Ontologia

Territory · COD

Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

3 006

Observations

34 191

Area

10 797km²

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 Kinshasa : 19 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.091
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

3 006 distinct species · 34 191 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

34 191 obs · 123 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 4 569
502–4 568
35–501
8–34
< 8

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

Climate

Mean T°

24,0°C

Annual rain

1 727mm

Warmest m°

29,8°C

Coldest m°

18,4°C

Elevation: 576 m on average (min 257 m, max 780 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,0°C
Annual rain
1 727mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
18,4°C
Mean alt.
576m
Min
257m
Max
780m
Std. dev.
133m
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

5,2

Org. C

22,8g/kg

Clay

20,0%

Sand

58,7%

Silt

21,3%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
26,7g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
59,2%
Silt
21,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
24,8g/kg
Clay
19,8%
Sand
58,9%
Silt
21,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
58,0%
Silt
21,3%

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

Land cover

Forest15.9%
Crops9.6%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)72.9%

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

Hydrology27 basins · 2 lakes · 53 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 668,4km

Lake surface here

0,32km²

Basins crossed

27

Max stream order

9

Max drainage

3 642 424km²

Discharge in basins

65 579,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 525mm/an

Mean T°

24,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,06

Mean runoff

562mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

592m

Watersheds crossing here

18 more basins

Lakes (2, top by area)

Rivers / streams (53, ord ≥ 4)

41 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

8hab/km²

Night light

0,6nW

Built-up

145,4%

Pesticides

32,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1

N'Sele

IUCN Not Reported

Nature reserve · 1983

34 km²

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