Salonga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1984
35 086 km²
Territory · COD
Bokungu
Democratic Republic of the Congo
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Species observed
501
Observations
993
Area
20 303,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 10 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 Bokungu : 9 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 15.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
10
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.156
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
501 distinct species · 993 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,7°C
Annual rain
1 940mm
Warmest m°
30,8°C
Coldest m°
21,1°C
Elevation: 395 m on average (min 330 m, max 495 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,7°C
Annual rain
1 940mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
21,1°C
Mean alt.
395m
Min
330m
Max
495m
Std. dev.
27m
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
4,5
Org. C
22,2g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
13,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,5
Org. C
32,6g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
56,9%
Silt
14,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,5
Org. C
21,7g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
56,6%
Silt
14,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,6
Org. C
12,2g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
56,0%
Silt
13,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest98.9%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)1.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology33 basins · 3 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 416,6km
Lake surface here
0,72km²
Basins crossed
33
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
49 410km²
Discharge in basins
5 722,9m³/s
Mean precip.
2 019mm/an
Mean T°
24,6°C
Moisture idx
0,16
Mean runoff
882mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
410m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Tshuapasub-area6 097,4 km²overlap2633.57 km²13%
- Bassin de Luaysub-area1 699,1 km²overlap1683.47 km²8%
- Bassin de Lolakasub-area1 997,7 km²overlap1659.29 km²8%
- Bassin de Loilesub-area2 004 km²overlap1481.75 km²7%
- Bassin de Lomelasub-area2 532,6 km²overlap1371.17 km²7%
- Bassin de Lomelasub-area2 268,8 km²overlap1202.72 km²6%
- Bassin de Lomelasub-area1 131,5 km²overlap1126.41 km²6%
- Bassin de Tshuapasub-area1 059,2 km²overlap1030.06 km²5%
- Bassin de Loile ea Kungusub-area1 074,4 km²overlap985.86 km²5%
24 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Lomelasub-area955 km²overlap829.42 km²4%
- Basin #78460sub-area982 km²overlap770.13 km²4%
- Bassin de Maringasub-area1 230,9 km²overlap761.22 km²4%
- Bassin de Tshuapasub-area597,2 km²overlap594.50 km²3%
- Bassin de Lomelasub-area597,1 km²overlap594.41 km²3%
- Bassin de Tshuapasub-area516,4 km²overlap514.08 km²3%
- Bassin de Lomelasub-area464,8 km²overlap462.74 km²2%
- Bassin de Maringasub-area705,2 km²overlap449.30 km²2%
- Bassin de Maringasub-area452,9 km²overlap272.78 km²1%
- Bassin de Lotosub-area877,9 km²overlap267.31 km²1%
- Basin #78720sub-area255,5 km²overlap254.41 km²1%
- Basin #79420sub-area261,2 km²overlap246.83 km²1%
- Bassin de Maringasub-area556,8 km²overlap201.28 km²1%
- Basin #80100sub-area245,7 km²overlap194.43 km²1%
- Bassin de Lomelasub-area158,3 km²overlap157.56 km²1%
- Bassin de Lomelasub-area3 106,7 km²overlap135.73 km²1%
- Bassin de Tshuapasub-area603,1 km²overlap120.02 km²1%
- Basin #80330sub-area242,8 km²overlap96.73 km²0%
- Basin #79570sub-area870,5 km²overlap59.94 km²0%
- Bassin de Maringasub-area1 190,6 km²overlap54.31 km²0%
- Bassin de Lokasub-area2 242 km²overlap35.20 km²0%
- Bassin de Tshuapasub-area79,4 km²overlap31.90 km²0%
- Bassin de Salongasub-area2 173,8 km²overlap12.63 km²0%
- Bassin de Loilesub-area2 532,1 km²overlap12.62 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Lomelaord 6len here525.93 km31%total1721 km
- Lolakaord 4len here245.79 km87%total282 km
- Tshuapaord 6len here238.33 km13%total1869 km
- Luayord 4len here128.89 km100%total129 km
- Loileord 6len here95.57 km13%total748 km
- Loile ea Kunguord 6len here59.31 km100%total59 km
- Maringaord 6len here59.21 km4%total1534 km
- Tshwapaord 6len here46.08 km17%total270 km
- Dwengeord 6len here17.53 km36%total49 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
2,0%
Pesticides
33,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Salonga
IUCN IINational Park · 1970
33 368 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN