W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1996
17 464 km²
Commune · BEN
Kandi
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1 164
Observations
11 552
Area
3 459,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Kandi : 29 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 54 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
54
Connectance
0.077
Patrimoniales
4
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 164 distinct species · 11 552 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,5°C
Annual rain
970mm
Warmest m°
39,6°C
Coldest m°
19,0°C
Elevation: 272 m on average (min 198 m, max 340 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,5°C
Annual rain
970mm
Warmest month
39,6°C
Coldest month
19,0°C
Mean alt.
272m
Min
198m
Max
340m
Std. dev.
27m
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
6,4
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
26,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
49,8%
Silt
27,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
49,1%
Silt
26,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
5,6g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
25,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.6%
Crops32.5%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)55.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 0 lakes · 26 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
370,3km
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
12 168km²
Discharge in basins
67,5m³/s
Mean precip.
983mm/an
Mean T°
27,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,50
Mean runoff
112mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
273m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Aliborisub-area1 844,8 km²overlap1173.40 km²34%
- Bassin de Iranésub-area1 689,4 km²overlap862.09 km²25%
- Bassin de Aliborisub-area1 513,4 km²overlap332.92 km²10%
- Bassin de Sotasub-area1 648,9 km²overlap323.43 km²9%
- Basin #68160sub-area439,6 km²overlap304.42 km²9%
- Bassin de Gohounkpasub-area448,3 km²overlap158.24 km²5%
- Bassin de Sotasub-area803,7 km²overlap157.21 km²5%
- Bassin de Boulisub-area2 704,8 km²overlap97.66 km²3%
- Bassin de Itchouyisub-area457,3 km²overlap45.19 km²1%
Rivers / streams (26, ord ≥ 4)
- Aliboriord 5len here69.72 km13%total519 km
- Sotaord 5len here51.84 km12%total450 km
- Iranéord 5len here43.80 km94%total46 km
- Atchakoaord 2len here27.46 km100%total28 km
- Tchoï Sondo Itchèord 2len here23.71 km83%total28 km
- Idokossinord 2len here15.25 km100%total15 km
- Concainord 4len here14.17 km100%total14 km
- Boriord 2len here11.11 km100%total11 km
- Pôto Zazaord 2len here9.94 km100%total10 km
- Souord 2len here9.47 km100%total9 km
- Gorozomzomord 1len here9.37 km100%total9 km
- Sossoord 4len here9.36 km100%total9 km
14 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Idagoungounord 1len here8.93 km100%total9 km
- Tchoïkoïord 2len here8.24 km100%total8 km
- Kpangounord 1len here8.00 km100%total8 km
- Bioapoord 3len here7.24 km100%total7 km
- Borl Yogohoord 1len here7.06 km100%total7 km
- Ahounamord 5len here6.43 km90%total7 km
- Ido Bataord 1len here6.13 km100%total6 km
- Bouliord 4len here5.69 km4%total157 km
- Gninarinord 3len here4.36 km14%total30 km
- Igni Founfounord 1len here4.09 km100%total4 km
- Edo Konwanord 1len here3.99 km100%total4 km
- Borodarouord 3len here2.40 km9%total27 km
- Koléaord 1len here1.43 km100%total1 km
- Zahonanord 5len here1.14 km5%total24 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
34,1%
Pesticides
14,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN II · 3IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN VI · 1📍 Point sites · 1
W Parks Regional Complex
IUCN IIRegional Park · 2002
10 420 km²
Site Ramsar du Complexe W
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2007
9 269 km²
W (Benin)
IUCN IINational Park · 1954
5 784 km²
L'Alibori Supérieur
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1955
2 602 km²
Djona
IUCN VIHunting Zone · 1980
1 187 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- W-Arly-Pendjari ComplexWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable199617 464 km²
- W Parks Regional ComplexRegional ParkIUCN II200210 420 km²
- Site Ramsar du Complexe WWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN II20079 269 km²
- W (Benin)National ParkIUCN II19545 784 km²
- L'Alibori SupérieurClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported19552 602 km²
- DjonaHunting ZoneIUCN VI19801 187 km²
- GougounClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported1950766 km²
- La SotaClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported1947555 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN