W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1996
17 464 km²
Commune · BFA
Pama
Burkina Faso
AwTropical, savannah(88 %)
Species observed
476
Observations
1 662
Area
4 977,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 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 Pama : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 15.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
33
Connectance
0.157
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
476 distinct species · 1 662 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
29,3°C
Annual rain
862mm
Warmest m°
39,7°C
Coldest m°
19,9°C
Elevation: 209 m on average (min 143 m, max 339 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,3°C
Annual rain
862mm
Warmest month
39,7°C
Coldest month
19,9°C
Mean alt.
209m
Min
143m
Max
339m
Std. dev.
29m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(88 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
50,5%
Silt
27,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kompienga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
12,2g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
28,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
50,7%
Silt
27,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
6,2g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
48,6%
Silt
27,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.1%
Crops20.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)70.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology20 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
278,1km
Lake surface here
30,98km²
Basins crossed
20
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
23 866km²
Discharge in basins
66,5m³/s
Mean precip.
863mm/an
Mean T°
28,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,57
Mean runoff
88mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
213m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Singousub-area1 030,6 km²overlap832.73 km²17%
- Bassin de wadisub-area932,8 km²overlap831.16 km²17%
- Bassin de Doubodosub-area953,2 km²overlap633.99 km²13%
- Bassin de Koulpélogosub-area1 765,6 km²overlap439.83 km²9%
- Bassin de wadisub-area423 km²overlap421.38 km²8%
- Bassin du Pendjarisub-area907,7 km²overlap406.99 km²8%
- Basin #62490sub-area696,3 km²overlap335.96 km²7%
- Bassin de Singousub-area277,7 km²overlap276.61 km²6%
- Bassin de Singousub-area326 km²overlap248.54 km²5%
11 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Doubodosub-area342,3 km²overlap157.31 km²3%
- Bassin de Singousub-area118,1 km²overlap117.63 km²2%
- Bassin de Doubodosub-area1 143,9 km²overlap116.10 km²2%
- Bassin de Singousub-area101,1 km²overlap100.73 km²2%
- Bassin du Pendjarisub-area490,3 km²overlap28.81 km²1%
- Basin #56510sub-area953,7 km²overlap15.74 km²0%
- Bassin de Singousub-area6,5 km²overlap6.43 km²0%
- Bassin de Doubodosub-area441 km²overlap3.89 km²0%
- Bassin du Pendjarisub-area78,1 km²overlap2.47 km²0%
- Bassin du Pendjarisub-area1 004,5 km²overlap1.34 km²0%
- Bassin de Doubodosub-area454,2 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
6,1%
Pesticides
1,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN II · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1
Parc National d'Arly
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
7 950 km²
Zone Humide de la Rivière Pendjari
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2007
4 834 km²
Pama
IUCN IVClassified Forest and Partial Wildlife Reserve · 1955
2 434 km²
Arly
IUCN IINational Park · 2015
2 187 km²
Pendjari
IUCN VIHunting Zone · 1980
1 823 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- W-Arly-Pendjari ComplexWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable199617 464 km²
- Parc National d'ArlyWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN II20097 950 km²
- Zone Humide de la Rivière PendjariWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN II20074 834 km²
- PamaClassified Forest and Partial Wildlife ReserveIUCN IV19552 434 km²
- ArlyNational ParkIUCN II20152 187 km²
- PendjariHunting ZoneIUCN VI19801 823 km²
- KonkonbouriClassified Forest and Partial Wildlife ReserveIUCN Not Reported2015963 km²
- Singou SeptentrionalClassified Forest and Partial Wildlife ReserveIUCN Not Reported2015720 km²
- WamouGame ReserveIUCN Not Reported2009636 km²
- North PamaGame ReserveIUCN Not Reported2009187 km²
- Barrage de la KompiengaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported2009175 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN