Kantalai
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1902
467 km²
Division · LKA
Kantalai
Sri Lanka
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
157
Observations
858
Area
412,2km²
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 Kantalai : 31 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.048
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
157 distinct species · 858 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,6°C
Annual rain
1 505mm
Warmest m°
34,6°C
Coldest m°
21,7°C
Elevation: 40 m on average (min 7 m, max 148 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,6°C
Annual rain
1 505mm
Warmest month
34,6°C
Coldest month
21,7°C
Mean alt.
40m
Min
7m
Max
148m
Std. dev.
28m
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
6,0
Org. C
48,3g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
36,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
66,4g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
36,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
44,9g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
35,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
33,7g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
29,8%
Silt
35,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest49.7%
Crops28.7%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)20.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 11 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
19,6km
Lake surface here
26,76km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
10 161km²
Discharge in basins
47,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 608mm/an
Mean T°
27,6°C
Moisture idx
0,09
Mean runoff
559mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
41m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Kantale Wewaarea20,3 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Vendarasan Kulamarea3,5 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1403940area0,9 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1403888area0,7 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 1403988area0,6 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1404003area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1404016area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1403972area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1404006area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
53,5%
Pesticides
12,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Ib · 3IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN Ia · 1
Somawatiya Chaithya
IUCN IINational Park · 1986
405 km²
Trincomalee Naval Headworks
IUCN IVSanctuary · 1963
179 km²
Chundankadu
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1940
176 km²
Mahaweli
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1939
156 km²
Anawulandawa
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2008
48 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN