Cayambe Coca
IUCN IINational Park · 2010
4 073 km²
Canton · ECU
Quijos
Ecuador
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(54 %)
Species observed
6 164
Observations
997 350
Area
1 579,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 5 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 Quijos : 4 espèces reliées par 3 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 30.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
5
Interactions affichées
3
Connectance
0.300
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
6 164 distinct species · 997 350 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,0°C
Annual rain
3 447mm
Warmest m°
14,4°C
Coldest m°
4,9°C
Elevation: 3 090 m on average (min 1 436 m, max 5 305 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,0°C
Annual rain
3 447mm
Warmest month
14,4°C
Coldest month
4,9°C
Mean alt.
3 090m
Min
1 436m
Max
5 305m
Std. dev.
781m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(54 %)Temperate
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
117,0g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
34,4%
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
5,2
Org. C
147,1g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
35,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
111,1g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
34,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
92,6g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
40,2%
Silt
33,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest57.0%
Crops6.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)35.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 9 lakes · 20 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
439,0km
Lake surface here
3,07km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
2 795km²
Discharge in basins
98,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 740mm/an
Mean T°
11,0°C
Moisture idx
0,33
Max snow
4%
Mean runoff
1 501mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 012m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Quijossub-area902,1 km²overlap889.20 km²56%
- Bassin de Río Cosangasub-area509,5 km²overlap400.06 km²25%
- Bassin de Río Quijossub-area324,9 km²overlap146.38 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Sunosub-area1 906,9 km²overlap132.21 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Oyacachisub-area722 km²overlap4.82 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Misahuallísub-area1 695,1 km²overlap3.68 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pitasub-area2 689,5 km²overlap2.13 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Verdeyacusub-area1 970,3 km²overlap0.93 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Quijossub-area336,9 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Lac 1079220area0,6 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 1079230area0,4 km²avg depth10.2 m
- Lac 1079209area0,4 km²avg depth7.8 m
- Lac 1079207area0,3 km²avg depth8.6 m
- Lac 1079216area0,3 km²avg depth9.0 m
- Lac 1079241area0,3 km²avg depth7.8 m
- Lac 1079254area0,3 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1079214area0,2 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lac 1079203area0,2 km²avg depth9.6 m
Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Quijosord 5len here110.89 km58%total191 km
- Río Papallactaord 4len here65.24 km100%total65 km
- Río Cosangaord 4len here56.09 km79%total71 km
- Río Sunoord 5len here39.02 km25%total155 km
- Rio Borjaord 3len here32.74 km100%total33 km
- Río Alisoord 3len here20.59 km95%total22 km
- Río Chalpi Grandeord 3len here20.55 km100%total21 km
- Río Bermejoord 3len here17.61 km73%total24 km
- Huagrayakuord 4len here17.28 km100%total17 km
- Río Tablónord 2len here11.54 km100%total12 km
- Río Tamboord 8len here10.23 km3%total382 km
- Río Blanco Grandeord 3len here9.09 km85%total11 km
8 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- RÍo Chontaord 3len here9.01 km100%total9 km
- Río Victoriaord 4len here5.00 km100%total5 km
- Río Chalpiord 1len here3.38 km99%total3 km
- Río Molanaord 1len here3.19 km100%total3 km
- Río Jatunquinajuaord 1len here2.99 km99%total3 km
- Quebrada Santa Ritaord 1len here2.92 km100%total3 km
- Río Laurelord 2len here0.98 km5%total20 km
- Río Molinoord 3len here0.64 km1%total68 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
3,2%
Pesticides
65,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN II · 3IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN IV · 1
Sumaco Napo-Galeras
IUCN IINational Park · 1994
2 133 km²
Antisana
IUCN IINational Park · 1993
1 220 km²
Complejo de Humedales Ñucanchi Turupamba
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2006
119 km²
APH Ponce Paluguillo
IUCN IVWildlife Refuge · 2023
43 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN