Ontologia

Constituency · NAM

Ruacana

Namibia

BWhArid, desert, hot(57 %)

Species observed

670

Observations

2 581

Area

5 383,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 25 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 Ruacana : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.074
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

670 distinct species · 2 581 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 581 obs · 75 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 758
61–757
21–60
8–20
< 8

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

22,6°C

Annual rain

317mm

Warmest m°

33,3°C

Coldest m°

10,2°C

Elevation: 1 182 m on average (min 807 m, max 1 376 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,6°C
Annual rain
317mm
Warmest month
33,3°C
Coldest month
10,2°C
Mean alt.
1 182m
Min
807m
Max
1 376m
Std. dev.
46m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(57 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,9

Org. C

5,1g/kg

Clay

13,8%

Sand

75,5%

Silt

10,7%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: scGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
12,0%
Sand
77,0%
Silt
10,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
3,9g/kg
Clay
13,5%
Sand
75,8%
Silt
10,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
5,8g/kg
Clay
15,9%
Sand
73,6%
Silt
10,6%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest6.6%
Crops6.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil6.0%
Other (grassland, water…)81.4%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology18 basins · 1 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

43,5km

Lake surface here

0,43km²

Basins crossed

18

Max stream order

7

Max drainage

88 091km²

Discharge in basins

18,9m³/s

Mean precip.

361mm/an

Mean T°

22,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,80

Mean runoff

6mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 189m

Watersheds crossing here

9 more basins

Lakes (1, top by area)

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

3,8%

Pesticides

0,2kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas10

IUCN Not Reported · 9IUCN II · 1

Etosha

IUCN II

National Park · 1975

22 941 km²

Ehirovipuka

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 2001

1 980 km²

Ombombo

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 2014

1 487 km²

Uukwaluudhi

IUCN Not Reported

Communal Conservancy · 2003

1 437 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN