Ontologia

District · lka

Kandy

Sri Lanka

AfTropical, rainforest(89 %)

Species observed

4 349

Observations

75 448

Area

1 934,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 36 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 Kandy : 35 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.054
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

4 349 distinct species · 75 448 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

75 448 obs · 50 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 18 980
3 092–18 979
776–3 091
281–775
< 281

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,5°C

Annual rain

2 095mm

Warmest m°

29,4°C

Coldest m°

18,2°C

Elevation: 653 m on average (min 75 m, max 1 664 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,5°C
Annual rain
2 095mm
Warmest month
29,4°C
Coldest month
18,2°C
Mean alt.
653m
Min
75m
Max
1 664m
Std. dev.
310m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(89 %)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

43,4g/kg

Clay

36,0%

Sand

36,0%

Silt

28,0%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
57,7g/kg
Clay
34,9%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
28,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
41,7g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
28,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
30,9g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
27,4%

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

Land cover

Forest78.5%
Crops2.9%
Built-up2.0%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)16.3%

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

Hydrology6 basins · 6 lakes · 28 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

337,7km

Lake surface here

19,45km²

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

4 722km²

Discharge in basins

82,2m³/s

Mean precip.

2 409mm/an

Mean T°

22,9°C

Moisture idx

0,37

Mean runoff

946mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

780m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (6, top by area)

Rivers / streams (28, ord ≥ 4)

16 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

6hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

198,1%

Pesticides

11,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas49

IUCN Ib · 32IUCN Ia · 12IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1📍 Point sites · 1

Knuckles

IUCN Ia

Conservation Forest · 2000

313 km²

Knuckles EPA

IUCN Ia

Environmental Protection Area (EPA) · 2007

313 km²

Hantana EPA

IUCN VI

Environmental Protection Area (EPA) · 2010

38 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations20