Cotacachi Cayapas
IUCN IINational Park · 2017
2 607 km²
Commune · ECU
Urcuqui
Ecuador
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(85 %)
Species observed
488
Observations
2 395
Area
59,9km²
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 Urcuqui : 30 espèces reliées par 61 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
61
Connectance
0.082
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
488 distinct species · 2 395 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,8°C
Annual rain
1 043mm
Warmest m°
21,4°C
Coldest m°
10,9°C
Elevation: 2 136 m on average (min 1 685 m, max 3 639 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,8°C
Annual rain
1 043mm
Warmest month
21,4°C
Coldest month
10,9°C
Mean alt.
2 136m
Min
1 685m
Max
3 639m
Std. dev.
356m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(85 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
40,6g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
42,4%
Silt
33,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to San Miguel de Urcuquí
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
53,0g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
34,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
36,0g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
42,4%
Silt
34,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
32,9g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
33,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.5%
Crops47.0%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)42.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
22,9km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
4 437km²
Discharge in basins
1,9m³/s
Mean precip.
971mm/an
Mean T°
12,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Mean runoff
1 003mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 841m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
3,6nW
Built-up
120,0%
Pesticides
73,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN