Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2010
534 km²
Division · LKA
Kuruvita
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Species observed
330
Observations
2 553
Area
177,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Kuruvita : 22 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.076
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
330 distinct species · 2 553 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,1°C
Annual rain
4 131mm
Warmest m°
29,9°C
Coldest m°
20,8°C
Elevation: 188 m on average (min 23 m, max 1 155 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,1°C
Annual rain
4 131mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
20,8°C
Mean alt.
188m
Min
23m
Max
1 155m
Std. dev.
210m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
65,2g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
31,6%
Silt
30,8%
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
5,3
Org. C
72,2g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
32,8%
Silt
31,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
60,8g/kg
Clay
37,1%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
31,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
62,5g/kg
Clay
39,5%
Sand
30,2%
Silt
30,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest82.7%
Crops2.5%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)13.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
37,1km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 325km²
Discharge in basins
28,3m³/s
Mean precip.
4 046mm/an
Mean T°
26,1°C
Moisture idx
0,62
Mean runoff
1 434mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
222m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
130,0%
Pesticides
12,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Ib · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ia · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Peak Wilderness NR
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 2009
135 km²
Warnagalawatta EPA
IUCN IbEnvironmental Protection Area (EPA) · 2024
5 km²
Marakele
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1875
1 km²
Talagahakanda
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1949
1 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN