Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
Obispo Ramos de Lora
Venezuela
AfTropical, rainforest(94 %)
Species observed
592
Observations
4 368
Area
336,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 17 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 Obispo Ramos de Lora : 12 espèces reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 14.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.140
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
592 distinct species · 4 368 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,3°C
Annual rain
2 371mm
Warmest m°
27,6°C
Coldest m°
19,8°C
Elevation: 431 m on average (min 20 m, max 2 564 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,3°C
Annual rain
2 371mm
Warmest month
27,6°C
Coldest month
19,8°C
Mean alt.
431m
Min
20m
Max
2 564m
Std. dev.
509m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(94 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
34,9g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
31,6%
Silt
34,0%
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
5,7
Org. C
48,6g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
34,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
34,7g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
31,7%
Silt
34,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
33,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest54.6%
Crops5.2%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)39.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
10,1km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 863km²
Discharge in basins
4,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 252mm/an
Mean T°
21,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,19
Mean runoff
600mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 088m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
28,8%
Pesticides
6,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN VI · 5IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Zona Sur Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VINational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH) · 1974
8 999 km²
Piedemonte Norte Cordillera Andina y Serranía Misoa Trujillo
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
6 486 km²
Dr. Antonio José Uzcátegui Burguera (Sierra de la Culata)
IUCN IINational Park (PN) · 1989
2 011 km²
Cuenca Hidrográfica del Río Capaz (Capazón)
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1989
456 km²
Cuenca del Río Mucujepe (Zona Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, Artìculo 3, Numeral 3)
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
305 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN