Virunga
IUCN IINational Park · 1925
7 827 km²
District · uga
Bushenyi
Uganda
AwTropical, savannah(92 %)
Species observed
3 707
Observations
124 985
Area
4 298,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Bushenyi : 24 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.074
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
3 707 distinct species · 124 985 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,0°C
Annual rain
1 173mm
Warmest m°
26,8°C
Coldest m°
16,0°C
Elevation: 1 368 m on average (min 912 m, max 2 052 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,0°C
Annual rain
1 173mm
Warmest month
26,8°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
1 368m
Min
912m
Max
2 052m
Std. dev.
286m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(92 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
37,2g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
33,1%
Silt
30,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
49,0g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
33,4%
Silt
30,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
39,2g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
30,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
23,5g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
32,3%
Silt
29,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.4%
Crops29.9%
Built-up1.7%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)39.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 26 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
321,6km
Lake surface here
350,38km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
11 686km²
Discharge in basins
89,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 072mm/an
Mean T°
20,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
184mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 316m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rwizisub-area3 186,6 km²overlap886.96 km²21%
- Bassin de Lutotosub-area711,7 km²overlap708.48 km²16%
- Bassin de Ntungwesub-area1 109,6 km²overlap542.16 km²13%
- Bassin de Nyamwerusub-area450,8 km²overlap448.75 km²10%
- Bassin de Kaisisub-area624,9 km²overlap439.94 km²10%
- Bassin de Kazinga Channelsub-area658,7 km²overlap350.42 km²8%
- Basin #44680sub-area449,5 km²overlap273.13 km²6%
- Bassin de Nchwerasub-area461,5 km²overlap261.47 km²6%
- Bassin de Kazinga Channelsub-area395,6 km²overlap245.80 km²6%
Lakes (26, 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
17 more lakes
- Lac 1407169area0,6 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1407097area0,6 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1407137area0,5 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1407141area0,5 km²avg depth5.8 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 1407158area0,3 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1407114area0,3 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1407133area0,2 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1407086area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1407131area0,2 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1407130area0,2 km²avg depth7.5 m
- Lac 1407150area0,2 km²avg depth6.6 m
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Kazinga Channelord 5len here72.80 km81%total90 km
- Nchweraord 2len here44.09 km51%total87 km
- Nyamweruord 3len here42.99 km100%total43 km
- Lutotoord 3len here37.62 km100%total38 km
- Kawumbuliord 3len here36.71 km100%total37 km
- River Rwiziord 4len here22.69 km32%total72 km
- Kyamburaord 5len here21.66 km100%total22 km
- Nyabikurungoord 2len here12.05 km100%total12 km
- Kiryantamaord 2len here10.71 km100%total11 km
- Rwempunuord 3len here8.18 km100%total8 km
- Kitagata Riverord 3len here6.37 km100%total6 km
- Bulingoord 2len here3.35 km100%total3 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
166,5%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas12
IUCN Not Reported · 7IUCN 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 list12 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
- KoogaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19480 km²
- KyamuhungaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19680 km²
- KabwoheForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19480 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN