Parc national du Niokolo-Koba
IUCN IINational Park · 1954
8 427 km²
Department · SEN
Kédougou
Senegal
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1 412
Observations
29 703
Area
7 031,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 17 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 Kédougou : 14 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.088
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
1 412 distinct species · 29 703 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,8°C
Annual rain
1 074mm
Warmest m°
39,7°C
Coldest m°
19,0°C
Elevation: 129 m on average (min 24 m, max 475 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,8°C
Annual rain
1 074mm
Warmest month
39,7°C
Coldest month
19,0°C
Mean alt.
129m
Min
24m
Max
475m
Std. dev.
61m
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
5,9
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
29,4%
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
17,5g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
30,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
29,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
27,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.4%
Crops3.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)67.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 0 lakes · 37 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
912,0km
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
21 363km²
Discharge in basins
456,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 120mm/an
Mean T°
28,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,43
Mean runoff
158mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
155m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area2 476,6 km²overlap1855.30 km²26%
- Bassin de Diaguerisub-area1 111,1 km²overlap963.38 km²14%
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area2 450,4 km²overlap747.51 km²11%
- Bassin de Tiokoyesub-area1 289,6 km²overlap463.03 km²7%
- Bassin de Niokolo Kobasub-area1 127 km²overlap453.00 km²6%
- Bassin de Niokolo Kobasub-area699,6 km²overlap359.82 km²5%
- Bassin de Niokolo Kobasub-area400,9 km²overlap310.48 km²4%
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area438,5 km²overlap263.51 km²4%
- Bassin de Serekosub-area240,4 km²overlap239.51 km²3%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area506,6 km²overlap227.39 km²3%
- Bassin de Assokhsub-area225,6 km²overlap224.79 km²3%
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area415,4 km²overlap222.08 km²3%
- Bassin de Niokolo Kobasub-area244,5 km²overlap214.32 km²3%
- Bassin de Sarakouta Yosub-area206,7 km²overlap205.83 km²3%
- Bassin de Toumbou hotosub-area111,5 km²overlap110.86 km²2%
- Bassin de Niokolo Kobasub-area569,3 km²overlap99.21 km²1%
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area83,1 km²overlap34.89 km²0%
- Bassin de Dalémasub-area875 km²overlap25.80 km²0%
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area19,5 km²overlap8.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area1 163,7 km²overlap1.48 km²0%
- Bassin de Koïla Kabésub-area1 758,2 km²overlap0.96 km²0%
- Bassin de Niokolo Kobasub-area930,7 km²overlap0.17 km²0%
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area885,5 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Rivers / streams (37, ord ≥ 4)
- Gambieord 6len here319.48 km28%total1156 km
- Niokolo Kobaord 5len here137.88 km53%total260 km
- Tiokoyeord 3len here79.90 km53%total149 km
- Fleuve Gambieord 5len here39.74 km100%total40 km
- Assokhord 2len here32.55 km100%total33 km
- Timbinkoord 2len here31.30 km100%total31 km
- Serekoord 2len here27.47 km100%total28 km
- Ngouroundaord 2len here24.66 km100%total25 km
- Bokoord 2len here18.70 km98%total19 km
- Goundianord 2len here18.22 km100%total18 km
- Wounkouord 2len here16.99 km100%total17 km
- Habiliord 2len here16.58 km100%total17 km
25 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Mbolorord 2len here16.32 km100%total16 km
- Toumbou hotoord 2len here16.03 km100%total16 km
- Mpouford 1len here14.80 km100%total15 km
- Sarakouta Yoord 3len here14.28 km100%total14 km
- Sagnguiord 1len here9.88 km100%total10 km
- Ban Woyo Toord 2len here9.74 km100%total10 km
- Timbin Faraord 5len here8.35 km74%total11 km
- Doufourounord 2len here7.43 km100%total7 km
- Ban Farouord 2len here6.13 km91%total7 km
- Soutou Ba Toord 1len here5.56 km100%total6 km
- Niakassiord 1len here5.07 km94%total5 km
- Diagueriord 4len here5.05 km100%total5 km
- Tokoubombonord 2len here5.00 km100%total5 km
- Soumalikoord 1len here4.72 km100%total5 km
- Nété Boulouord 2len here4.34 km100%total4 km
- Boulou N'ding hotoord 5len here3.85 km66%total6 km
- Yayatoord 1len here3.64 km100%total4 km
- Gokirouwolord 5len here2.74 km56%total5 km
- Mpokoword 1len here2.24 km100%total2 km
- Bouroutamba Boulo Toord 1len here1.58 km84%total2 km
- Teng Kotoord 5len here1.01 km33%total3 km
- Impantyeord 1len here0.56 km82%total1 km
- Indioulord 1len here0.24 km3%total7 km
- Lenke Kountouord 1len here≈ tangenttotal11 km
- Oussékibaord 2len here≈ tangenttotal41 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
6,6%
Pesticides
0,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN II · 1
Parc national du Niokolo-Koba
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1981
8 234 km²
Niokolo-Koba National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1981
8 234 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN