Kanuku Mountains Protected Area
IUCN VIManaged Resource Use Area · 2011
6 099 km²
Not Classified · GUY
Sand Creek - Dadanawa, Catunarib
Guyana
AmTropical, monsoon(63 %)
Species observed
2 381
Observations
32 711
Area
2 557,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Sand Creek - Dadanawa, Catunarib : 22 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.074
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
2 381 distinct species · 32 711 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,4°C
Annual rain
1 577mm
Warmest m°
32,0°C
Coldest m°
21,6°C
Elevation: 178 m on average (min 102 m, max 769 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,4°C
Annual rain
1 577mm
Warmest month
32,0°C
Coldest month
21,6°C
Mean alt.
178m
Min
102m
Max
769m
Std. dev.
103m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(63 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
49,0%
Silt
23,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
30,4g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
49,6%
Silt
24,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
16,6g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
49,6%
Silt
23,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
47,7%
Silt
23,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.9%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)72.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
113,9km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
4 810km²
Discharge in basins
186,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 493mm/an
Mean T°
26,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,11
Mean runoff
754mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
202m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rupununi Riversub-area1 307,8 km²overlap870.41 km²34%
- Basin #53940sub-area1 176,2 km²overlap782.89 km²31%
- Bassin de Rupununi Riversub-area655,9 km²overlap515.80 km²20%
- Basin #60390sub-area598,9 km²overlap176.11 km²7%
- Basin #50110sub-area1 368,2 km²overlap118.15 km²5%
- Bassin de Rupununi Riversub-area584,5 km²overlap73.56 km²3%
- Bassin de Rupununi Riversub-area1 070,9 km²overlap20.55 km²1%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
0,3%
Pesticides
11,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN