San Román
IUCN IIBiological Reserve · 1995
3 089 km²
Municipality · GTM
Sayaxché
Guatemala
AfTropical, rainforest(72 %)
Species observed
1 343
Observations
36 534
Area
3 594,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Sayaxché : 15 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.091
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
1 343 distinct species · 36 534 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,2°C
Annual rain
2 272mm
Warmest m°
33,0°C
Coldest m°
18,7°C
Elevation: 143 m on average (min 112 m, max 258 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,2°C
Annual rain
2 272mm
Warmest month
33,0°C
Coldest month
18,7°C
Mean alt.
143m
Min
112m
Max
258m
Std. dev.
18m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(72 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
29,4g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
28,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
41,9g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
36,6%
Silt
29,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
28,6g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
37,2%
Silt
28,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
26,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.8%
Crops45.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)25.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology19 basins · 19 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
628,7km
Lake surface here
13,07km²
Basins crossed
19
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
13 161km²
Discharge in basins
2 448,5m³/s
Mean precip.
2 157mm/an
Mean T°
24,9°C
Moisture idx
0,28
Mean runoff
1 077mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
178m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río San Románsub-area1 057,4 km²overlap643.77 km²18%
- Bassin de Río Riachuelo Chacriosub-area470 km²overlap468.45 km²13%
- Bassin de Río de La Pasiónsub-area493,8 km²overlap359.71 km²10%
- Bassin de Río Salinas o Chixoysub-area696,2 km²overlap258.73 km²7%
- Bassin de Río de la Pasiónsub-area223,6 km²overlap222.81 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Salinassub-area1 026 km²overlap217.80 km²6%
- Bassin de Río de la Pasiónsub-area216,2 km²overlap215.48 km²6%
- Bassin de Río de la Pasiónsub-area1 012,2 km²overlap175.95 km²5%
- Bassin de Río San Juansub-area1 163,1 km²overlap168.04 km²5%
10 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río de La Pasiónsub-area162,9 km²overlap162.33 km²5%
- Bassin de Río El Subínsub-area1 581,8 km²overlap116.58 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Machaquilásub-area1 209,6 km²overlap110.49 km²3%
- Bassin de Río de La Pasiónsub-area105,7 km²overlap105.37 km²3%
- Bassin de Río de la Pasiónsub-area308,4 km²overlap103.84 km²3%
- Bassin de Riachuelo Machaquilasub-area1 483,2 km²overlap76.40 km²2%
- Bassin de Río de la Pasiónsub-area71,1 km²overlap70.90 km²2%
- Bassin de Río de La Pasiónsub-area62,3 km²overlap62.13 km²2%
- Bassin de Río de La Pasiónsub-area49,8 km²overlap49.59 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Santa Isabel o Cancuénsub-area1 523,4 km²overlap6.29 km²0%
Lakes (19, top by area)
- Laguna Petexbatúnarea5 km²avg depth7.3 m
- Laguna San Juan Acularea1,9 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Laguna Las Pozasarea1,8 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1073709area0,6 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1073739area0,5 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1073695area0,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1073719area0,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1073710area0,4 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1073713area0,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
10 more lakes
- Lac 1073714area0,3 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1073728area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1073725area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1073735area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1073730area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1073721area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1073699area0,1 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1073757area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1073760area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1073707area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Río de la Pasiónord 6len here154.72 km67%total230 km
- Río de La Pasiónord 6len here116.71 km96%total121 km
- Río San Románord 5len here103.02 km92%total112 km
- Río Salinas o Chixoyord 6len here46.63 km51%total92 km
- Río Salinasord 5len here33.12 km48%total69 km
- Río San Juanord 4len here31.74 km22%total146 km
- Río Machaquiláord 4len here31.58 km15%total204 km
- Arroyo Lo Veremosord 3len here26.60 km98%total27 km
- Riachuelo Machaquilaord 6len here22.30 km49%total46 km
- Río El Subínord 6len here20.62 km18%total114 km
- Río Riachuelo Chacrioord 2len here14.74 km100%total15 km
- Río El Estacónord 5len here11.12 km86%total13 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
17,4%
Pesticides
47,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas12
IUCN II · 5IUCN V · 5IUCN III · 2
El Pucté
IUCN IIIWildlife Refuge · 1995
164 km²
Petexbatún
IUCN IIIWildlife Refuge · 1995
40 km²
Dos Pilas
IUCN IICultural Monument · 1995
31 km²
Aguateca
IUCN IICultural Monument · 1995
17 km²
Ceibal
IUCN IICultural Monument · 1995
16 km²
Complete list12 protected areas
- San RománBiological ReserveIUCN II19953 089 km²
- El PuctéWildlife RefugeIUCN III1995164 km²
- PetexbatúnWildlife RefugeIUCN III199540 km²
- Dos PilasCultural MonumentIUCN II199531 km²
- AguatecaCultural MonumentIUCN II199517 km²
- CeibalCultural MonumentIUCN II199516 km²
- El RosarioNational ParkIUCN II198011 km²
- La Cumbre Flor de la PasiónPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V19956 km²
- Doña Chanita Flor de la PasiónPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V19955 km²
- Ceibo Mocho Flor de la PasiónPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V19955 km²
- Los LagartosPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20101 km²
- El MangalPrivate Natural ReserveIUCN V20091 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN