Zone Humide de la Rivière Pendjari
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2007
4 834 km²
Commune · BEN
Matéri
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
364
Observations
737
Area
263,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Matéri : 27 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.050
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
364 distinct species · 737 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,4°C
Annual rain
954mm
Warmest m°
38,9°C
Coldest m°
19,7°C
Elevation: 209 m on average (min 170 m, max 260 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,4°C
Annual rain
954mm
Warmest month
38,9°C
Coldest month
19,7°C
Mean alt.
209m
Min
170m
Max
260m
Std. dev.
21m
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
8,6g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
53,3%
Silt
23,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Matéri
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
24,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
8,3g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
53,6%
Silt
23,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
5,2g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
51,1%
Silt
22,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.7%
Crops32.5%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)59.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,1km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 009km²
Discharge in basins
2,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 032mm/an
Mean T°
28,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
256mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
223m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
60,9%
Pesticides
14,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1
Pendjari
IUCN VIHunting Zone · 1980
1 823 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN