Al Batinah Mountains Reserve
IUCN VINature Reserve · 2023
948 km²
Region · omn
Al Batinah South
Oman
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
631
Observations
7 143
Area
4 003,7km²
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 Al Batinah South : 25 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.080
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
631 distinct species · 7 143 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,8°C
Annual rain
131mm
Warmest m°
39,5°C
Coldest m°
14,2°C
Elevation: 417 m on average (min -30 m, max 2 028 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,8°C
Annual rain
131mm
Warmest month
39,5°C
Coldest month
14,2°C
Mean alt.
417m
Min
-30m
Max
2 028m
Std. dev.
408m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
16,4%
Sand
57,2%
Silt
26,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
15,4%
Sand
57,7%
Silt
26,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
5,2g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
57,6%
Silt
26,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
5,4g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
56,3%
Silt
25,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.1%
Crops2.7%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil76.6%
Other (grassland, water…)18.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
294,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
9 346km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
108mm/an
Mean T°
25,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,93
Mean runoff
41mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
463m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Wadi Hawqainord 3len here61.76 km53%total116 km
- Wadi Bani Kharousord 3len here54.33 km70%total77 km
- وادي الأبيضord 4len here37.27 km100%total37 km
- Wadi Mistalord 3len here36.91 km71%total52 km
- وادي بني عوفord 3len here21.80 km56%total39 km
- وادي مجرفord 1len here18.36 km100%total18 km
- وادي قاسمord 4len here18.03 km100%total18 km
- وادي قاسمord 1len here14.15 km100%total14 km
- وادي المنومةord 1len here9.66 km100%total10 km
- وادي فنجاءord 4len here7.21 km59%total12 km
- وادي ميحord 2len here5.44 km31%total18 km
- وادي الخويراتord 1len here5.00 km100%total5 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
3,3nW
Built-up
95,0%
Pesticides
5,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 3IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Al Batinah Plain Reserve
IUCN VINature Reserve · 2023
943 km²
Al Rustaq Wildlife Reserve
IUCN VINature Reserve · 2019
254 km²
Daymanyiat Islands Nature Reserve
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1996
213 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN