Ontologia

Region · nam

Erongo

Namibia

BWhArid, desert, hot(97 %)

Species observed

4 308

Observations

381 322

Area

63 612,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 19 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 Erongo : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.111
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

4 308 distinct species · 381 322 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

381 322 obs · 36 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 85 797
24 422–85 796
7 680–24 421
4 639–7 679
< 4 639

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.2° × 0.2° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

21,0°C

Annual rain

140mm

Warmest m°

30,8°C

Coldest m°

10,4°C

Elevation: 802 m on average (min -39 m, max 2 330 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,0°C
Annual rain
140mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
10,4°C
Mean alt.
802m
Min
-39m
Max
2 330m
Std. dev.
420m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(97 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,4

Org. C

4,8g/kg

Clay

9,6%

Sand

72,5%

Silt

17,9%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,4
Org. C
4,9g/kg
Clay
8,7%
Sand
73,0%
Silt
18,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,4
Org. C
4,3g/kg
Clay
9,1%
Sand
72,9%
Silt
17,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,4
Org. C
5,2g/kg
Clay
10,9%
Sand
71,6%
Silt
17,5%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest1.5%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil65.0%
Other (grassland, water…)33.3%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology103 basins · 17 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

6 145,2km

Lake surface here

31,47km²

Basins crossed

103

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

29 452km²

Discharge in basins

151,7m³/s

Mean precip.

140mm/an

Mean T°

19,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,92

Mean runoff

17mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

807m

Watersheds crossing here

94 more basins

Lakes (17, top by area)

8 more lakes

Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)

88 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

2,7%

Pesticides

0,1kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas14

IUCN Not Reported · 10IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 6

Namib Sand Sea

IUCN Not Applicable

World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2013

30 758 km²

Dorob

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 2010

8 180 km²

Tsiseb

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 2001

7 911 km²

Gaingu

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 2004

7 732 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations7