Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
Commune · IND
Pirmed
India
AmTropical, monsoon(84 %)
Species observed
1 276
Observations
249 912
Area
1 280,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 Pirmed : 19 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.063
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
1 276 distinct species · 249 912 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,9°C
Annual rain
2 547mm
Warmest m°
29,8°C
Coldest m°
15,3°C
Elevation: 916 m on average (min 99 m, max 1 705 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,9°C
Annual rain
2 547mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
15,3°C
Mean alt.
916m
Min
99m
Max
1 705m
Std. dev.
343m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(84 %)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
36,7g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
35,3%
Silt
30,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Idukki
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
51,5g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
30,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
35,5g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
30,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
29,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest80.2%
Crops1.6%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)17.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 1 lakes · 33 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
327,5km
Lake surface here
14,27km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 810km²
Discharge in basins
38,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 197mm/an
Mean T°
23,2°C
Moisture idx
0,36
Mean runoff
961mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
834m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Periyarsub-area1 436,2 km²overlap817.60 km²64%
- Bassin de Pambasub-area783 km²overlap273.17 km²21%
- Bassin de Manimala Riversub-area802,4 km²overlap152.98 km²12%
- Bassin de Meenachilsub-area1 318,6 km²overlap21.11 km²2%
- Bassin de Muvattupuzha Riversub-area1 809,4 km²overlap9.35 km²1%
- Bassin de Deviarsub-area444,8 km²overlap3.25 km²0%
- Bassin de Suruliarsub-area928,5 km²overlap1.80 km²0%
- Bassin de Nichabanadhisub-area804 km²overlap1.20 km²0%
- Bassin de Kakkattu Aarsub-area314,2 km²overlap0.25 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (33, ord ≥ 4)
- Periyarord 5len here110.63 km36%total306 km
- Azhuthaord 4len here30.02 km83%total36 km
- Mullayarord 3len here26.73 km96%total28 km
- Pambaord 5len here18.60 km11%total165 km
- Pullakayarord 3len here16.75 km81%total21 km
- Theyilapuraord 3len here13.61 km93%total15 km
- chelimada thoduord 1len here10.06 km77%total13 km
- tributary of azhutha riverord 3len here9.73 km100%total10 km
- chembanal thoduord 2len here9.05 km100%total9 km
- kadamakulam thoduord 1len here6.88 km100%total7 km
- fair fiedd estateord 1len here6.06 km100%total6 km
- chinnar thodord 2len here6.06 km100%total6 km
21 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- 63th mile thoduord 1len here6.05 km100%total6 km
- vathallor thodord 1len here5.46 km100%total5 km
- thavaranamedu thodord 2len here5.42 km100%total5 km
- vallakkadavu thoduord 1len here4.94 km100%total5 km
- Panniyarathu Parathoduord 1len here4.85 km100%total5 km
- Sathram Thoduord 1len here4.37 km100%total4 km
- pattumala thoduord 1len here4.12 km100%total4 km
- elapalli thoduord 2len here4.04 km20%total20 km
- paloorkavu thoduord 1len here3.62 km100%total4 km
- anavilasam vinayakanpadi bhagam thodord 1len here3.61 km33%total11 km
- Meenachilord 4len here3.06 km3%total110 km
- manjumala pazhayakaduord 1len here2.90 km100%total3 km
- painganam thoduord 1len here2.60 km36%total7 km
- Thaluenkkalthoduord 1len here2.06 km48%total4 km
- umy thoduord 1len here1.43 km100%total1 km
- kaverymala kattakkayam bhagam thodord 1len here1.43 km100%total1 km
- Pappani Thoduord 1len here1.14 km100%total1 km
- vellarumkunn bhagam thodord 1len here1.01 km71%total1 km
- kairalipadi bhagam thodord 1len here0.44 km24%total2 km
- dymod thodord 1len here0.40 km24%total2 km
- Manimala Riverord 5len here0.32 km0%total113 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
40,0%
Pesticides
4,7kg/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