Rwenzori Mountains
IUCN IINational Park · 1991
994 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Karago
Uganda
AmTropical, monsoon(54 %)
Species observed
92
Observations
133
Area
20,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Karago : 26 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.064
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
92 distinct species · 133 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,6°C
Annual rain
1 434mm
Warmest m°
24,8°C
Coldest m°
12,5°C
Elevation: 1 761 m on average (min 1 550 m, max 2 422 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,6°C
Annual rain
1 434mm
Warmest month
24,8°C
Coldest month
12,5°C
Mean alt.
1 761m
Min
1 550m
Max
2 422m
Std. dev.
241m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(54 %)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
47,9g/kg
Clay
43,1%
Sand
32,8%
Silt
24,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Burahya
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
67,1g/kg
Clay
43,3%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
24,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
47,7g/kg
Clay
43,0%
Sand
32,8%
Silt
24,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
28,8g/kg
Clay
42,9%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
24,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.5%
Crops43.7%
Built-up3.4%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)39.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,9km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 536km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 255mm/an
Mean T°
20,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,22
Mean runoff
157mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 404m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
336,6%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1994
994 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN