Ouémé Superieur
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1942
2 223 km²
Commune · BEN
Parakou
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1 324
Observations
7 152
Area
565,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 49 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 Parakou : 40 espèces reliées par 65 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
49
Interactions affichées
65
Connectance
0.055
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
1 324 distinct species · 7 152 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,6°C
Annual rain
1 195mm
Warmest m°
36,6°C
Coldest m°
18,7°C
Elevation: 343 m on average (min 276 m, max 386 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,6°C
Annual rain
1 195mm
Warmest month
36,6°C
Coldest month
18,7°C
Mean alt.
343m
Min
276m
Max
386m
Std. dev.
22m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
60,0%
Silt
20,8%
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
6,1
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
18,2%
Sand
60,2%
Silt
21,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
61,5%
Silt
21,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
6,6g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
58,2%
Silt
19,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.2%
Crops41.8%
Built-up3.9%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)39.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
34,5km
Lake surface here
0,08km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 584km²
Discharge in basins
3,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 112mm/an
Mean T°
26,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,43
Mean runoff
180mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
354m
Watersheds crossing here
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
5hab/km²
Night light
0,9nW
Built-up
394,4%
Pesticides
14,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1📍 Point sites · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN