La Amistad
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1982
7 827 km²
Commune · CRI
Potrero Grande
Costa Rica
AmTropical, monsoon(38 %)
Species observed
3 293
Observations
60 172
Area
626,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Potrero Grande : 22 espèces reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 6.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.065
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
3 293 distinct species · 60 172 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,2°C
Annual rain
3 942mm
Warmest m°
26,1°C
Coldest m°
15,8°C
Elevation: 1 047 m on average (min 98 m, max 2 894 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
3 942mm
Warmest month
26,1°C
Coldest month
15,8°C
Mean alt.
1 047m
Min
98m
Max
2 894m
Std. dev.
756m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(38 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
47,8g/kg
Clay
37,3%
Sand
30,6%
Silt
32,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: piGLiMaggregated to Buenos Aires
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
63,5g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
32,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
45,4g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
32,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
34,5g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
28,9%
Silt
31,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest55.5%
Crops24.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)20.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 1 lakes · 23 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
232,0km
Lake surface here
0,19km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
5 015km²
Discharge in basins
336,0m³/s
Mean precip.
3 054mm/an
Mean T°
20,3°C
Moisture idx
0,51
Mean runoff
2 121mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 155m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Coto Brussub-area1 613,6 km²overlap513.53 km²82%
- Bassin de Río Limónsub-area256,1 km²overlap50.15 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Generalsub-area332 km²overlap33.89 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Grande de Térrabasub-area619,5 km²overlap14.93 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Grande de Térrabasub-area13,9 km²overlap13.28 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Teribesub-area1 227,1 km²overlap0.33 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Larisub-area746,2 km²overlap0.28 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (23, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Moscaord 4len here37.43 km100%total38 km
- Río Coto Brusord 6len here24.00 km45%total54 km
- Río Cuabríord 3len here20.95 km86%total24 km
- Río Cabagraord 4len here20.52 km70%total29 km
- Río Piedra (Río Ambruí)ord 2len here14.12 km100%total14 km
- Río Cañasord 3len here13.98 km29%total48 km
- Río Generalord 5len here13.85 km11%total129 km
- Río Guinealord 4len here13.69 km100%total14 km
- Río Limoncitoord 3len here12.70 km56%total23 km
- Río Deuíord 2len here11.21 km100%total11 km
- Río Grande de Térrabaord 6len here10.50 km13%total80 km
- Río Singríord 3len here9.26 km31%total30 km
11 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Limónord 3len here7.65 km15%total50 km
- Río Pejeord 2len here6.98 km100%total7 km
- Quebrada Cola de Galloord 2len here4.25 km100%total4 km
- Río Campanaord 1len here3.44 km57%total6 km
- Quebrada Panteónord 5len here2.94 km81%total4 km
- Quebrada Garroteord 2len here1.98 km24%total8 km
- Río Piedrasord 2len here1.76 km100%total2 km
- Río Sábaloord 2len here0.28 km2%total16 km
- Río Brujoord 2len here0.28 km2%total13 km
- Río Platanaresord 3len here0.11 km0%total55 km
- Río Cotónord 4len here0.07 km0%total49 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
9,3%
Pesticides
61,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1983
5 772 km²
Internacional La Amistad
IUCN IINational Park · 1982
1 983 km²
Turberas de Talamanca
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2003
1 959 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN