Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
IUCN IINational Natural Park · 1964
5 742 km²
Municipality · COL
Riohacha
Colombia
AwTropical, savannah(92 %)
Species observed
1 780
Observations
346 460
Area
3 175,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Riohacha : 23 espèces reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
39
Connectance
0.084
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
1 780 distinct species · 346 460 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,8°C
Annual rain
1 196mm
Warmest m°
31,3°C
Coldest m°
21,1°C
Elevation: 293 m on average (min -14 m, max 3 792 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,8°C
Annual rain
1 196mm
Warmest month
31,3°C
Coldest month
21,1°C
Mean alt.
293m
Min
-14m
Max
3 792m
Std. dev.
557m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(92 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
28,4g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
31,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
38,1g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
37,2%
Silt
31,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
36,9%
Silt
31,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
30,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest51.5%
Crops1.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)46.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 4 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
324,4km
Lake surface here
12,67km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 347km²
Discharge in basins
47,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 157mm/an
Mean T°
26,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,33
Mean runoff
299mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
256m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Tapiassub-area1 070 km²overlap929.61 km²29%
- Bassin de Río Viejosub-area869,9 km²overlap841.69 km²27%
- Bassin de Arroyo Moroncirasub-area800,2 km²overlap762.35 km²24%
- Bassin de Arroyo Moroncirasub-area1 265,7 km²overlap399.01 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Marocasosub-area595,8 km²overlap194.27 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Rancheríasub-area47 km²overlap37.68 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Jerézsub-area619,1 km²overlap5.08 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Badillosub-area1 073,9 km²overlap3.05 km²0%
- Bassin de Río San Miguelsub-area536,2 km²overlap2.06 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Tapiasord 3len here116.73 km96%total122 km
- Río Marocasoord 1len here43.39 km89%total49 km
- Arroyo Moronciraord 4len here30.52 km66%total46 km
- Río San Franciscoord 2len here22.58 km100%total23 km
- Río Viejoord 2len here20.12 km100%total20 km
- Río Carrizalord 1len here16.03 km100%total16 km
- Arroyo Guerreroord 2len here15.59 km99%total16 km
- Quebrada Macheteadoord 2len here15.47 km100%total16 km
- Quebrada Marocaso o Tapiasord 1len here11.62 km100%total12 km
- Río El Totumoord 1len here11.10 km100%total11 km
- Arroyo Juncalitoord 1len here8.82 km100%total9 km
- Río Nuevo (Tomarrazón)ord 2len here7.65 km100%total8 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
24,5%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN VI · 5IUCN II · 1IUCN Ib · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Cuenca baja del Río Ranchería
IUCN VIIntegrated Management Regional Districts · 2014
324 km²
Bañaderos Cuenca Alta del Río Camarones
IUCN VIIntegrated Management Regional Districts · 2013
108 km²
Los Flamencos
IUCN IbFauna and Flora Sanctuary · 1977
71 km²
Delta del Río Ranchería
IUCN VIIntegrated Management Regional Districts · 2014
36 km²
Refugio Guajiro
IUCN VICivil Society Nature Reserve · 2014
0 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Sierra Nevada de Santa MartaNational Natural ParkIUCN II19645 742 km²
- Cuenca baja del Río RancheríaIntegrated Management Regional DistrictsIUCN VI2014324 km²
- Bañaderos Cuenca Alta del Río CamaronesIntegrated Management Regional DistrictsIUCN VI2013108 km²
- Los FlamencosFauna and Flora SanctuaryIUCN Ib197771 km²
- Delta del Río RancheríaIntegrated Management Regional DistrictsIUCN VI201436 km²
- Refugio GuajiroCivil Society Nature ReserveIUCN VI20140 km²
- San MartínCivil Society Nature ReserveIUCN VI20110 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN