Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
Commune · IND
n.a. ( 2275)
India
AmTropical, monsoon(94 %)
Species observed
918
Observations
164 848
Area
941,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 n.a. ( 2275) : 23 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
36
Connectance
0.089
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
918 distinct species · 164 848 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,6°C
Annual rain
2 669mm
Warmest m°
33,8°C
Coldest m°
19,7°C
Elevation: 266 m on average (min 8 m, max 1 381 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,6°C
Annual rain
2 669mm
Warmest month
33,8°C
Coldest month
19,7°C
Mean alt.
266m
Min
8m
Max
1 381m
Std. dev.
260m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(94 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
30,9g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
29,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Pathanamthitta
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
42,2g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
37,7%
Silt
29,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
30,4g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
37,7%
Silt
29,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
20,0g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
28,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest89.1%
Crops1.7%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)7.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 1 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
249,7km
Lake surface here
0,30km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 680km²
Discharge in basins
41,1m³/s
Mean precip.
2 339mm/an
Mean T°
26,2°C
Moisture idx
0,36
Mean runoff
1 154mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
260m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Achenkovilsub-area1 135,9 km²overlap643.07 km²68%
- Bassin de Kallarsub-area274,3 km²overlap210.52 km²22%
- Bassin de Pambasub-area299,3 km²overlap83.10 km²9%
- Bassin de Kalladasub-area1 507,1 km²overlap3.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Kakkattu Aarsub-area314,2 km²overlap1.48 km²0%
- Bassin de Palai Riversub-area397,3 km²overlap0.06 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Achenkovilord 4len here140.64 km77%total182 km
- Kallarord 3len here35.52 km74%total48 km
- Achenkovil Riverord 2len here20.28 km72%total28 km
- Pamba Irrigation Project (PIP) Canalord 4len here14.02 km34%total41 km
- kurubatti cheruvaalamoozhi thoduord 3len here8.01 km88%total9 km
- Pambaord 5len here6.02 km4%total165 km
- Allumkal Thekkekkarapadi Thoduord 1len here5.14 km100%total5 km
- kolapara thoduord 1len here4.28 km100%total4 km
- meenmutty thoduord 1len here3.93 km100%total4 km
- koipurath kadavuord 3len here3.78 km100%total4 km
- padappara - muttakuzhiyil - vakayar thodord 2len here3.10 km100%total3 km
- mlanthadom thodord 1len here3.01 km100%total3 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
132,4%
Pesticides
4,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN