Río Grande Del Norte
IUCN VNational Monument
1 258 km²
County · USA
Taos
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(66 %)
Species observed
4 100
Observations
374 581
Area
5 721,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 82 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 Taos : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 318 interactions GloBI sur 7 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 60 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
86
Interactions affichées
318
Connectance
0.087
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
4 100 distinct species · 374 581 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
5,4°C
Annual rain
475mm
Warmest m°
24,2°C
Coldest m°
-11,8°C
Elevation: 2 592 m on average (min 1 843 m, max 3 788 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
5,4°C
Annual rain
475mm
Warmest month
24,2°C
Coldest month
-11,8°C
Mean alt.
2 592m
Min
1 843m
Max
3 788m
Std. dev.
410m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(66 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
25,5g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
43,1%
Silt
34,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
41,5g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
34,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
42,9%
Silt
34,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
43,0%
Silt
33,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest37.1%
Crops0.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil7.7%
Other (grassland, water…)54.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology16 basins · 4 lakes · 46 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
794,6km
Lake surface here
1,94km²
Basins crossed
16
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
26 441km²
Discharge in basins
169,3m³/s
Mean precip.
437mm/an
Mean T°
5,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,56
Max snow
32%
Mean runoff
36mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 567m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Grandesub-area1 260,9 km²overlap1227.29 km²21%
- Bassin de Rio Grandesub-area2 058,2 km²overlap1121.24 km²20%
- Bassin de Rio Pueblo de Taossub-area1 085,1 km²overlap1082.15 km²19%
- Bassin de Costilla Creeksub-area994,6 km²overlap649.33 km²11%
- Bassin de Red Riversub-area485,3 km²overlap484.57 km²8%
- Bassin de Rio Hondosub-area347,2 km²overlap347.26 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Grandesub-area296,5 km²overlap296.55 km²5%
- Bassin de Rio Grandesub-area184,7 km²overlap184.78 km²3%
- Bassin de Rio Tusassub-area1 511 km²overlap168.79 km²3%
7 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Rio Grandesub-area548,3 km²overlap85.86 km²2%
- Bassin de Culebra Creeksub-area994,6 km²overlap51.27 km²1%
- Bassin de Cimarron Riversub-area2 718,5 km²overlap14.81 km²0%
- Bassin de Rito Morphysub-area692,4 km²overlap5.02 km²0%
- Bassin de Vermejo Riversub-area1 404,3 km²overlap1.76 km²0%
- Bassin de Coyote Creeksub-area640,3 km²overlap0.18 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio San Antoniosub-area1 176 km²overlap0.08 km²0%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (46, ord ≥ 4)
- Rio Grandeord 7len here227.32 km17%total1320 km
- Rio Pueblo de Taosord 4len here87.25 km100%total87 km
- Costilla Creekord 3len here63.92 km97%total66 km
- Red Riverord 6len here60.71 km100%total61 km
- Rio del Puebloord 3len here46.66 km100%total47 km
- Rio Hondoord 5len here24.52 km12%total197 km
- Cabresto Creekord 2len here22.21 km100%total22 km
- Comanche Creekord 3len here21.59 km23%total95 km
- Rio Santa Barbaraord 2len here19.88 km100%total20 km
- Punche Arroyoord 2len here16.36 km40%total40 km
- Rio Fernando de Taosord 3len here15.94 km100%total16 km
- Aguaje de la Petacaord 2len here13.72 km95%total14 km
34 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Acquia Del Sur Del Canonord 2len here13.64 km100%total14 km
- Rio de las Trampasord 2len here12.61 km47%total27 km
- San Christobal Creekord 1len here11.50 km100%total11 km
- Cañada de Don Samuelord 1len here11.22 km100%total11 km
- Bitter Creekord 2len here10.86 km100%total11 km
- Indian Creekord 3len here9.94 km15%total66 km
- Embudo Creekord 3len here9.68 km52%total18 km
- Latir Creekord 2len here9.34 km100%total9 km
- Cañada los Comanchesord 2len here7.52 km51%total15 km
- Sandlin Arroyoord 1len here6.77 km100%total7 km
- Llano Quemadoord 3len here6.47 km100%total6 km
- Rito Angostruaord 1len here6.05 km100%total6 km
- Garrapata Canyonord 1len here5.76 km100%total6 km
- Acequia Llanoord 1len here5.58 km100%total6 km
- Lake Forkord 2len here5.24 km26%total20 km
- Rio Tusasord 2len here4.98 km6%total77 km
- East Fork Red Riverord 1len here4.10 km100%total4 km
- Middle Fork Rio Santa Barbraord 2len here4.03 km66%total6 km
- Deer Creekord 2len here3.50 km18%total20 km
- Agua Piedra Creekord 1len here3.40 km100%total3 km
- Arroyo de la Plazaord 3len here3.17 km60%total5 km
- Placer Forkord 1len here3.05 km100%total3 km
- Starr Ditchord 2len here2.65 km13%total20 km
- Vidal Creekord 1len here2.60 km100%total3 km
- Little Costilla Creekord 1len here2.45 km100%total2 km
- Arroyo Gavilanord 2len here1.96 km27%total7 km
- Middle Forkord 1len here1.53 km100%total2 km
- La Junta Creekord 1len here1.49 km100%total1 km
- Cañada la Lemitasord 3len here1.44 km10%total15 km
- Willow Creekord 4len here1.18 km1%total128 km
- East Fork Rio Santa Barbaraord 1len here0.41 km21%total2 km
- West Fork Rio Santa Barbaraord 1len here0.36 km7%total5 km
- Ventero Creekord 3len here0.07 km0%total25 km
- Rio Ojo Calienteord 3len here≈ tangenttotal32 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
14,4%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas18
IUCN V · 12IUCN Ib · 5IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Pecos
IUCN IbWilderness · 1955
898 km²
Columbine-Hondo
IUCN IbWilderness · 2014
180 km²
Latir Peak
IUCN IbWilderness · 1980
83 km²
Wheeler Peak
IUCN IbWilderness · 1964
78 km²
Vermejo Park SHA
IUCN VPark
61 km²
Complete list18 protected areas
- Río Grande Del NorteNational MonumentIUCN V1 258 km²
- PecosWildernessIUCN Ib1955898 km²
- Columbine-HondoWildernessIUCN Ib2014180 km²
- Latir PeakWildernessIUCN Ib198083 km²
- Wheeler PeakWildernessIUCN Ib196478 km²
- Vermejo Park SHAParkIUCN V61 km²
- Cerro Del YutaWilderness AreaIUCN Ib201954 km²
- UrracaWildlife Management AreaIUCN V40 km²
- Rio Grande, New MexicoWild and Scenic RiverIUCN V19685 km²
- Public Water Reserve No. 65, S.O. Water Reserve WithdrawalReserveIUCN V19190 km²
- Wilson Lama 1Conservation EasementIUCN V20080 km²
- AttiyehConservation EasementIUCN V20080 km²
- Martinez Family FarmlandConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20140 km²
- Attiyeh 4Conservation EasementIUCN V20080 km²
- Attiyeh 3Conservation EasementIUCN V20080 km²
- Attiyeh PDRConservation EasementIUCN V20080 km²
- Rio GrandeNational Wild and Scenic RiverIUCN V0 km²
- Río Grande Del NorteNational MonumentIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN