Raposa Serra do Sol
IUCN Not ReportedIndigenous Area · 2006
17 449 km²
Region · guy
Potaro-Siparuni
Guyana
AfTropical, rainforest(79 %)
Species observed
7 842
Observations
217 210
Area
19 343,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 15 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 Potaro-Siparuni : 14 espèces reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.105
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
7 842 distinct species · 217 210 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,2°C
Annual rain
2 267mm
Warmest m°
30,1°C
Coldest m°
20,5°C
Elevation: 353 m on average (min 22 m, max 1 626 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,2°C
Annual rain
2 267mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
20,5°C
Mean alt.
353m
Min
22m
Max
1 626m
Std. dev.
301m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(79 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
27,6g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
40,4%
Silt
26,6%
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
4,8
Org. C
40,6g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
41,9%
Silt
27,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
25,9g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
41,3%
Silt
26,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
38,2%
Silt
25,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest92.5%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)7.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology47 basins · 1 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 425,1km
Lake surface here
0,05km²
Basins crossed
47
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
66 083km²
Discharge in basins
7 652,8m³/s
Mean precip.
2 295mm/an
Mean T°
25,0°C
Moisture idx
0,27
Mean runoff
1 500mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
377m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Burro Burro Riversub-area3 280,5 km²overlap2132.06 km²11%
- Bassin de Kuribrong Riversub-area2 136 km²overlap2029.39 km²10%
- Bassin de Potaro Riversub-area1 978,7 km²overlap1970.03 km²10%
- Bassin de Ireng River;Rio Maúsub-area1 897,9 km²overlap1043.05 km²5%
- Bassin de Muruwa Riversub-area972 km²overlap967.57 km²5%
- Bassin de Ireng River;Rio Maúsub-area947,5 km²overlap943.32 km²5%
- Bassin de Siparuni Riversub-area945,2 km²overlap899.57 km²5%
- Bassin de Konawaruk Riversub-area873,3 km²overlap869.16 km²4%
- Bassin de Potaro Riversub-area881,8 km²overlap834.93 km²4%
38 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Ireng River;Rio Maúsub-area1 362,2 km²overlap720.90 km²4%
- Basin #27290sub-area710,5 km²overlap668.79 km²3%
- Bassin de Siparuni Riversub-area636 km²overlap633.25 km²3%
- Bassin de Potaro Riversub-area548,6 km²overlap546.17 km²3%
- Bassin de Siparuni Riversub-area539,8 km²overlap537.41 km²3%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area488,2 km²overlap486.02 km²3%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area512,9 km²overlap462.11 km²2%
- Bassin de Potaro Riversub-area425,5 km²overlap411.22 km²2%
- Bassin de Potaro Riversub-area399,2 km²overlap397.46 km²2%
- Bassin de Potaro Riversub-area387,9 km²overlap386.17 km²2%
- Bassin de Ireng River;Rio Maúsub-area2 652,3 km²overlap351.96 km²2%
- Bassin de Siparuni Riversub-area324 km²overlap322.57 km²2%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area634,9 km²overlap234.69 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Mazarunísub-area1 346,1 km²overlap162.73 km²1%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area334,2 km²overlap152.32 km²1%
- Bassin de Siparuni Riversub-area147,6 km²overlap146.91 km²1%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area392,7 km²overlap141.65 km²1%
- Basin #17480sub-area139,7 km²overlap138.42 km²1%
- Bassin de Siparuni Riversub-area118,9 km²overlap118.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area163,2 km²overlap117.61 km²1%
- Bassin de Rupununi Riversub-area1 032 km²overlap103.21 km²1%
- Bassin de Siparuni Riversub-area59,9 km²overlap59.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Potaro Riversub-area58,2 km²overlap57.96 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Mazarunísub-area1 735,2 km²overlap56.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Berbice Riversub-area2 967,7 km²overlap42.17 km²0%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area80,4 km²overlap36.98 km²0%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area201,2 km²overlap31.94 km²0%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area455,7 km²overlap28.46 km²0%
- Bassin de Potaro Riversub-area26,2 km²overlap26.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Ireng River;Rio Maúsub-area692,6 km²overlap20.37 km²0%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area27 km²overlap15.19 km²0%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area352,9 km²overlap13.14 km²0%
- Basin #11220sub-area474,4 km²overlap9.14 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Mazarunísub-area955,5 km²overlap6.32 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Mazarunísub-area895,7 km²overlap5.69 km²0%
- Bassin de Mazaruni Riversub-area454,3 km²overlap5.29 km²0%
- Bassin de Rupununi Riversub-area1 116,6 km²overlap0.30 km²0%
- Bassin de Essequibo Riversub-area1 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Potaro Riverord 7len here440.95 km99%total445 km
- Siparuni Riverord 6len here213.61 km100%total214 km
- Essequibo Riverord 7len here178.11 km11%total1674 km
- Ireng River;Rio Maúord 6len here158.28 km25%total629 km
- Burro Burro Riverord 5len here138.85 km60%total231 km
- Konawaruk Riverord 5len here127.39 km99%total128 km
- Kuribrong Riverord 4len here110.39 km100%total111 km
- Muruwa Riverord 5len here28.22 km100%total28 km
- Sipariparu Riverord 4len here19.86 km100%total20 km
- Fronteira Brasil - Guyanaord 4len here9.41 km16%total60 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
0,1%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1
Iwokrama International Centre
IUCN VIManaged Resource Use Area · 1996
3 715 km²
Kaieteur National Park
IUCN VIManaged Resource Use Area · 1929
610 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN