Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
Panamericano
Venezuela
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Species observed
24
Observations
27
Area
532,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 2 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 Panamericano : 2 espèces reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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
24 distinct species · 27 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,3°C
Annual rain
2 189mm
Warmest m°
30,4°C
Coldest m°
21,9°C
Elevation: 61 m on average (min 13 m, max 480 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,3°C
Annual rain
2 189mm
Warmest month
30,4°C
Coldest month
21,9°C
Mean alt.
61m
Min
13m
Max
480m
Std. dev.
51m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)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
47,8g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
33,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
58,0g/kg
Clay
33,8%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
34,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
47,6g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
31,5%
Silt
34,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
37,7g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
30,2%
Silt
33,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.1%
Crops50.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)36.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
112,6km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 355km²
Discharge in basins
10,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 633mm/an
Mean T°
25,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,08
Mean runoff
605mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
396m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Morotutoord 3len here28.24 km70%total40 km
- Quebrada Arenosaord 3len here16.98 km95%total18 km
- Caño La Palmaord 1len here15.32 km100%total15 km
- Caño Blancoord 2len here14.80 km100%total15 km
- Caño Pichoord 3len here14.51 km45%total33 km
- Caño Umuquenaord 2len here14.45 km26%total56 km
- Río Jabilloord 3len here5.26 km12%total44 km
- Río Caquetriraord 1len here1.68 km10%total17 km
- Río Boconóord 3len here0.92 km4%total25 km
- Caño Litroord 1len here0.47 km4%total10 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
11,6%
Pesticides
6,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 4🌊 Marine · 2
Zona Sur Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VINational Hydraulic Reserve (RNH) · 1974
8 999 km²
Cuenca de los Ríos Escalante y Orope (Zona Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, Artìculo 3, Numeral 2)
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
2 844 km²
Río Umuquena (Zona Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, Artìculo 3, Numeral 1)
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
257 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN