Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
Commune · IND
Kuzhittura
India
AwTropical, savannah(85 %)
Species observed
477
Observations
7 942
Area
361,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 Kuzhittura : 24 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 32 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
32
Connectance
0.074
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
477 distinct species · 7 942 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,5°C
Annual rain
1 680mm
Warmest m°
32,1°C
Coldest m°
21,6°C
Elevation: 134 m on average (min -15 m, max 1 270 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,5°C
Annual rain
1 680mm
Warmest month
32,1°C
Coldest month
21,6°C
Mean alt.
134m
Min
-15m
Max
1 270m
Std. dev.
195m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(85 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
36,8g/kg
Clay
34,2%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
29,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kanniyakumari
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
46,8g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
29,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
38,4g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
29,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
25,2g/kg
Clay
37,7%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
27,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest75.6%
Crops2.7%
Built-up2.8%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)18.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 2 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
44,5km
Lake surface here
3,26km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
974km²
Discharge in basins
4,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 315mm/an
Mean T°
26,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,06
Mean runoff
483mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
278m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
14hab/km²
Night light
1,7nW
Built-up
279,7%
Pesticides
5,0kg/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