Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
District · IND
Kodagu
India
AmTropical, monsoon(63 %)
Species observed
2 421
Observations
315 248
Area
4 095,9km²
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 Kodagu : 18 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.095
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 421 distinct species · 315 248 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,0°C
Annual rain
3 291mm
Warmest m°
31,1°C
Coldest m°
14,8°C
Elevation: 869 m on average (min 55 m, max 1 452 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
3 291mm
Warmest month
31,1°C
Coldest month
14,8°C
Mean alt.
869m
Min
55m
Max
1 452m
Std. dev.
214m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(63 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
32,9g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
41,3%
Silt
26,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
41,1g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
42,1%
Silt
26,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
35,1g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
42,1%
Silt
26,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
22,5g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
39,6%
Silt
25,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest84.0%
Crops2.2%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)12.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 3 lakes · 32 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
560,3km
Lake surface here
5,34km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 360km²
Discharge in basins
187,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 653mm/an
Mean T°
23,3°C
Moisture idx
0,31
Mean runoff
1 408mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
737m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kaverisub-area1 192,2 km²overlap1036.33 km²25%
- Bassin de Lakshmanatirthasub-area1 905 km²overlap739.19 km²18%
- Bassin de Valapattanamsub-area1 823,4 km²overlap579.21 km²14%
- Bassin de Harangisub-area525,7 km²overlap523.68 km²13%
- Bassin de Payaswinisub-area1 334,8 km²overlap302.33 km²7%
- Bassin de Hemavatisub-area1 371 km²overlap191.96 km²5%
- Bassin de Kumaradharasub-area798,8 km²overlap175.71 km²4%
- Bassin de Kariangode Riversub-area803,4 km²overlap171.20 km²4%
- Bassin de Tarakasub-area583 km²overlap144.83 km²4%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (32, ord ≥ 4)
- Kaveriord 6len here180.45 km16%total1103 km
- Harangiord 3len here67.51 km100%total68 km
- Lakshmanatirthaord 4len here65.92 km38%total175 km
- Barapoleord 3len here65.50 km100%total66 km
- Ettukadu Holeord 3len here24.83 km100%total25 km
- Payaswiniord 4len here16.94 km11%total158 km
- Giri Holeord 2len here16.33 km51%total32 km
- Avandiord 1len here15.24 km100%total15 km
- Mukkutta Toduord 2len here15.21 km65%total23 km
- Kirehole ಕೀರೆಹೊಳೆord 2len here11.73 km100%total12 km
- Alexnagar Riverord 4len here11.14 km18%total62 km
- Kakke Holeord 3len here8.93 km100%total9 km
20 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Chikle Holeord 3len here8.67 km100%total9 km
- Mundrotu Poleord 3len here8.58 km61%total14 km
- Chikannipuzhaord 3len here7.87 km36%total22 km
- Bommanji Poleord 1len here7.42 km100%total7 km
- Hemavatiord 5len here3.33 km1%total324 km
- Sarati Holeord 3len here3.21 km14%total23 km
- Konnakadord 2len here2.87 km38%total8 km
- Chelavara Fallsord 1len here2.72 km100%total3 km
- parakottiyal thoduord 2len here2.33 km87%total3 km
- tottilpalam thoduord 2len here2.29 km73%total3 km
- Nagaraholeord 2len here2.27 km11%total21 km
- Barapole water canalord 3len here2.01 km100%total2 km
- Kudumbur Riverord 3len here1.66 km5%total34 km
- Panchara thoduord 1len here1.12 km33%total3 km
- Vanchiyam Puzhaord 1len here0.97 km100%total1 km
- Valiya Puzha (Barapole)ord 3len here0.83 km4%total19 km
- Eluveord 4len here0.78 km2%total42 km
- Njettithoduord 1len here0.64 km6%total11 km
- narimada thodord 1len here0.49 km72%total1 km
- mampoil thoduord 1len here0.49 km14%total3 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
63,4%
Pesticides
4,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN