Virunga
IUCN IINational Park · 1925
7 827 km²
County · UGA
Bunyaruguru
Uganda
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1 999
Observations
108 795
Area
1 556,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Bunyaruguru : 23 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.077
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
1 999 distinct species · 108 795 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 104mm
Warmest m°
29,0°C
Coldest m°
18,3°C
Elevation: 1 081 m on average (min 912 m, max 1 763 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 104mm
Warmest month
29,0°C
Coldest month
18,3°C
Mean alt.
1 081m
Min
912m
Max
1 763m
Std. dev.
204m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
31,0%
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
5,9
Org. C
50,6g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
31,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
31,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
25,3g/kg
Clay
37,5%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
30,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest41.9%
Crops10.1%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)47.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 24 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
187,0km
Lake surface here
349,52km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
11 686km²
Discharge in basins
71,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 034mm/an
Mean T°
22,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
169mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 142m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kazinga Channelsub-area658,7 km²overlap348.27 km²22%
- Bassin de Lutotosub-area711,7 km²overlap310.23 km²20%
- Bassin de Nyamwerusub-area450,8 km²overlap291.62 km²19%
- Bassin de Kazinga Channelsub-area395,6 km²overlap245.80 km²16%
- Bassin de Kaisisub-area624,9 km²overlap233.84 km²15%
- Basin #44680sub-area449,5 km²overlap110.78 km²7%
- Basin #48170sub-area38 km²overlap9.64 km²1%
- Bassin de Nchwerasub-area139,6 km²overlap6.04 km²0%
Lakes (24, top by area)
- Edwardarea2 242 km²avg depth34.2 m
- Georgearea260,7 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lake Nyamusingirearea4 km²avg depth9.5 m
- Lake Kyamwigaarea3 km²avg depth12.5 m
- Lake Mugogoarea1,2 km²avg depth11.5 m
- Lac 1407153area0,9 km²avg depth8.6 m
- Lac 1407087area0,8 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1407115area0,8 km²avg depth7.0 m
- Lac 1407128area0,7 km²avg depth10.8 m
15 more lakes
- Lac 1407097area0,6 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1407141area0,5 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1407137area0,5 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1407113area0,5 km²avg depth9.2 m
- Lac 1407078area0,5 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 1407080area0,4 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1407109area0,4 km²avg depth9.4 m
- Lac 1407089area0,4 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1407076area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1407114area0,3 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1407133area0,2 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1407131area0,2 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1407086area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1407130area0,2 km²avg depth7.5 m
- Lac 1407150area0,2 km²avg depth6.6 m
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Kazinga Channelord 5len here72.80 km81%total90 km
- Lutotoord 3len here35.20 km93%total38 km
- Nyamweruord 3len here32.03 km74%total43 km
- Kyamburaord 5len here21.66 km100%total22 km
- Kiryantamaord 2len here8.48 km79%total11 km
- Rwempunuord 3len here8.18 km100%total8 km
- Kawumbuliord 3len here6.26 km17%total37 km
- Tiamaord 1len here2.00 km100%total2 km
- Nyamugasaniord 3len here0.41 km0%total103 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
48,4%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN II · 2IUCN III · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Queen Elizabeth National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1979
2 519 km²
Queen Elizabeth
IUCN IINational Park · 1952
2 099 km²
Kasyoha - Kitomi
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
385 km²
North Maramagambo
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
295 km²
Kigezi
IUCN IIIWildlife Reserve · 1952
265 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- VirungaNational ParkIUCN II19257 827 km²
- Queen Elizabeth National ParkUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19792 519 km²
- Queen ElizabethNational ParkIUCN II19522 099 km²
- Kasyoha - KitomiForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1932385 km²
- North MaramagamboForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1932295 km²
- KigeziWildlife ReserveIUCN III1952265 km²
- KyamburaWildlife ReserveIUCN III1965155 km²
- South MaramagamboForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1932148 km²
- KalinzuForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1932141 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN