Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2004
25 805 km²
Commune · IDN
Besitang
Indonesia
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Species observed
485
Observations
1 045
Area
713,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 13 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 Besitang : 12 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.128
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
485 distinct species · 1 045 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,6°C
Annual rain
2 855mm
Warmest m°
29,4°C
Coldest m°
21,2°C
Elevation: 196 m on average (min 2 m, max 1 644 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,6°C
Annual rain
2 855mm
Warmest month
29,4°C
Coldest month
21,2°C
Mean alt.
196m
Min
2m
Max
1 644m
Std. dev.
331m
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
5,1
Org. C
50,1g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
28,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Langkat
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
61,0g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
29,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
51,9g/kg
Clay
36,2%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
29,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
37,4g/kg
Clay
39,4%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
28,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest88.7%
Crops1.8%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)9.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
156,7km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 543km²
Discharge in basins
40,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 525mm/an
Mean T°
25,7°C
Moisture idx
0,35
Mean runoff
1 736mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
262m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Sei Besitangsub-area716,4 km²overlap622.26 km²87%
- Bassin de Sei Lepansub-area601,4 km²overlap52.17 km²7%
- Bassin de Sungai Simpang Kirisub-area997,9 km²overlap18.55 km²3%
- Bassin de Sei Batang Serangansub-area1 543 km²overlap9.97 km²1%
- Bassin de Sungai Babalansub-area108,1 km²overlap9.86 km²1%
- Basin #25490sub-area692,2 km²overlap0.60 km²0%
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
18,8%
Pesticides
0,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Gunung Leuser
IUCN IINational Park · 1997
8 701 km²
Gunung Leuser National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
8 303 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN