Sellankandal
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 1892
38 km²
Division · LKA
Puttalam
Sri Lanka
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
260
Observations
3 582
Area
289,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Puttalam : 21 espèces reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.080
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
260 distinct species · 3 582 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,3°C
Annual rain
1 307mm
Warmest m°
31,8°C
Coldest m°
22,8°C
Elevation: 15 m on average (min -290 m, max 67 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
1 307mm
Warmest month
31,8°C
Coldest month
22,8°C
Mean alt.
15m
Min
-290m
Max
67m
Std. dev.
21m
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
6,0
Org. C
39,3g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
33,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
53,7g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
33,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
36,1g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
33,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
28,0g/kg
Clay
35,3%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
31,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest36.9%
Crops23.5%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)36.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 4 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
16,22km²
Basins crossed
4
Max drainage
1 504km²
Discharge in basins
2,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 230mm/an
Mean T°
27,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,22
Mean runoff
480mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
33m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (4, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
1,3nW
Built-up
184,8%
Pesticides
12,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Ib · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN