Ontologia

Constituency · NAM

Khorixas

Namibia

BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)

Species observed

1 327

Observations

26 734

Area

21 300,5km²

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 Khorixas : 17 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.073
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

1 327 distinct species · 26 734 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

26 734 obs · 423 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 121
112–1 120
31–111
11–30
< 11

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

21,4°C

Annual rain

132mm

Warmest m°

31,5°C

Coldest m°

11,9°C

Elevation: 624 m on average (min -32 m, max 1 463 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,4°C
Annual rain
132mm
Warmest month
31,5°C
Coldest month
11,9°C
Mean alt.
624m
Min
-32m
Max
1 463m
Std. dev.
310m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,7

Org. C

5,6g/kg

Clay

9,2%

Sand

70,6%

Silt

20,2%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,7
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
8,0%
Sand
71,3%
Silt
20,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,7
Org. C
5,0g/kg
Clay
8,8%
Sand
70,8%
Silt
20,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,7
Org. C
6,0g/kg
Clay
10,8%
Sand
69,7%
Silt
19,5%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest1.5%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil67.8%
Other (grassland, water…)30.7%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology45 basins · 0 lakes · 21 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 805,4km

Basins crossed

45

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

29 440km²

Discharge in basins

80,4m³/s

Mean precip.

127mm/an

Mean T°

20,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,92

Mean runoff

28mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

654m

Watersheds crossing here

36 more basins

Rivers / streams (21, ord ≥ 4)

9 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

0,6%

Pesticides

0,0kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas14

IUCN Not Reported · 13IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 2

Dorob

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 2010

8 180 km²

Tsiseb

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 2001

7 911 km²

Palmwag

IUCN Not Reported

Concession · 2011

5 828 km²

Doro nawas

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 1999

4 139 km²

Torra

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 1998

3 493 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN