Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN IVWildlife Sanctuary · 1993
742 km²
Village block · BTN
Merag
Bhutan
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(43 %)
Species observed
224
Observations
382
Area
455,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Merag : 21 espèces reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.081
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
224 distinct species · 382 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
5,9°C
Annual rain
2 850mm
Warmest m°
15,7°C
Coldest m°
-7,8°C
Elevation: 3 251 m on average (min 1 661 m, max 4 277 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
5,9°C
Annual rain
2 850mm
Warmest month
15,7°C
Coldest month
-7,8°C
Mean alt.
3 251m
Min
1 661m
Max
4 277m
Std. dev.
614m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(43 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
57,3g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
37,1%
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
5,6
Org. C
79,7g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
37,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
59,4g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
37,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
32,7g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
36,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest70.5%
Crops2.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil3.0%
Other (grassland, water…)24.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
68,7km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
2 484km²
Discharge in basins
28,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 721mm/an
Mean T°
17,5°C
Moisture idx
0,22
Max snow
8%
Mean runoff
1 990mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 449m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Shangri Chuord 3len here29.60 km50%total60 km
- ZHILIUord 2len here13.81 km100%total14 km
- Khiliphu Chhuord 2len here7.14 km99%total7 km
- Nyanglengrude Chhuord 2len here5.82 km100%total6 km
- Zangliord 3len here5.20 km54%total10 km
- STN6ord 1len here3.46 km42%total8 km
- Jhumri Chuord 3len here2.04 km8%total25 km
- Gamri Chhuord 3len here1.42 km3%total52 km
- Tenga Riverord 4len here0.26 km0%total193 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,3%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1
Biological Corridor 6
IUCN VIBiological Corridor · 1999
233 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN