Ontologia

Commune · PER

Quicacha

Peru

BWkArid, desert, cold(53 %)

Species observed

18

Observations

21

Area

1 036,8km²

Partial data for this territory

Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

18 distinct species · 21 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

21 obs · 7 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 8
8–7
3–7
2–2
< 2

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

11,7°C

Annual rain

406mm

Warmest m°

18,5°C

Coldest m°

5,1°C

Elevation: 3 092 m on average (min 1 478 m, max 4 454 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,7°C
Annual rain
406mm
Warmest month
18,5°C
Coldest month
5,1°C
Mean alt.
3 092m
Min
1 478m
Max
4 454m
Std. dev.
525m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(53 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,3

Org. C

15,0g/kg

Clay

21,2%

Sand

54,5%

Silt

24,4%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Caravelí

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
18,1g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
24,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
54,4%
Silt
24,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
54,2%
Silt
24,1%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest0.2%
Crops0.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil37.5%
Other (grassland, water…)62.0%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

43,2km

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

1 479km²

Discharge in basins

0,4m³/s

Mean precip.

228mm/an

Mean T°

12,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,83

Mean runoff

27mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 443m

Watersheds crossing here

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

1,6%

Pesticides

3,0kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)