Murchison Falls
IUCN IINational Park · 1952
3 878 km²
Commune · UGA
Purongo
Uganda
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1 158
Observations
190 198
Area
1 893,1km²
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 Purongo : 15 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.095
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
1 158 distinct species · 190 198 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,1°C
Annual rain
1 327mm
Warmest m°
33,5°C
Coldest m°
19,8°C
Elevation: 789 m on average (min 620 m, max 990 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,1°C
Annual rain
1 327mm
Warmest month
33,5°C
Coldest month
19,8°C
Mean alt.
789m
Min
620m
Max
990m
Std. dev.
107m
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
6,3
Org. C
26,6g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
24,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nwoya
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
37,0g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
24,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
25,0g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
24,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
37,8%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
23,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.2%
Crops22.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)61.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 2 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
88,2km
Lake surface here
44,03km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
412 441km²
Discharge in basins
6 438,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 163mm/an
Mean T°
24,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
111mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
813m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Albert Nilesub-area576,2 km²overlap573.65 km²30%
- Bassin de Albert Nilesub-area1 577,3 km²overlap344.37 km²18%
- Bassin de Victoria Nilesub-area505,1 km²overlap253.05 km²13%
- Bassin de Victoria Nilesub-area217 km²overlap174.37 km²9%
- Bassin de Albert Nilesub-area181,3 km²overlap141.23 km²7%
- Bassin de Albert Nilesub-area404,4 km²overlap135.57 km²7%
- Bassin de Victoria Nilesub-area192,6 km²overlap109.67 km²6%
- Bassin de Ayagosub-area1 221,4 km²overlap65.30 km²3%
- Bassin de Lake Albert to Albert Nilesub-area244,9 km²overlap64.22 km²3%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, 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
14,6%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN