Cuenca del Río Tuy
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1992
8 867 km²
State · ven
Miranda
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(74 %)
Species observed
5 149
Observations
795 645
Area
8 568,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Miranda : 19 espèces reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.087
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
5 149 distinct species · 795 645 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,0°C
Annual rain
1 461mm
Warmest m°
29,1°C
Coldest m°
19,9°C
Elevation: 418 m on average (min -56 m, max 2 328 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,0°C
Annual rain
1 461mm
Warmest month
29,1°C
Coldest month
19,9°C
Mean alt.
418m
Min
-56m
Max
2 328m
Std. dev.
383m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(74 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
30,3g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
32,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
42,9g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
34,7%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
30,0g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
33,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
18,1g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
32,8%
Silt
31,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest74.9%
Crops0.2%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)23.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology20 basins · 17 lakes · 26 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
891,6km
Lake surface here
61,97km²
Basins crossed
20
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
22 318km²
Discharge in basins
192,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 366mm/an
Mean T°
24,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,18
Mean runoff
260mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
481m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Uchiresub-area1 817 km²overlap1329.89 km²16%
- Bassin de Río Tuysub-area1 851,7 km²overlap1102.97 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Guairesub-area1 184,9 km²overlap926.03 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Tuysub-area861,2 km²overlap857.67 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Caucaguasub-area816,3 km²overlap812.98 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Guaposub-area836,2 km²overlap766.11 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Tuysub-area774,4 km²overlap751.30 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Marapasub-area1 994,1 km²overlap617.49 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Cuirasub-area556 km²overlap505.84 km²6%
11 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Capayasub-area349 km²overlap346.34 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Tuysub-area323,8 km²overlap284.60 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Tuysub-area154,3 km²overlap153.67 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Tuysub-area82,1 km²overlap81.82 km²1%
- Basin #03540sub-area20,5 km²overlap17.90 km²0%
- Basin #03510sub-area11,2 km²overlap8.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Unaresub-area1 138,9 km²overlap4.19 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada La Arenitasub-area521,9 km²overlap1.12 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Oritucosub-area573 km²overlap0.53 km²0%
- Bassin de Quebrada Guataparosub-area949,4 km²overlap0.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Memosub-area1 348,7 km²overlap0.08 km²0%
Lakes (17, top by area)
- Laguna de Unarearea65,1 km²avg depth10.1 m
- Lake #9853area50,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Embalse de Taguazaarea3 km²avg depth60.4 m
- Embalse Lagartijoarea2,5 km²avg depth46.2 m
- Embalse La Tigraarea1,4 km²avg depth16.7 m
- Lac 1074606area0,7 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1074510area0,7 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1074594area0,5 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1074662area0,4 km²avg depth369.9 m
8 more lakes
Rivers / streams (26, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Tuyord 5len here328.85 km78%total421 km
- Río Caucaguaord 4len here81.37 km100%total82 km
- Río Capayaord 2len here78.64 km100%total79 km
- Río Guaireord 3len here78.11 km72%total109 km
- Río Soapireord 2len here46.08 km100%total46 km
- Río Guarenasord 3len here45.89 km100%total46 km
- Río Cuiraord 3len here34.20 km100%total34 km
- Río Uchireord 2len here33.41 km65%total52 km
- Río Charallaveord 2len here32.40 km100%total33 km
- Río Guapoord 3len here31.64 km100%total32 km
- Río Aricaguaord 2len here12.72 km98%total13 km
- Río Guayabalord 2len here12.70 km99%total13 km
14 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río San Pedroord 1len here12.33 km100%total12 km
- Río El Valleord 2len here10.35 km46%total22 km
- Quebrada Tusmareord 1len here8.95 km100%total9 km
- Río Guatireord 3len here8.33 km100%total8 km
- Río Cúpiraord 3len here7.52 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada La Guairitaord 1len here7.14 km100%total7 km
- Quebrada Prepoord 1len here6.02 km100%total6 km
- Quebrada El Jabilloord 2len here5.55 km100%total6 km
- Quebrada Tócomeord 1len here4.02 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada de Río Pacairiguaord 1len here3.23 km100%total3 km
- Río Aguas Calientasord 1len here0.97 km100%total1 km
- Río Guapoord 1len here0.68 km101%total1 km
- Quebrada Barutaord 1len here0.31 km10%total3 km
- Río Caruaoord 2len here0.19 km2%total12 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
1,8nW
Built-up
103,6%
Pesticides
15,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas19
IUCN VI · 10IUCN II · 5IUCN V · 3IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 6
Distritos Acevedo, Brión y Páez (Barlovento)
IUCN VIAgricultural Development Zone (ZAA) · 1982
2 092 km²
Guatopo
IUCN IINational Park (PN) · 1958
1 219 km²
Waraira Repano
IUCN IINational Park (PN) · 1958
810 km²
Del Área Metropolitana de Caracas
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1972
670 km²
Laguna de Tacarigua
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
402 km²
Complete list19 protected areas
- Cuenca del Río TuyCritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT)IUCN VI19928 867 km²
- Distritos Acevedo, Brión y Páez (Barlovento)Agricultural Development Zone (ZAA)IUCN VI19822 092 km²
- GuatopoNational Park (PN)IUCN II19581 219 km²
- Waraira RepanoNational Park (PN)IUCN II1958810 km²
- Del Área Metropolitana de CaracasProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI1972670 km²
- Laguna de TacariguaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN II1996402 km²
- Laguna de TacariguaNational Park (PN)IUCN II1974402 km²
- Litoral CentralProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI1974389 km²
- MacaraoNational Park (PN)IUCN II1973147 km²
- Utilidad Pública y de Interés Turístico Recreacional El Litoral de la Región Capital (Estado La Guaira - Estado Miranda)Tourist Interest Area (ZIT)IUCN V1974138 km²
- Vertiente Norte del Estado VargasEnvironmental Protection and Recovery Area (APRA)IUCN VI2000106 km²
- Cuenca del Río ChuspitaProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI197659 km²
- Cuenca Hidrográfica del Embalse La MariposaProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI198828 km²
- Distrito Guaicaipuro (Los Teques)Protective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI198014 km²
- Cerro VolcánProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI19805 km²
- La PerezaProtective Zone (ZP)IUCN VI19823 km²
- Utilidad Pública y de Interés Turístico Recreacional Popular, terreno ubicado en el Distrito Páez (Puerto Tuy - Caño Copey)Tourist Interest Area (ZIT)IUCN V19742 km²
- Cueva "Alfredo Jahn"Natural Monument (MN)IUCN III19781 km²
- Inmuebles del hotel Avila y los inmuebles anexosTourist Interest Area (ZIT)IUCN V19800 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations17
- AcevedoMunicipality
- BarutaMunicipality
- BriónMunicipality
- BurozMunicipality
- CarrizalMunicipality
- ChacaoMunicipality
- Cristóbal RojasMunicipality
- El HatilloMunicipality
- GuaicaipuroMunicipality
- IndependenciaMunicipality
- LanderMunicipality
- Los SaliasMunicipality
- Paz CastilloMunicipality
- Pedro GualMunicipality
- PlazaMunicipality
- PáezMunicipality
- Simón BolívarMunicipality