Kiang West
IUCN IINational Park · 1987
229 km²
District · GMB
Kiang West
Gambia
AwTropical, savannah(84 %)
Species observed
578
Observations
20 984
Area
708,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Kiang West : 21 espèces reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.063
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
578 distinct species · 20 984 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,2°C
Annual rain
801mm
Warmest m°
35,8°C
Coldest m°
18,1°C
Elevation: 15 m on average (min -1 m, max 35 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,2°C
Annual rain
801mm
Warmest month
35,8°C
Coldest month
18,1°C
Mean alt.
15m
Min
-1m
Max
35m
Std. dev.
11m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(84 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
32,7g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
55,9%
Silt
21,8%
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
5,5
Org. C
37,7g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
22,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
26,3g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
21,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
34,1g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
55,9%
Silt
21,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.8%
Crops8.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)62.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
95,6km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
72 617km²
Discharge in basins
74,0m³/s
Mean precip.
855mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,57
Mean runoff
103mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
22m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Bitang Boloŋsub-area1 614,6 km²overlap316.44 km²45%
- Bassin de Gambia Riversub-area515,1 km²overlap256.86 km²36%
- Bassin de Janneh Kunda Bolonsub-area119,1 km²overlap116.60 km²16%
- Bassin de Gambia Riversub-area1 375,4 km²overlap7.65 km²1%
- Bassin de Bulok Bolonsub-area1 125,2 km²overlap6.71 km²1%
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Bitang Boloŋord 3len here48.83 km22%total222 km
- Gambia Riverord 6len here20.71 km5%total403 km
- Nganingkoi Bolonord 2len here9.34 km42%total22 km
- Janneh Kunda Bolonord 1len here5.76 km97%total6 km
- Janneh Kunda Bolonord 1len here5.62 km100%total6 km
- Jurnutung Bolonord 1len here5.32 km95%total6 km
- Jurkngkumau Bolonord 2len here0.06 km0%total15 km
- Kassang Bolonord 2len here≈ tangenttotal5 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
11,6%
Pesticides
20,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 2IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Bintang
IUCN VICommunity Protected Area · 2014
12 km²
Tintiba and Dumbuto
IUCN VICommunity Protected Area · 2014
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN