Ontologia

Territory · COD

Kalehe

Democratic Republic of the Congo

AfTropical, rainforest(30 %)

Species observed

2 210

Observations

9 730

Area

4 632,1km²

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 Kalehe : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.057
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

2 210 distinct species · 9 730 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

9 730 obs · 97 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 216
287–1 215
74–286
22–73
< 22

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

18,7°C

Annual rain

2 896mm

Warmest m°

23,4°C

Coldest m°

14,1°C

Elevation: 1 659 m on average (min 844 m, max 2 926 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,7°C
Annual rain
2 896mm
Warmest month
23,4°C
Coldest month
14,1°C
Mean alt.
1 659m
Min
844m
Max
2 926m
Std. dev.
446m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(30 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,1

Org. C

50,5g/kg

Clay

41,3%

Sand

28,5%

Silt

30,3%

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

Dominant lithology: vbGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
62,9g/kg
Clay
41,1%
Sand
28,6%
Silt
30,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
53,3g/kg
Clay
41,0%
Sand
28,6%
Silt
30,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
35,2g/kg
Clay
41,6%
Sand
28,2%
Silt
30,2%

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

Land cover

Forest59.4%
Crops11.2%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)29.1%

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

Hydrology7 basins · 1 lakes · 9 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

560,1km

Lake surface here

444,51km²

Basins crossed

7

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

3 996km²

Discharge in basins

120,7m³/s

Mean precip.

1 656mm/an

Mean T°

19,3°C

Moisture idx

0,08

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

804mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 413m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

35,1%

Pesticides

34,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1

Virunga

IUCN II

National Park · 1925

7 827 km²

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