Sangay
IUCN IINational Park · 2004
4 860 km²
Canton · ECU
Morona
Ecuador
AfTropical, rainforest(62 %)
Species observed
3 862
Observations
49 110
Area
4 359,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Morona : 19 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.091
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
3 862 distinct species · 49 110 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,6°C
Annual rain
4 272mm
Warmest m°
22,6°C
Coldest m°
14,0°C
Elevation: 1 495 m on average (min 199 m, max 4 856 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,6°C
Annual rain
4 272mm
Warmest month
22,6°C
Coldest month
14,0°C
Mean alt.
1 495m
Min
199m
Max
4 856m
Std. dev.
929m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(62 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
85,5g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
30,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
97,4g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
31,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
81,2g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
36,2%
Silt
30,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
78,0g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
36,2%
Silt
30,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest88.0%
Crops1.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)10.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 8 lakes · 43 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
987,1km
Lake surface here
2,31km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
13 812km²
Discharge in basins
391,6m³/s
Mean precip.
2 637mm/an
Mean T°
20,5°C
Moisture idx
0,40
Max snow
2%
Mean runoff
1 730mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 303m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Upanosub-area3 911,4 km²overlap2184.87 km²50%
- Bassin de Río Mangosizasub-area1 260,6 km²overlap1062.20 km²24%
- Bassin de Río Cushuimisub-area1 355 km²overlap495.73 km²11%
- Bassin de Río Macumasub-area1 746,8 km²overlap287.92 km²7%
- Bassin de Río Pastazasub-area1 129,2 km²overlap151.12 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Cangaimesub-area1 483,9 km²overlap98.25 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Yaupisub-area1 150,9 km²overlap75.70 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Sangaysub-area1 498,9 km²overlap1.63 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Cebadassub-area703,4 km²overlap1.40 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (8, top by area)
Rivers / streams (43, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Upanoord 5len here145.23 km62%total234 km
- Río Yukipaord 4len here102.04 km93%total109 km
- Río Mangosizaord 5len here101.73 km75%total136 km
- Río Abanicoord 3len here92.11 km88%total105 km
- Río Kaspaimiord 3len here54.30 km92%total59 km
- Río Suentzaord 4len here51.67 km100%total52 km
- Río Cushuimiord 4len here48.69 km47%total103 km
- Río Suantsord 5len here43.05 km100%total43 km
- Río Sangayord 4len here42.38 km28%total153 km
- Río Volcánord 5len here38.10 km100%total38 km
- Río Cangaimeord 6len here20.13 km7%total278 km
- Río Chapizaord 3len here17.77 km35%total51 km
31 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Tsumtsuimord 4len here16.61 km70%total24 km
- Río Ampushord 3len here15.68 km99%total16 km
- Río Blancoord 6len here14.78 km1%total1003 km
- Río Jurumbunoord 2len here14.02 km100%total14 km
- Río Jurumbainoord 3len here13.68 km100%total14 km
- Río Tzurinord 2len here12.65 km100%total13 km
- Río Numpainord 5len here12.12 km100%total12 km
- Río Playasord 2len here11.39 km70%total16 km
- Río Tugleord 2len here10.54 km100%total11 km
- Río Samingoord 4len here9.54 km100%total10 km
- Río Pingüintsord 2len here9.30 km100%total9 km
- Río Copuenoord 2len here9.26 km100%total9 km
- Río Pajanakord 2len here9.19 km100%total9 km
- Río Kunguintsord 2len here7.36 km43%total17 km
- Rio Shankaimiord 3len here7.35 km13%total57 km
- Río Ininkisord 2len here7.03 km51%total14 km
- Río Muchinkimord 2len here6.92 km77%total9 km
- Río Pushiord 1len here5.87 km100%total6 km
- Rio Wampimord 1len here5.81 km100%total6 km
- Río Anguchucaord 3len here5.38 km100%total5 km
- Río Patentsord 1len here4.69 km100%total5 km
- Río Tablasord 2len here4.36 km100%total4 km
- Río Muchuentzaord 3len here3.88 km99%total4 km
- Río Shamkaimord 2len here3.17 km40%total8 km
- Río Tayuntsaord 3len here2.76 km29%total9 km
- Rio Alshiord 1len here2.00 km100%total2 km
- Río Kaankord 3len here1.40 km13%total11 km
- Río Chiguazaord 5len here1.28 km2%total84 km
- Río Nuwentsord 1len here1.16 km100%total1 km
- Río Guampucashiord 3len here0.70 km5%total15 km
- Río Macumaord 5len here0.06 km0%total267 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
6,6%
Pesticides
64,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN VI · 1
Sangay National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1983
2 510 km²
Ichubamba Yasepan
IUCN VIPrivate Protected Area · 2020
48 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN