Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2004
25 805 km²
Subdivision · IDN
Meloak Aih Ilang
Indonesia
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Species observed
48
Observations
83
Area
18,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
48 distinct species · 83 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,8°C
Annual rain
2 823mm
Warmest m°
26,6°C
Coldest m°
16,8°C
Elevation: 1 060 m on average (min 629 m, max 1 908 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,8°C
Annual rain
2 823mm
Warmest month
26,6°C
Coldest month
16,8°C
Mean alt.
1 060m
Min
629m
Max
1 908m
Std. dev.
300m
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
4,8
Org. C
67,4g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
29,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Gayo Lues
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
86,4g/kg
Clay
34,9%
Sand
35,7%
Silt
29,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
76,1g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
30,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
39,6g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
29,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest93.3%
Crops0.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)5.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1,8km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 053km²
Discharge in basins
2,3m³/s
Mean precip.
2 076mm/an
Mean T°
19,5°C
Moisture idx
0,30
Mean runoff
1 799mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 409m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
9,3%
Pesticides
0,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Gunung Leuser
IUCN IINational Park · 1997
8 701 km²
Gunung Leuser National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
8 303 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN