Khangchendzonga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2016
1 739 km²
District · IND
South Sikkim
India
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(45 %)
Species observed
1 106
Observations
32 512
Area
731,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 10 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 South Sikkim : 5 espèces reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 26.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
10
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.267
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
1 106 distinct species · 32 512 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,1°C
Annual rain
4 135mm
Warmest m°
22,1°C
Coldest m°
4,7°C
Elevation: 1 761 m on average (min 361 m, max 5 247 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,1°C
Annual rain
4 135mm
Warmest month
22,1°C
Coldest month
4,7°C
Mean alt.
1 761m
Min
361m
Max
5 247m
Std. dev.
991m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(45 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
42,8g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
35,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
62,8g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
35,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
41,1g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
35,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
34,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest79.3%
Crops1.6%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil2.0%
Other (grassland, water…)16.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
178,7km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
5 555km²
Discharge in basins
40,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 968mm/an
Mean T°
12,7°C
Moisture idx
0,38
Max snow
9%
Mean runoff
1 214mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 234m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Teestaord 8len here44.97 km14%total326 km
- Rangeetord 4len here42.83 km82%total53 km
- Rangitord 5len here36.14 km61%total60 km
- Kauum Chuord 3len here17.35 km100%total17 km
- Mānpur Kholaord 2len here11.26 km100%total11 km
- Teesta Riverord 6len here10.36 km4%total286 km
- River Rinziord 2len here7.74 km100%total8 km
- Rathong Chuord 4len here3.28 km5%total73 km
- Baghey Kholaord 1len here2.53 km88%total3 km
- Ragnu Khālaord 5len here1.55 km7%total21 km
- Rothakord 2len here0.67 km6%total11 km
- Chhota Angīrtord 3len here0.04 km0%total10 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
60,4%
Pesticides
1,9kg/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