Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
Commune · IND
Rajapalaiyam
India
AwTropical, savannah(98 %)
Species observed
627
Observations
33 161
Area
497,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Rajapalaiyam : 28 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 48 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
48
Connectance
0.076
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
627 distinct species · 33 161 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,1°C
Annual rain
934mm
Warmest m°
35,3°C
Coldest m°
18,7°C
Elevation: 285 m on average (min 107 m, max 1 576 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,1°C
Annual rain
934mm
Warmest month
35,3°C
Coldest month
18,7°C
Mean alt.
285m
Min
107m
Max
1 576m
Std. dev.
310m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(98 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
30,6g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
40,4%
Silt
26,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Virudunagar
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
42,5g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
41,2%
Silt
27,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
26,8g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
26,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
26,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.1%
Crops43.9%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)25.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 12 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
44,4km
Lake surface here
2,31km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 436km²
Discharge in basins
5,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 105mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,31
Mean runoff
269mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
265m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Deviarsub-area444,8 km²overlap362.37 km²73%
- Bassin de Vaipparsub-area154 km²overlap56.62 km²11%
- Bassin de Vaipparsub-area366,4 km²overlap46.57 km²9%
- Bassin de Nichabanadhisub-area804 km²overlap21.00 km²4%
- Bassin de Periyarsub-area1 436,2 km²overlap10.63 km²2%
- Bassin de Moola Vaigaisub-area805,3 km²overlap0.15 km²0%
Lakes (12, top by area)
- Lac 1402885area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1402916area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1402921area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1402821area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1402858area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1402865area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1402928area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1402846area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1402894area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
180,2%
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