Virunga
IUCN IINational Park · 1925
7 827 km²
Territory · COD
Beni
Democratic Republic of the Congo
AfTropical, rainforest(99 %)
Species observed
805
Observations
2 128
Area
360,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 18 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 Beni : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.085
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
805 distinct species · 2 128 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,6°C
Annual rain
2 692mm
Warmest m°
28,2°C
Coldest m°
15,7°C
Elevation: 1 156 m on average (min 880 m, max 1 608 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,6°C
Annual rain
2 692mm
Warmest month
28,2°C
Coldest month
15,7°C
Mean alt.
1 156m
Min
880m
Max
1 608m
Std. dev.
151m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(99 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
39,5g/kg
Clay
41,7%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
25,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: evGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
52,4g/kg
Clay
42,0%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
25,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
40,6g/kg
Clay
41,4%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
25,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
25,6g/kg
Clay
41,6%
Sand
32,8%
Silt
25,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest46.6%
Crops17.8%
Built-up3.5%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)32.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
17,5km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
30 335km²
Discharge in basins
45,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 465mm/an
Mean T°
22,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,13
Mean runoff
286mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 139m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
42hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
353,2%
Pesticides
31,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Parc national des Virunga
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
7 770 km²
Virunga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1979
7 770 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN