Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2012
8 115 km²
Commune · IND
Usilampatti
India
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
332
Observations
5 645
Area
1 036,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Usilampatti : 21 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.086
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
332 distinct species · 5 645 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,4°C
Annual rain
866mm
Warmest m°
36,3°C
Coldest m°
18,1°C
Elevation: 351 m on average (min 145 m, max 1 464 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,4°C
Annual rain
866mm
Warmest month
36,3°C
Coldest month
18,1°C
Mean alt.
351m
Min
145m
Max
1 464m
Std. dev.
249m
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
6,8
Org. C
26,8g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
25,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Madurai
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
38,2g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
41,9%
Silt
26,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
25,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
40,2%
Silt
24,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest25.0%
Crops46.1%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)26.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 8 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
54,7km
Lake surface here
1,63km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
4 912km²
Discharge in basins
5,2m³/s
Mean precip.
835mm/an
Mean T°
28,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,51
Mean runoff
183mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
229m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Gundaarusub-area846,1 km²overlap423.05 km²41%
- Bassin de Tirumangalam Main Canalsub-area913 km²overlap394.38 km²38%
- Bassin de Kousiga Maga Nadhisub-area1 772,4 km²overlap133.01 km²13%
- Bassin de Moola Vaigaisub-area805,3 km²overlap62.66 km²6%
- Bassin de Varaha Nadhisub-area969,4 km²overlap22.58 km²2%
- Bassin de Periyar Main Canalsub-area1 306,9 km²overlap0.74 km²0%
Lakes (8, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
73,2%
Pesticides
4,6kg/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