Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1989
3 315 km²
Subdivision · MLI
Bamba-Kor
Mali
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
4
Observations
10
Area
125,8km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
4 distinct species · 10 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
29,1°C
Annual rain
529mm
Warmest m°
40,4°C
Coldest m°
16,2°C
Elevation: 355 m on average (min 297 m, max 644 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,1°C
Annual rain
529mm
Warmest month
40,4°C
Coldest month
16,2°C
Mean alt.
355m
Min
297m
Max
644m
Std. dev.
72m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
55,2%
Silt
21,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Koro
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
22,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
56,4%
Silt
21,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
52,8%
Silt
21,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.6%
Crops32.2%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil2.6%
Other (grassland, water…)59.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
1 777km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
490mm/an
Mean T°
27,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,76
Mean runoff
76mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
355m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
34,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN