Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
District · IND
Kanniyakumari
India
AwTropical, savannah(94 %)
Species observed
1 680
Observations
90 558
Area
1 591km²
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 Kanniyakumari : 18 espèces reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.101
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 680 distinct species · 90 558 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 375mm
Warmest m°
32,5°C
Coldest m°
21,2°C
Elevation: 182 m on average (min -15 m, max 1 526 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 375mm
Warmest month
32,5°C
Coldest month
21,2°C
Mean alt.
182m
Min
-15m
Max
1 526m
Std. dev.
270m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(94 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
38,2g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
28,8%
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
5,8
Org. C
49,9g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
36,2%
Silt
29,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
38,8g/kg
Clay
35,3%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
29,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
25,7g/kg
Clay
39,4%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
27,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest65.4%
Crops8.5%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)22.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 14 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
188,0km
Lake surface here
22,07km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 015km²
Discharge in basins
12,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 188mm/an
Mean T°
26,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,16
Mean runoff
432mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
214m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (14, top by area)
- Kodayār Lakearea9,3 km²avg depth13.1 m
- Kodayar Dam Reservoirarea4,6 km²avg depth10.0 m
- Perunchani Reservoirarea4,5 km²avg depth12.8 m
- Lake #80015area2,1 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Lake #80014area1,2 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Lac 1404043area0,4 km²avg depth8.6 m
- Lac 1404247area0,4 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1404158area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1404198area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Pazhayar Riverord 3len here46.04 km100%total46 km
- Kodayarord 3len here36.18 km100%total36 km
- Tambaraparaniord 4len here33.74 km100%total34 km
- Moovattumugamord 4len here28.69 km100%total29 km
- Kaalikesamord 3len here16.42 km100%total16 km
- Kodayar Left Bank Channelord 3len here13.55 km100%total14 km
- Masupathiord 2len here9.38 km100%total9 km
- Neyyarord 3len here2.87 km3%total92 km
- AVM Canalord 2len here1.11 km100%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
11hab/km²
Night light
1,8nW
Built-up
256,8%
Pesticides
5,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2022
1 km²
Vembannur Wetland Complex
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2022
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN