La Sota
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1947
555 km²
Commune · BEN
Lougou
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
362
Observations
2 179
Area
1 536,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 2 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 Lougou : 2 espèces reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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
362 distinct species · 2 179 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,6°C
Annual rain
981mm
Warmest m°
39,7°C
Coldest m°
18,9°C
Elevation: 268 m on average (min 199 m, max 344 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,6°C
Annual rain
981mm
Warmest month
39,7°C
Coldest month
18,9°C
Mean alt.
268m
Min
199m
Max
344m
Std. dev.
30m
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
6,3
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
50,3%
Silt
26,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Ségbana
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
12,6g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
51,2%
Silt
27,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
50,8%
Silt
26,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
5,4g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
48,8%
Silt
25,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.1%
Crops26.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)59.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
186,0km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
12 168km²
Discharge in basins
46,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 017mm/an
Mean T°
27,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
123mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
263m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Sotaord 5len here76.10 km17%total450 km
- Zahonanord 5len here22.79 km95%total24 km
- Warrananord 5len here14.89 km100%total15 km
- Ouaraténaord 2len here10.06 km40%total25 km
- Waraord 3len here8.74 km21%total42 km
- Vlanord 1len here7.72 km69%total11 km
- Kabalaord 1len here6.69 km100%total7 km
- Soakakaord 2len here6.49 km100%total6 km
- Ipounaord 2len here6.16 km100%total6 km
- Kpassanaord 1len here5.03 km64%total8 km
- Vionaord 2len here4.03 km100%total4 km
- Lagaord 2len here3.56 km23%total15 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
7,5%
Pesticides
12,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN