Ontologia

Commune · ECU

Quito

Ecuador

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(58 %)

Species observed

3 458

Observations

150 395

Area

371,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 39 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 Quito : 31 espèces reliées par 63 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 8.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
63
Connectance
0.085
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

3 458 distinct species · 150 395 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

150 395 obs · 7 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 70 111
70 111–70 110
17 747–70 110
14 082–17 746
< 14 082

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

Climate

Mean T°

11,3°C

Annual rain

2 034mm

Warmest m°

16,4°C

Coldest m°

7,7°C

Elevation: 3 086 m on average (min 2 432 m, max 4 291 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,3°C
Annual rain
2 034mm
Warmest month
16,4°C
Coldest month
7,7°C
Mean alt.
3 086m
Min
2 432m
Max
4 291m
Std. dev.
368m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(58 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,8

Org. C

71,8g/kg

Clay

23,2%

Sand

43,9%

Silt

33,0%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Quito

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
89,9g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
32,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
64,2g/kg
Clay
23,0%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
33,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
61,2g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
33,2%

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

Land cover

Forest10.0%
Crops6.6%
Built-up14.4%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)68.3%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 20 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

81,0km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

8 245km²

Discharge in basins

16,6m³/s

Mean precip.

1 207mm/an

Mean T°

11,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,01

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

990mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

3 003m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)

8 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

46hab/km²

Night light

33,4nW

Built-up

1 445,3%

Pesticides

51,6kg/km²

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