Virunga
IUCN IINational Park · 1925
7 827 km²
Commune · UGA
Katunguru
Uganda
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
858
Observations
36 964
Area
524,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Katunguru : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.094
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
858 distinct species · 36 964 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,3°C
Annual rain
1 056mm
Warmest m°
29,7°C
Coldest m°
20,0°C
Elevation: 934 m on average (min 912 m, max 1 056 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,3°C
Annual rain
1 056mm
Warmest month
29,7°C
Coldest month
20,0°C
Mean alt.
934m
Min
912m
Max
1 056m
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
6,3
Org. C
31,9g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
33,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: evGLiMaggregated to Bunyaruguru
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
43,5g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
35,3%
Silt
33,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
30,3g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
33,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
22,0g/kg
Clay
33,6%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
32,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.4%
Crops3.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)82.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 7 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
65,0km
Lake surface here
253,24km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
11 686km²
Discharge in basins
38,5m³/s
Mean precip.
987mm/an
Mean T°
22,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,44
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
167mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 054m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kazinga Channelsub-area658,7 km²overlap138.72 km²26%
- Bassin de Kazinga Channelsub-area395,6 km²overlap125.54 km²24%
- Bassin de Kaisisub-area624,9 km²overlap117.82 km²22%
- Bassin de Nyamwerusub-area450,8 km²overlap95.61 km²18%
- Basin #44680sub-area449,5 km²overlap24.84 km²5%
- Bassin de Lutotosub-area711,7 km²overlap12.07 km²2%
- Basin #48170sub-area38 km²overlap9.64 km²2%
Lakes (7, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
2,6%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN III · 1
Queen Elizabeth National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1979
2 519 km²
Queen Elizabeth
IUCN IINational Park · 1952
2 099 km²
Kyambura
IUCN IIIWildlife Reserve · 1965
155 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN