711,7 km²overlap112.84 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Miraflores (Río Abra Pampa)sub-area6 175 km²overlap59.28 km²2%
- Bassin de Río de Iscullasub-area382,6 km²overlap54.06 km²1%
- Bassin de Río San Isidrosub-area354,6 km²overlap51.95 km²1%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Valle Grandesub-area2 310,4 km²overlap37.72 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Grandesub-area1 839,2 km²overlap19.28 km²1%
- Bassin de Río de las Burrassub-area1 130,3 km²overlap14.97 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Bacoyasub-area434,6 km²overlap2.84 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Iruyasub-area1 112,8 km²overlap1.82 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Matancillassub-area207,3 km²overlap0.35 km²0%
Rivers / streams (27, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Grandeord 5len here152.68 km28%total550 km
- Río Yacoraiteord 3len here67.30 km71%total95 km
- Arroyo de la Cueva (Río Cueva)ord 3len here56.87 km100%total57 km
- Río de la Quebrada de Coctacaord 3len here39.06 km100%total39 km
- Arroyo Chaupi Rodeoord 2len here28.08 km100%total28 km
- Arroyo Casillasord 2len here25.07 km100%total25 km
- Arroyo de Chorcanord 3len here24.19 km100%total24 km
- Arroyo Condorcitoord 2len here24.16 km95%total25 km
- Río de Varasord 2len here22.39 km100%total22 km
- Río de la Quebrada de Corayaord 2len here21.63 km100%total22 km
- Arroyo de Hornocalord 3len here21.08 km100%total21 km
- Río Grandeord 3len here20.08 km52%total38 km
15 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Arroyo"Jallagua"ord 2len here18.35 km100%total18 km
- Río Cianzoord 3len here12.96 km100%total13 km
- Arroyo Queñoalord 3len here12.77 km100%total13 km
- Arroyo de Zentaord 3len here12.46 km100%total12 km
- Arroyo Coloradoord 3len here11.42 km34%total33 km
- Río de la Quebrada de Cuchiyacoord 1len here10.58 km100%total11 km
- Río Quirusillalord 3len here10.39 km23%total45 km
- Arroyo Agua Chicaord 1len here7.03 km100%total7 km
- Arroyo Vizcachayocord 2len here6.98 km100%total7 km
- Río San Isidroord 2len here5.20 km25%total21 km
- Arroyo Caplaord 1len here5.18 km100%total5 km
- Río Santa Cruzord 4len here2.02 km1%total135 km
- Río de la Quebrada Cueva Del Toroord 1len here1.85 km13%total14 km
- Río Zentaord 1len here0.99 km7%total14 km
- Río de Iscullaord 3len here0.64 km2%total37 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
4,0%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN III · 1
Quebrada de Humahuaca
IUCN VProtected Landscape · 2000
5 460 km²
Laguna Leandro
IUCN IIINature Monument · 1985
4 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN