Sierra del Molino, Embalse del Quípar y Llanos del Cagitán
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2001
284 km²
Commune · ESP
Rio Mua
Spain
BSkArid, steppe, cold(91 %)
Species observed
1 990
Observations
19 327
Area
727,5km²
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 Rio Mua : 29 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 77 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 9.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
77
Connectance
0.099
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 990 distinct species · 19 327 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,4°C
Annual rain
344mm
Warmest m°
31,8°C
Coldest m°
2,9°C
Elevation: 481 m on average (min 139 m, max 1 272 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,4°C
Annual rain
344mm
Warmest month
31,8°C
Coldest month
2,9°C
Mean alt.
481m
Min
139m
Max
1 272m
Std. dev.
201m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(91 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
31,1%
Silt
40,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Murcia
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
26,1g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
41,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
41,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
38,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.4%
Crops24.9%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil7.2%
Other (grassland, water…)50.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
159,2km
Lake surface here
0,14km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
10 102km²
Discharge in basins
4,2m³/s
Mean precip.
364mm/an
Mean T°
15,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,69
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
29mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
489m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Segurasub-area2 739,5 km²overlap576.21 km²79%
- Bassin de Río Quíparsub-area844,6 km²overlap88.16 km²12%
- Bassin de Río Guadalentínsub-area383,3 km²overlap63.00 km²9%
- Bassin de Rambla de Torrealvillasub-area240,5 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Caramel o del Alcaidesub-area873,1 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Mulaord 3len here43.92 km71%total62 km
- Rambla de Malvaricheord 2len here18.92 km100%total19 km
- Rambla de Pereaord 3len here18.23 km100%total18 km
- Rambla Saladaord 2len here13.33 km32%total42 km
- Río Pliegoord 2len here13.14 km100%total13 km
- Barranco de Malvaricheord 2len here8.55 km80%total11 km
- Rambla del Madroñoord 1len here5.89 km100%total6 km
- Rambla de Pedro Puroord 1len here5.62 km100%total6 km
- Canal Bajo del Taibillaord 1len here4.85 km30%total16 km
- Canal del Barboord 1len here4.74 km100%total5 km
- Barranco del Pantanoord 1len here4.42 km100%total4 km
- Barranco de la Sepulturaord 2len here3.23 km100%total3 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Barranco de La Hozord 1len here2.54 km100%total3 km
- Rambla Puente de la Belénord 3len here2.50 km100%total3 km
- Rambla del Huérfanoord 1len here2.46 km100%total2 km
- Rambla de Algecirasord 1len here2.40 km15%total16 km
- Rambla de Calvilloord 2len here2.14 km100%total2 km
- Barranco de las Miajuelasord 1len here1.25 km100%total1 km
- Rambla de Librillaord 2len here1.01 km11%total10 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,9nW
Built-up
40,9%
Pesticides
35,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas12
IUCN Not Reported · 9IUCN II · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN III · 1
Sierras de Burete, Lavia y Cambrón
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2001
218 km²
Sierra Espuña
IUCN IIRegional Park · 1992
177 km²
Sierra Espuña
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) · 2006
177 km²
Sierra Espuña
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1999
177 km²
Sierra de Ricote-La Navela
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2021
77 km²
Complete list12 protected areas
- Sierra del Molino, Embalse del Quípar y Llanos del CagitánSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2001284 km²
- Sierras de Burete, Lavia y CambrónSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2001218 km²
- Sierra EspuñaRegional ParkIUCN II1992177 km²
- Sierra EspuñaSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2006177 km²
- Sierra EspuñaSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported1999177 km²
- Sierra de Ricote-La NavelaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202177 km²
- Sierras de Ricote y la NavelaSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200076 km²
- Sierra de LaviaSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201522 km²
- Barrancos de GebasProtected LandscapeIUCN V199219 km²
- Ríos Mula y PliegoSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20178 km²
- Río QuíparSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20157 km²
- Sima de la HigueraNatural MonumentIUCN III20200 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN