Lake Sonfon Sanctuary
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
4 km²
Commune · SLE
Diang
Sierra Leone
AwTropical, savannah(65 %)
Species observed
245
Observations
797
Area
1 070,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Diang : 15 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.073
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
245 distinct species · 797 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,0°C
Annual rain
2 463mm
Warmest m°
34,6°C
Coldest m°
19,2°C
Elevation: 431 m on average (min 258 m, max 834 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,0°C
Annual rain
2 463mm
Warmest month
34,6°C
Coldest month
19,2°C
Mean alt.
431m
Min
258m
Max
834m
Std. dev.
117m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(65 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
32,0g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
43,4%
Silt
25,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Koinadugu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
43,6g/kg
Clay
28,6%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
26,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
33,2g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
26,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
40,8%
Silt
24,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest45.1%
Crops0.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)54.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
199,2km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
6 625km²
Discharge in basins
83,1m³/s
Mean precip.
2 466mm/an
Mean T°
25,4°C
Moisture idx
0,26
Mean runoff
1 592mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
366m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
6,4%
Pesticides
14,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN