Kainji Lake
IUCN IINational Park · 1979
5 824 km²
Local Authority · NGA
Mashegu
Nigeria
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
225
Observations
1 258
Area
9 077,7km²
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 Mashegu : 27 espèces reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.058
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
225 distinct species · 1 258 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,9°C
Annual rain
1 164mm
Warmest m°
38,1°C
Coldest m°
19,3°C
Elevation: 230 m on average (min 100 m, max 361 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,9°C
Annual rain
1 164mm
Warmest month
38,1°C
Coldest month
19,3°C
Mean alt.
230m
Min
100m
Max
361m
Std. dev.
53m
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
6,0
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
20,4%
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
6,1
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
63,1%
Silt
20,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
15,4%
Sand
63,8%
Silt
20,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
6,4g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
59,5%
Silt
19,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.6%
Crops35.2%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)51.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology31 basins · 4 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
85,5km
Lake surface here
48,35km²
Basins crossed
31
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
1 613 414km²
Discharge in basins
987,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 158mm/an
Mean T°
27,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,39
Mean runoff
231mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
232m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #21430sub-area2 263,1 km²overlap2192.40 km²24%
- Basin #18050sub-area1 458,4 km²overlap985.78 km²11%
- Basin #40670sub-area953,4 km²overlap928.16 km²10%
- Basin #36190sub-area753,8 km²overlap750.68 km²8%
- Bassin de Kadunasub-area2 247,5 km²overlap676.18 km²7%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area2 238,7 km²overlap528.44 km²6%
- Basin #19700sub-area483,5 km²overlap481.55 km²5%
- Basin #36840sub-area691,7 km²overlap452.36 km²5%
- Basin #40760sub-area363 km²overlap361.17 km²4%
22 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Rakasub-area1 247,6 km²overlap237.86 km²3%
- Bassin de Marigasub-area791,2 km²overlap207.35 km²2%
- Bassin de Marigasub-area1 034,5 km²overlap185.22 km²2%
- Basin #17870sub-area183,6 km²overlap175.59 km²2%
- Bassin de Marigasub-area162,1 km²overlap158.28 km²2%
- Basin #36990sub-area268,5 km²overlap121.18 km²1%
- Basin #42960sub-area136,9 km²overlap104.52 km²1%
- Basin #11970sub-area92,3 km²overlap84.18 km²1%
- Basin #05730sub-area176 km²overlap79.04 km²1%
- Basin #36430sub-area66,8 km²overlap66.56 km²1%
- Basin #19550sub-area64,1 km²overlap63.84 km²1%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area343,8 km²overlap62.28 km²1%
- Basin #09370sub-area166,4 km²overlap59.17 km²1%
- Basin #11980sub-area136 km²overlap31.78 km²0%
- Basin #42730sub-area172,5 km²overlap31.51 km²0%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area44,3 km²overlap28.07 km²0%
- Basin #09200sub-area467 km²overlap17.59 km²0%
- Bassin de Olisub-area14,1 km²overlap3.88 km²0%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area844,4 km²overlap1.34 km²0%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area136,6 km²overlap0.96 km²0%
- Bassin de Olisub-area900,7 km²overlap0.82 km²0%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area330,9 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
20,6%
Pesticides
41,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN