Darien National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1981
5 467 km²
Indigenous Territory · PAN
Kuna Yala
Panama
AmTropical, monsoon(96 %)
Species observed
4 322
Observations
96 941
Area
2 539,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 12 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 Kuna Yala : 10 espèces reliées par 9 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 13.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
12
Interactions affichées
9
Connectance
0.136
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
4 322 distinct species · 96 941 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,6°C
Annual rain
2 518mm
Warmest m°
28,0°C
Coldest m°
23,4°C
Elevation: 164 m on average (min -552 m, max 933 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,6°C
Annual rain
2 518mm
Warmest month
28,0°C
Coldest month
23,4°C
Mean alt.
164m
Min
-552m
Max
933m
Std. dev.
152m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(96 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
51,5g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
30,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
57,7g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
33,1%
Silt
31,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
49,2g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
31,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
47,5g/kg
Clay
38,8%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
30,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest88.9%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)10.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 2 lakes · 26 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
313,9km
Lake surface here
0,36km²
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
4 396km²
Discharge in basins
28,7m³/s
Mean precip.
2 132mm/an
Mean T°
25,8°C
Moisture idx
0,32
Mean runoff
1 391mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
163m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Playón Grandesub-area2 410,7 km²overlap2128.39 km²84%
- Bassin de Río Mandingasub-area335,7 km²overlap167.73 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Chulugantisub-area1 400,4 km²overlap61.25 km²2%
- Basin #68470sub-area466,7 km²overlap49.87 km²2%
- Basin #00010sub-area222,1 km²overlap45.97 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Tuquesasub-area548,4 km²overlap28.46 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Bayanosub-area648,4 km²overlap28.06 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Guatisub-area264,4 km²overlap14.92 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Mamonisub-area383,5 km²overlap5.42 km²0%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Membrillosub-area427,1 km²overlap3.39 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Chucunaquesub-area808,9 km²overlap2.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Subcutísub-area283,3 km²overlap1.76 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Higueronalsub-area893,9 km²overlap1.44 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Chagressub-area561,2 km²overlap0.31 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pacorasub-area785,5 km²overlap0.20 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (26, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Playón Grandeord 3len here39.17 km100%total39 km
- Río Cangandíord 2len here27.96 km100%total28 km
- Río Mandingaord 3len here27.21 km85%total32 km
- Río Carretoord 3len here27.05 km100%total27 km
- Río Manidiwarord 2len here21.17 km91%total23 km
- Río Playón Chicoord 3len here20.50 km100%total21 km
- Río Armilaord 3len here19.64 km99%total20 km
- Río Azúcarord 2len here13.51 km99%total14 km
- Río Tikantiquiord 2len here13.39 km100%total13 km
- Río Entradaord 2len here13.30 km99%total13 km
- Rio Diabloord 2len here12.99 km100%total13 km
- Río Nergalaord 2len here11.05 km100%total11 km
14 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Palma Guanigandíord 2len here10.94 km98%total11 km
- Río Hueso Chicoord 2len here9.02 km100%total9 km
- Río Sidraord 1len here7.43 km100%total7 km
- Río Navagandíord 3len here6.96 km96%total7 km
- Quebradaord 1len here6.43 km100%total6 km
- Río Palomoord 2len here4.99 km100%total5 km
- Río Grande de Cartíord 2len here4.89 km98%total5 km
- Río Aguaord 2len here4.11 km95%total4 km
- Río Pitoord 3len here3.56 km99%total4 km
- Quebradaord 1len here3.49 km97%total4 km
- Cañas Blancasord 3len here2.56 km11%total24 km
- Río Diandiord 3len here1.35 km4%total31 km
- Río Piedra de Amolarord 1len here0.69 km99%total1 km
- Río Membrilloord 4len here0.55 km1%total98 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,3%
Pesticides
13,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN V · 2IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Alto Darién
IUCN VProtective Forest · 1972
2 159 km²
Chagres
IUCN IINational Park · 1984
1 317 km²
Narganá
IUCN Not ReportedWild Area · 1994
954 km²
Darién
IUCN VINational Protective Forest Reserves · 1977
612 km²
Serranía de Darién
IUCN VHydrological Reserve · 2004
120 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Darien National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19815 467 km²
- Alto DariénProtective ForestIUCN V19722 159 km²
- ChagresNational ParkIUCN II19841 317 km²
- NarganáWild AreaIUCN Not Reported1994954 km²
- DariénNational Protective Forest ReservesIUCN VI1977612 km²
- Serranía de DariénHydrological ReserveIUCN V2004120 km²
- TacarcunaCivil Society Nature ReserveIUCN VI20150 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN