Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
Commune · IND
Rani
India
AmTropical, monsoon(99 %)
Species observed
817
Observations
65 974
Area
1 048km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Rani : 28 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.060
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
817 distinct species · 65 974 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,8°C
Annual rain
2 788mm
Warmest m°
31,9°C
Coldest m°
17,6°C
Elevation: 565 m on average (min 11 m, max 1 626 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,8°C
Annual rain
2 788mm
Warmest month
31,9°C
Coldest month
17,6°C
Mean alt.
565m
Min
11m
Max
1 626m
Std. dev.
442m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(99 %)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
34,2g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
36,4%
Silt
30,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Pathanamthitta
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
47,6g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
30,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
33,9g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
30,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
21,2g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
29,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest90.0%
Crops0.8%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)8.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 2 lakes · 15 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
263,4km
Lake surface here
7,73km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 680km²
Discharge in basins
70,0m³/s
Mean precip.
2 245mm/an
Mean T°
24,9°C
Moisture idx
0,36
Mean runoff
1 025mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
519m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Pambasub-area783 km²overlap469.77 km²45%
- Bassin de Kakkattu Aarsub-area314,2 km²overlap311.21 km²30%
- Bassin de Pambasub-area299,3 km²overlap149.58 km²14%
- Bassin de Kallarsub-area274,3 km²overlap62.63 km²6%
- Bassin de Achenkovilsub-area1 135,9 km²overlap27.61 km²3%
- Bassin de Manimala Riversub-area802,4 km²overlap12.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Pambasub-area9,3 km²overlap9.31 km²1%
- Bassin de Periyarsub-area1 436,2 km²overlap5.25 km²1%
- Bassin de Palai Riversub-area397,3 km²overlap0.27 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (15, ord ≥ 4)
- Pambaord 5len here109.60 km67%total165 km
- Kakkattu Aarord 3len here50.55 km100%total51 km
- Kakki Arord 2len here45.03 km100%total45 km
- Kakkiord 3len here16.07 km100%total16 km
- Kallarord 3len here12.11 km25%total48 km
- Anchukuzhi thodord 1len here7.03 km100%total7 km
- edakulam palliodapara thoduord 4len here5.27 km100%total5 km
- Kaarakkatt thodord 1len here5.07 km83%total6 km
- Vaaruchaal kattikal thodord 4len here5.00 km100%total5 km
- Pamba Irrigation Project (PIP) Canalord 4len here2.37 km6%total41 km
- pothukunnthodord 3len here1.30 km100%total1 km
- Azhuthaord 4len here1.16 km3%total36 km
3 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
53,4%
Pesticides
4,8kg/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