Nirgua - Aroa
IUCN VForest Area Under Protection (ABBP) · 1991
683 km²
Municipality · VEN
Iribarren
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(66 %)
Species observed
1 020
Observations
58 696
Area
2 826,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Iribarren : 16 espèces reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.121
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
1 020 distinct species · 58 696 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,9°C
Annual rain
799mm
Warmest m°
30,0°C
Coldest m°
18,4°C
Elevation: 736 m on average (min 164 m, max 1 761 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,9°C
Annual rain
799mm
Warmest month
30,0°C
Coldest month
18,4°C
Mean alt.
736m
Min
164m
Max
1 761m
Std. dev.
257m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(66 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
23,5g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
31,3%
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
6,3
Org. C
33,2g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
36,4%
Silt
31,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
22,0g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
36,2%
Silt
31,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
30,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest34.3%
Crops1.9%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil2.7%
Other (grassland, water…)59.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 3 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
301,0km
Lake surface here
2,86km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
9 336km²
Discharge in basins
9,6m³/s
Mean precip.
757mm/an
Mean T°
23,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Mean runoff
149mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
681m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Uramasub-area2 587,4 km²overlap1322.90 km²47%
- Bassin de Quebrada La Ruezgasub-area1 183,4 km²overlap869.70 km²31%
- Bassin de Río Turbiosub-area568,8 km²overlap341.00 km²12%
- Bassin de Río Acariguasub-area2 070,5 km²overlap138.97 km²5%
- Bassin de Quebrada Acariguasub-area1 074,9 km²overlap109.95 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Sararesub-area1 328,6 km²overlap35.57 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Tocuyosub-area890,9 km²overlap5.27 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Aroasub-area2 462,9 km²overlap2.78 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Uramaord 3len here53.13 km75%total71 km
- Quebrada La Ruezgaord 3len here39.78 km80%total49 km
- Río Turbioord 4len here37.53 km39%total97 km
- Río Claroord 4len here32.67 km17%total198 km
- Quebrada Uramaord 1len here28.39 km100%total28 km
- Quebrada Chirguaord 3len here26.10 km87%total30 km
- Río Bucaralord 3len here22.23 km68%total33 km
- Quebrada Bobareord 3len here14.82 km41%total36 km
- Quebrada Guamasireord 1len here11.14 km100%total11 km
- Quebrada El Palmarord 3len here10.84 km100%total11 km
- Quebrada Tacariguaord 3len here5.36 km100%total5 km
- Quebrada Guaiquibaord 1len here4.68 km100%total5 km
4 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
2,7nW
Built-up
160,5%
Pesticides
10,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN VI · 5IUCN II · 2IUCN V · 1IUCN III · 1
Valle de Quíbor
IUCN VIRural Integrated Development Area (ARDI) · 1974
625 km²
Valle del Quíbor
IUCN VINational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH) · 1974
625 km²
Depresión de Quíbor
IUCN VIAgricultural Development Zone (ZAA) · 1982
428 km²
Del Área Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Barquisimeto
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1987
417 km²
Cerro Saroche
IUCN IINational Park (PN) · 1989
361 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Nirgua - AroaForest Area Under Protection (ABBP)IUCN V1991683 km²
- Valle de QuíborRural Integrated Development Area (ARDI)IUCN VI1974625 km²
- Valle del QuíborNational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH)IUCN VI1974625 km²
- Depresión de QuíborAgricultural Development Zone (ZAA)IUCN VI1982428 km²
- Del Área Metropolitana de la Ciudad de BarquisimetoProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI1987417 km²
- Cerro SarocheNational Park (PN)IUCN II1989361 km²
- TerepaimaNational Park (PN)IUCN II1976185 km²
- Distritos Irribaren - Palavecino (Valle del Río Turbio)Agricultural Development Zone (ZAA)IUCN VI1980123 km²
- Loma de LeónNatural Monument (MN)IUCN III198977 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN