Ontologia

Territory · COD

Befale

Democratic Republic of the Congo

AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)

Species observed

505

Observations

976

Area

17 818,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 16 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 Befale : 14 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.083
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

505 distinct species · 976 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

976 obs · 57 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 173
39–172
10–38
3–9
< 3

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

24,8°C

Annual rain

1 902mm

Warmest m°

31,5°C

Coldest m°

21,2°C

Elevation: 371 m on average (min 327 m, max 439 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,8°C
Annual rain
1 902mm
Warmest month
31,5°C
Coldest month
21,2°C
Mean alt.
371m
Min
327m
Max
439m
Std. dev.
22m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

4,6

Org. C

20,3g/kg

Clay

26,4%

Sand

65,9%

Silt

7,8%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: suGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,6
Org. C
27,8g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
67,6%
Silt
7,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,6
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
66,1%
Silt
7,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,6
Org. C
11,0g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
63,9%
Silt
7,7%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest99.3%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)0.7%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology44 basins · 0 lakes · 14 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 752,2km

Basins crossed

44

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

29 444km²

Discharge in basins

3 636,6m³/s

Mean precip.

2 060mm/an

Mean T°

25,0°C

Moisture idx

0,18

Mean runoff

736mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

389m

Watersheds crossing here

35 more basins

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Built-up

1,3%

Pesticides

35,2kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN