Reserva de Biosfera Bosawas
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2001
19 897 km²
Municipality · NIC
Rancho Grande
Nicaragua
AmTropical, monsoon(96 %)
Species observed
718
Observations
6 787
Area
652,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Rancho Grande : 21 espèces reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.080
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
718 distinct species · 6 787 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,0°C
Annual rain
2 477mm
Warmest m°
29,4°C
Coldest m°
18,0°C
Elevation: 539 m on average (min 154 m, max 1 258 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,0°C
Annual rain
2 477mm
Warmest month
29,4°C
Coldest month
18,0°C
Mean alt.
539m
Min
154m
Max
1 258m
Std. dev.
239m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(96 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
36,1g/kg
Clay
39,5%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
30,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vaGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
56,3g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
31,7%
Silt
31,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
32,7g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
29,8%
Silt
30,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
42,4%
Sand
28,3%
Silt
29,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest51.8%
Crops17.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)30.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 37 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
210,6km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 757km²
Discharge in basins
18,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 161mm/an
Mean T°
22,2°C
Moisture idx
0,28
Mean runoff
855mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
664m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (37, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Bijaoord 4len here28.83 km68%total42 km
- Río Tumaord 6len here25.00 km13%total189 km
- Río Babascaord 3len here17.97 km100%total18 km
- Caño Kuskawásord 4len here12.65 km100%total13 km
- Caño Negroord 4len here10.65 km100%total11 km
- Río Manceraord 2len here9.45 km56%total17 km
- Río Yaoscaord 4len here9.23 km16%total56 km
- Río Kiwaskaord 2len here8.93 km86%total10 km
- Caño Agua Zarcaord 3len here8.52 km94%total9 km
- Caño Bilampíord 1len here8.40 km60%total14 km
- Caño Blancoord 4len here7.83 km100%total8 km
- Río Las Carpasord 3len here7.67 km100%total8 km
25 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Quebrada Limónord 4len here5.00 km81%total6 km
- Caño La Pallaord 2len here4.22 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada El Chanchoord 1len here3.54 km100%total4 km
- Río La Lamaord 3len here3.50 km61%total6 km
- Río Muy Muy Viejoord 3len here3.15 km12%total27 km
- Quebrada El Rosarioord 4len here2.91 km56%total5 km
- Quebrada La Vacaord 4len here2.84 km100%total3 km
- Caño El Cascalord 1len here2.78 km100%total3 km
- Caño El Sabaleteord 1len here2.66 km46%total6 km
- Quebrada El Quebradiriord 1len here2.56 km89%total3 km
- Quebrada Cerro Verdeord 1len here2.54 km99%total3 km
- Quebrada Agua Zarcaord 1len here2.53 km100%total3 km
- Río El Castilloord 2len here2.40 km100%total2 km
- Río El Sabalarord 3len here2.18 km7%total29 km
- Río Bijaguaord 1len here2.00 km100%total2 km
- Caño Kiwaskitaord 1len here1.87 km100%total2 km
- Caño de Tawaord 1len here1.42 km100%total1 km
- Quebrada El Carrizalord 1len here1.32 km75%total2 km
- Quebrada Rancho Grandeord 1len here1.15 km99%total1 km
- Quebrada El Ocoteord 1len here1.13 km100%total1 km
- Caño Calvaríoord 1len here0.97 km100%total1 km
- Caño La Pilaord 1len here0.97 km100%total1 km
- Caño El Pájaroord 1len here0.70 km49%total1 km
- Quebrada Zapeyacord 1len here0.68 km100%total1 km
- Caño Sucioord 2len here0.43 km4%total10 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
12,7%
Pesticides
14,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Macizos de Peñas Blancas
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2001
116 km²
Cerro Kuskawas
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1991
51 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN