Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
IUCN VIBiosphere Reserve · 1998
4 910 km²
Municipality · MEX
Tehuacán
México
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(60 %)
Species observed
2 183
Observations
11 447
Area
553km²
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 Tehuacán : 29 espèces reliées par 63 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
63
Connectance
0.081
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
2 183 distinct species · 11 447 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,5°C
Annual rain
670mm
Warmest m°
26,3°C
Coldest m°
8,2°C
Elevation: 1 928 m on average (min 1 267 m, max 2 707 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,5°C
Annual rain
670mm
Warmest month
26,3°C
Coldest month
8,2°C
Mean alt.
1 928m
Min
1 267m
Max
2 707m
Std. dev.
338m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(60 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
25,9g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
25,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
36,8g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
25,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
26,1g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
42,9%
Silt
26,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
41,7%
Silt
25,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.2%
Crops11.4%
Built-up3.2%
Bare soil4.4%
Other (grassland, water…)59.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
18,2km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
2 254km²
Discharge in basins
8,0m³/s
Mean precip.
604mm/an
Mean T°
17,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,62
Mean runoff
395mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 878m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Zapotecosub-area1 290,1 km²overlap295.44 km²53%
- Bassin de Río Zapotitlánsub-area939,1 km²overlap201.20 km²36%
- Basin #48240sub-area515,8 km²overlap44.16 km²8%
- Bassin de San Andressub-area355,9 km²overlap6.24 km²1%
- Basin #48130sub-area448,1 km²overlap5.26 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Ajamilpasub-area606,6 km²overlap0.69 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
3,9nW
Built-up
318,8%
Pesticides
19,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN VI · 1
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2012
4 906 km²
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2018
1 455 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN