Namib-Naukluft
IUCN IINational Park · 1986
50 766 km²
Constituency · NAM
Arandis
Namibia
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
1 501
Observations
34 215
Area
13 522km²
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 Arandis : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.046
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
1 501 distinct species · 34 215 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,6°C
Annual rain
53mm
Warmest m°
28,2°C
Coldest m°
11,1°C
Elevation: 381 m on average (min -32 m, max 1 228 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,6°C
Annual rain
53mm
Warmest month
28,2°C
Coldest month
11,1°C
Mean alt.
381m
Min
-32m
Max
1 228m
Std. dev.
278m
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
8,5
Org. C
4,9g/kg
Clay
6,4%
Sand
79,4%
Silt
14,2%
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
8,5
Org. C
4,7g/kg
Clay
6,0%
Sand
79,1%
Silt
14,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,5
Org. C
4,0g/kg
Clay
6,1%
Sand
79,8%
Silt
14,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,5
Org. C
6,1g/kg
Clay
7,1%
Sand
79,3%
Silt
13,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.9%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil93.5%
Other (grassland, water…)5.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology38 basins · 5 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
584,7km
Lake surface here
1,05km²
Basins crossed
38
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
29 452km²
Discharge in basins
37,0m³/s
Mean precip.
46mm/an
Mean T°
19,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,97
Mean runoff
19mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
451m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Tumassub-area2 881,5 km²overlap1939.02 km²14%
- Basin #17110sub-area1 812,3 km²overlap923.16 km²7%
- Bassin de Swakop Riversub-area1 262,4 km²overlap851.48 km²6%
- Basin #16920sub-area1 256 km²overlap805.00 km²6%
- Basin #16950sub-area635,2 km²overlap596.39 km²4%
- Bassin de Khansub-area2 291,5 km²overlap581.81 km²4%
- Basin #17230sub-area574,2 km²overlap564.77 km²4%
- Basin #16860sub-area634,5 km²overlap505.78 km²4%
- Basin #17040sub-area1 095,2 km²overlap489.87 km²4%
29 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #17300sub-area498 km²overlap484.14 km²4%
- Basin #16940sub-area896,5 km²overlap483.15 km²4%
- Bassin de Swakop Riversub-area957,5 km²overlap433.13 km²3%
- Bassin de Swakop Riversub-area578,4 km²overlap429.22 km²3%
- Basin #17220sub-area446,8 km²overlap394.81 km²3%
- Bassin de Orawabsub-area1 403,9 km²overlap351.96 km²3%
- Bassin de Messumsub-area1 110,2 km²overlap342.26 km²3%
- Bassin de Ugabsub-area1 886 km²overlap316.04 km²2%
- Bassin de Rutilesub-area1 104,8 km²overlap314.96 km²2%
- Basin #17060sub-area334,2 km²overlap295.08 km²2%
- Basin #17320sub-area362,1 km²overlap285.29 km²2%
- Basin #17190sub-area246,7 km²overlap240.46 km²2%
- Basin #17020sub-area450,3 km²overlap234.19 km²2%
- Bassin de Omarurusub-area661,4 km²overlap221.29 km²2%
- Basin #17310sub-area220 km²overlap214.43 km²2%
- Bassin de Kuisebsub-area1 747,6 km²overlap214.00 km²2%
- Bassin de Kibnassub-area820,1 km²overlap202.63 km²1%
- Bassin de Aussinanissub-area782,1 km²overlap199.79 km²1%
- Basin #17100sub-area1 288 km²overlap167.70 km²1%
- Bassin de Swakop Riversub-area140,8 km²overlap140.43 km²1%
- Basin #17330sub-area79,6 km²overlap77.71 km²1%
- Basin #16820sub-area198,2 km²overlap67.50 km²0%
- Basin #17070sub-area62,8 km²overlap59.71 km²0%
- Basin #17090sub-area54,4 km²overlap52.75 km²0%
- Basin #17050sub-area25,3 km²overlap23.43 km²0%
- Bassin de Onanissub-area695,7 km²overlap13.31 km²0%
- Basin #17030sub-area5,1 km²overlap4.69 km²0%
- Basin #16930sub-area1,7 km²overlap1.47 km²0%
- Basin #17290sub-area0,7 km²overlap0.60 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Swakop Riverord 6len here122.45 km16%total767 km
- Khanord 5len here99.13 km21%total473 km
- Ugabord 5len here69.73 km7%total1050 km
- Orawabord 4len here60.81 km38%total162 km
- Rutileord 3len here53.71 km83%total65 km
- Omaruruord 5len here49.80 km8%total596 km
- Messumord 3len here47.28 km38%total124 km
- Tinkasord 3len here35.22 km80%total44 km
- Gawibord 2len here15.81 km100%total16 km
- Tumasord 4len here10.46 km12%total87 km
- Swakopord 6len here10.07 km100%total10 km
- Kuisebord 5len here7.72 km1%total702 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
1,5%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Skeleton Coast Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1973
16 835 km²
Dorob
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2010
8 180 km²
Gaingu
IUCN Not ReportedCommunal Conservancy · 2004
7 732 km²
Cape Cross Seal Reserve
IUCN IVNational Park · 1969
10 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN