Cotacachi Cayapas
IUCN IINational Park · 2017
2 607 km²
Commune · ECU
Telembi
Ecuador
AfTropical, rainforest(97 %)
Species observed
1 944
Observations
9 618
Area
1 429,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Telembi : 34 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 52 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
43
Interactions affichées
52
Connectance
0.058
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 944 distinct species · 9 618 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,8°C
Annual rain
4 581mm
Warmest m°
25,8°C
Coldest m°
19,7°C
Elevation: 487 m on average (min 27 m, max 1 733 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,8°C
Annual rain
4 581mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
19,7°C
Mean alt.
487m
Min
27m
Max
1 733m
Std. dev.
375m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(97 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
51,9g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
37,8%
Silt
31,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Eloy Alfaro
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
67,7g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
38,3%
Silt
31,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
49,5g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
31,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
38,5g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
36,6%
Silt
30,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest92.9%
Crops0.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)6.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 21 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
365,2km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 245km²
Discharge in basins
59,4m³/s
Mean precip.
2 671mm/an
Mean T°
24,2°C
Moisture idx
0,42
Mean runoff
1 321mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
349m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Onzolesub-area2 950,5 km²overlap1163.51 km²81%
- Bassin de Río Canindésub-area820,2 km²overlap254.19 km²18%
- Bassin de Río Guayllabambasub-area2 506,8 km²overlap4.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Santiagosub-area219,8 km²overlap4.43 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Santiagosub-area446 km²overlap1.37 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Barbudosub-area351,2 km²overlap1.16 km²0%
Rivers / streams (21, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Agua Claraord 4len here56.06 km79%total71 km
- Río Bravo Grandeord 3len here55.53 km100%total56 km
- Río Chimbadalord 4len here41.61 km82%total51 km
- Rio Cayapasord 5len here38.35 km34%total113 km
- Río Cafetalord 3len here35.42 km100%total36 km
- Río Zapalloord 3len here31.47 km97%total32 km
- Río San Miguelord 5len here30.33 km100%total30 km
- Río Canandeord 3len here19.54 km58%total33 km
- Río Silencioord 2len here13.43 km98%total14 km
- Quebrada Hatun Qankaord 2len here8.32 km100%total8 km
- Estero Tiguaneroord 3len here5.82 km100%total6 km
- Río Salvadorord 2len here5.18 km93%total6 km
9 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Estero Primaveraord 1len here4.52 km100%total5 km
- Río Cayapasord 6len here3.61 km16%total23 km
- Río Gualpiord 3len here3.46 km65%total5 km
- Río Barbudoord 4len here3.16 km5%total64 km
- Estero Sabalitoord 4len here2.94 km28%total11 km
- Río Canindéord 4len here2.93 km7%total43 km
- Río Zapotilloord 2len here2.50 km9%total28 km
- Río Camaronesord 5len here0.96 km7%total13 km
- Río Hoja Blancaord 3len here≈ tangenttotal24 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
0,6%
Pesticides
64,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1
Canandé
IUCN IVWildlife Refuge · 2023
30 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN