Virunga
IUCN IINational Park · 1925
7 827 km²
Territory · COD
Oicha
Democratic Republic of the Congo
AfTropical, rainforest(58 %)
Species observed
2 960
Observations
22 702
Area
7 218,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Oicha : 9 espèces reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.167
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
2 960 distinct species · 22 702 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,8°C
Annual rain
2 907mm
Warmest m°
27,8°C
Coldest m°
16,3°C
Elevation: 1 216 m on average (min 671 m, max 4 585 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,8°C
Annual rain
2 907mm
Warmest month
27,8°C
Coldest month
16,3°C
Mean alt.
1 216m
Min
671m
Max
4 585m
Std. dev.
570m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(58 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
41,5g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
25,8%
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
5,5
Org. C
55,8g/kg
Clay
39,9%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
26,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
42,6g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
25,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
26,2g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
25,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest62.2%
Crops14.0%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)23.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology22 basins · 0 lakes · 45 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 024,9km
Basins crossed
22
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
34 160km²
Discharge in basins
1 248,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 396mm/an
Mean T°
21,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,15
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
238mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 260m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ituasub-area2 342,9 km²overlap1661.87 km²23%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area872,1 km²overlap854.14 km²12%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area1 114,3 km²overlap772.10 km²11%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area617,8 km²overlap584.14 km²8%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area553,8 km²overlap471.07 km²7%
- Bassin de Thambuthesub-area1 947,5 km²overlap368.33 km²5%
- Bassin de Butawusub-area389,9 km²overlap358.13 km²5%
- Bassin de Taiyasub-area551,2 km²overlap354.01 km²5%
- Bassin de Abyalosesub-area387,9 km²overlap339.48 km²5%
13 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area340,3 km²overlap302.57 km²4%
- Bassin de Rwanolisub-area322,3 km²overlap299.91 km²4%
- Bassin de Asefusub-area472,2 km²overlap187.19 km²3%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area184,5 km²overlap183.71 km²3%
- Bassin de Takosub-area466,8 km²overlap141.12 km²2%
- Bassin de Lamyasub-area509 km²overlap123.93 km²2%
- Bassin de Iturisub-area565,9 km²overlap75.07 km²1%
- Bassin de Kanyamughisasub-area476,2 km²overlap61.69 km²1%
- Bassin de Rwanolisub-area59,1 km²overlap58.82 km²1%
- Bassin de Durasub-area2 588,2 km²overlap15.54 km²0%
- Bassin de Malibongosub-area1 669 km²overlap5.63 km²0%
- Bassin de Rivière Mutingasub-area573,1 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
- Bassin de Semlikisub-area1 432,7 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Rivers / streams (45, ord ≥ 4)
- Semlikiord 6len here387.60 km65%total596 km
- Ingaboord 2len here58.88 km99%total59 km
- Butawuord 3len here55.22 km99%total56 km
- Rwanoliord 6len here50.29 km100%total50 km
- Taiyaord 2len here50.13 km100%total50 km
- Lahuleord 4len here44.51 km83%total54 km
- Luusilubiord 6len here33.85 km100%total34 km
- Ituaord 4len here26.89 km28%total96 km
- Lamyaord 3len here24.43 km40%total61 km
- Abiaord 3len here21.16 km93%total23 km
- Biakoveord 3len here20.94 km100%total21 km
- Kambohoroord 2len here19.81 km100%total20 km
33 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Abyaloseord 1len here19.69 km100%total20 km
- Eboord 2len here15.90 km89%total18 km
- Ibinaord 5len here15.06 km7%total207 km
- Malingongoord 2len here13.70 km100%total14 km
- Takoord 2len here12.72 km17%total73 km
- Asefuord 3len here12.30 km21%total59 km
- Kanyamughisaord 1len here11.78 km78%total15 km
- Talihyaord 2len here11.31 km100%total11 km
- Maieord 1len here10.10 km100%total10 km
- Lukwalihyaord 2len here9.79 km94%total10 km
- Maisanzaord 3len here8.64 km100%total9 km
- Tsaindeord 1len here8.11 km100%total8 km
- Muahalekaord 2len here7.13 km100%total7 km
- Luthobeord 2len here7.12 km100%total7 km
- Ndomoord 1len here6.76 km100%total7 km
- Thambutheord 2len here5.33 km32%total17 km
- Hayiord 1len here5.05 km100%total5 km
- Tanwaord 1len here4.88 km100%total5 km
- Lauloord 3len here4.79 km100%total5 km
- Muhilaord 1len here4.52 km100%total5 km
- Loitoord 1len here4.30 km100%total4 km
- Kamusosoord 2len here4.05 km100%total4 km
- Lombiord 1len here3.67 km100%total4 km
- Mukereord 4len here3.45 km48%total7 km
- Kithahuhaord 1len here3.20 km100%total3 km
- Rwanduhaord 1len here3.19 km100%total3 km
- Kasangaord 2len here3.16 km100%total3 km
- Loyaord 5len here3.11 km1%total373 km
- Lwirwaord 2len here2.62 km20%total13 km
- Mpondweord 1len here2.14 km34%total6 km
- Kithendereord 1len here1.95 km17%total11 km
- Kataghovwaord 1len here1.62 km100%total2 km
- Mugusuord 2len here≈ tangenttotal8 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
48,3%
Pesticides
35,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN II · 4IUCN Not Applicable · 3IUCN Not Reported · 1
Parc national des Virunga
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
7 770 km²
Virunga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1979
7 770 km²
Queen Elizabeth National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1979
2 519 km²
Queen Elizabeth
IUCN IINational Park · 1952
2 099 km²
Rwenzori Mountains
IUCN IINational Park · 1991
994 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- VirungaNational ParkIUCN II19257 827 km²
- Parc national des VirungaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported19967 770 km²
- Virunga National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19797 770 km²
- Queen Elizabeth National ParkUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19792 519 km²
- Queen ElizabethNational ParkIUCN II19522 099 km²
- Rwenzori MountainsNational ParkIUCN II1991994 km²
- Rwenzori Mountains National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable1994994 km²
- SemulikiNational ParkIUCN II1993221 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN