La Unión
IUCN IVRegional Municipal Park · 2007
35 km²
Municipality · GTM
Zacapa
Guatemala
AwTropical, savannah(94 %)
Species observed
850
Observations
8 187
Area
494,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Zacapa : 26 espèces reliées par 71 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 11.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
71
Connectance
0.113
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
850 distinct species · 8 187 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 150mm
Warmest m°
30,3°C
Coldest m°
17,2°C
Elevation: 583 m on average (min 173 m, max 1 499 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 150mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
17,2°C
Mean alt.
583m
Min
173m
Max
1 499m
Std. dev.
290m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(94 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
25,5g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
30,2%
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
6,5
Org. C
36,2g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
36,4%
Silt
30,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
24,7g/kg
Clay
33,8%
Sand
35,6%
Silt
30,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
37,4%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
29,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.0%
Crops45.9%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)25.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
74,2km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
11 812km²
Discharge in basins
119,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 250mm/an
Mean T°
24,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
715mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
681m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Grande de Zacapasub-area231,9 km²overlap183.95 km²37%
- Bassin de Río Motaguasub-area481,8 km²overlap125.67 km²25%
- Bassin de Río Punilasub-area105 km²overlap103.19 km²21%
- Bassin de Río Motaguasub-area391,3 km²overlap37.09 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Grande de Zacapasub-area103,5 km²overlap31.91 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Grandesub-area534 km²overlap7.52 km²2%
- Bassin de Río San Josésub-area1 212,4 km²overlap5.14 km²1%
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
0,8nW
Built-up
93,5%
Pesticides
85,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN V · 4IUCN IV · 1IUCN II · 1
Cerro Miramundo
IUCN IINational Park · 1956
9 km²
El Mango
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2014
1 km²
El Palmar
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2014
0 km²
Cuchilla del Barranco Trozado
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2014
0 km²
El Manzanotillo
IUCN VPrivate Natural Reserve · 2014
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN