Cuenca del Lago Atitlán
IUCN IIIMultiple Use Area · 1955
1 100 km²
Municipality · GTM
Totonicapán
Guatemala
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(96 %)
Species observed
452
Observations
4 534
Area
249,7km²
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 Totonicapán : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 90 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 11.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 16 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
90
Connectance
0.110
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
452 distinct species · 4 534 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,8°C
Annual rain
2 345mm
Warmest m°
18,2°C
Coldest m°
5,8°C
Elevation: 2 785 m on average (min 2 251 m, max 3 215 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,8°C
Annual rain
2 345mm
Warmest month
18,2°C
Coldest month
5,8°C
Mean alt.
2 785m
Min
2 251m
Max
3 215m
Std. dev.
231m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(96 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
46,5g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
41,4%
Silt
32,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vaGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
66,9g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
32,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
44,3g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
32,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
28,3g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
40,3%
Silt
31,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest56.3%
Crops13.4%
Built-up3.4%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)26.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
8,9km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 741km²
Discharge in basins
11,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 677mm/an
Mean T°
18,0°C
Moisture idx
0,03
Mean runoff
1 303mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 689m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Samalásub-area1 505,9 km²overlap122.55 km²49%
- Bassin de Río Pacaranatsub-area944,5 km²overlap43.85 km²18%
- Bassin de Río Motaguasub-area1 740,4 km²overlap38.31 km²15%
- Bassin de Río Nahualatesub-area1 548,7 km²overlap30.49 km²12%
- Bassin de Río San Franciscosub-area551,7 km²overlap14.47 km²6%
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
1,3nW
Built-up
335,5%
Pesticides
85,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN III · 1IUCN IV · 1
Los Altos de San Miguel Totonicapán
IUCN IVRegional Municipal Park · 1997
121 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN