Reserva de Biosfera Bosawas
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2001
19 897 km²
Municipality · NIC
Wiwilí
Nicaragua
AmTropical, monsoon(52 %)
Species observed
1 839
Observations
13 589
Area
2 652,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Wiwilí : 24 espèces reliées par 41 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
41
Connectance
0.088
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
1 839 distinct species · 13 589 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 899mm
Warmest m°
30,5°C
Coldest m°
17,7°C
Elevation: 539 m on average (min 169 m, max 1 499 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 899mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
17,7°C
Mean alt.
539m
Min
169m
Max
1 499m
Std. dev.
220m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(52 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
36,0g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
28,4%
Silt
31,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
54,5g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
34,3g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
28,6%
Silt
32,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
19,3g/kg
Clay
44,0%
Sand
26,1%
Silt
29,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest55.9%
Crops15.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)28.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 0 lakes · 65 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
657,9km
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
15 627km²
Discharge in basins
279,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 812mm/an
Mean T°
23,6°C
Moisture idx
0,09
Mean runoff
658mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
554m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area2 645,8 km²overlap1351.70 km²51%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area634,7 km²overlap545.38 km²21%
- Bassin de Río Bocaysub-area527,4 km²overlap221.29 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Ayapalsub-area171,3 km²overlap156.63 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Bocaysub-area362,2 km²overlap145.90 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Awaswássub-area657,7 km²overlap83.36 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Cocosub-area153,1 km²overlap67.49 km²3%
- Bassin de Río El Cuásub-area888,9 km²overlap44.34 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Potecasub-area1 291,5 km²overlap32.92 km²1%
Rivers / streams (65, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Cocoord 6len here111.02 km10%total1139 km
- Río Wamblánord 4len here62.00 km100%total62 km
- Río Mascahuásord 5len here42.72 km68%total63 km
- Río Ayapalord 4len here33.52 km98%total34 km
- Caño Ulwàskínord 3len here29.11 km100%total29 km
- Quebrada Par Parord 2len here27.75 km100%total28 km
- Río Par Parord 3len here26.41 km100%total26 km
- Río Bocayord 5len here23.25 km16%total141 km
- Río Chachaguaord 2len here19.97 km73%total27 km
- Quebrada El Desengañoord 1len here17.59 km100%total18 km
- Río Kisniniwásord 3len here17.43 km69%total25 km
- Río Ililiwásord 5len here14.73 km93%total16 km
53 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Banaord 2len here13.83 km100%total14 km
- Caño Tunawalánord 4len here13.11 km94%total14 km
- Caño Kantayawasord 2len here11.34 km94%total12 km
- Caño de Wamblansitoord 2len here11.07 km100%total11 km
- Caño El Cacaoord 1len here9.52 km85%total11 km
- Río Kilambéord 1len here9.48 km100%total10 km
- Quebrada La Ceibaord 5len here8.07 km78%total10 km
- Quebrada El Pitalord 5len here7.90 km100%total8 km
- Suti Tingniord 2len here7.67 km96%total8 km
- Sumo Tingniord 2len here7.60 km100%total8 km
- Río El Zapoteord 1len here7.58 km100%total8 km
- Caño Kilambéord 2len here7.51 km100%total8 km
- Quebrada El Maquengalord 3len here7.10 km55%total13 km
- Río El Cuáord 4len here7.02 km14%total50 km
- Caño Las Minasord 2len here6.46 km100%total6 km
- Caño Mollejonesord 1len here5.97 km90%total7 km
- Caño Bolinkeyord 1len here5.57 km100%total6 km
- Río Yacalwásord 1len here5.16 km100%total5 km
- Caño Lloronaord 1len here5.12 km100%total5 km
- Quebrada El Tarralord 1len here4.92 km100%total5 km
- Quebrada El Chileord 1len here4.61 km100%total5 km
- Caño El Gatoord 5len here4.60 km100%total5 km
- Caño Wamblancitoord 1len here4.45 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada de Kiusliord 5len here3.98 km85%total5 km
- Caño Tanta Yawásord 1len here3.98 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada Palo Prietoord 1len here3.64 km100%total4 km
- Quebrada Anaranaord 1len here3.54 km100%total4 km
- Caño El Zapote o Caño El Diabloord 2len here3.53 km39%total9 km
- Quebrada Calaveraord 1len here3.51 km100%total4 km
- Caño El Naranjoord 1len here3.14 km46%total7 km
- Quebrada El Carmenord 1len here2.97 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Quicalanord 2len here2.91 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada de Aguaord 2len here2.85 km100%total3 km
- Caño El Jicoteord 5len here2.53 km100%total3 km
- Quebrada Santa Teresaord 1len here2.44 km64%total4 km
- Caño de Oroord 1len here2.42 km100%total2 km
- Caño Ladislaoord 1len here2.03 km100%total2 km
- Caño Litutusord 1len here1.58 km100%total2 km
- Quebrada El Pilarord 5len here1.57 km100%total2 km
- Caño La Leonaord 1len here1.42 km99%total1 km
- Caño La Bujonaord 1len here1.32 km100%total1 km
- Quebrada Honda (El Tigre)ord 1len here1.32 km100%total1 km
- Quebrada San Blásord 1len here1.13 km100%total1 km
- Quebrada La Ricaord 1len here0.97 km100%total1 km
- Río Tapalord 2len here0.82 km2%total35 km
- Caño Kurinwásord 1len here0.73 km25%total3 km
- Quebrada Las Piedrasord 1len here0.69 km100%total1 km
- Caño Los Mollejonesord 1len here0.68 km99%total1 km
- Quebrada La Marranaord 2len here0.40 km5%total7 km
- Río Yamalord 3len here0.36 km1%total54 km
- Caño Sabawásord 2len here0.18 km2%total10 km
- Río Potecaord 4len here0.09 km0%total73 km
- Quebrada La Palancaord 1len here≈ tangenttotal5 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
10,0%
Pesticides
13,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN VI · 1
Bosawas
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2001
6 804 km²
Patuca
IUCN VINational Park · 1987
3 756 km²
Cerro Kilambé
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2001
126 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN