Etosha
IUCN IINational Park · 1975
22 941 km²
Constituency · NAM
Uuvudhiya
Namibia
BShArid, steppe, hot(50 %)
Species observed
971
Observations
57 204
Area
5 822km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Uuvudhiya : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.105
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
971 distinct species · 57 204 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,4°C
Annual rain
380mm
Warmest m°
33,6°C
Coldest m°
10,8°C
Elevation: 1 105 m on average (min 1 081 m, max 1 222 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,4°C
Annual rain
380mm
Warmest month
33,6°C
Coldest month
10,8°C
Mean alt.
1 105m
Min
1 081m
Max
1 222m
Std. dev.
18m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(50 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
6,3g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
68,4%
Silt
15,6%
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
7,7
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
14,7%
Sand
69,4%
Silt
15,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
5,1g/kg
Clay
15,0%
Sand
69,3%
Silt
15,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
18,3%
Sand
66,4%
Silt
15,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.3%
Crops7.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil14.9%
Other (grassland, water…)73.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology24 basins · 26 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
124,1km
Lake surface here
35,11km²
Basins crossed
24
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
112 443km²
Discharge in basins
113,9m³/s
Mean precip.
407mm/an
Mean T°
22,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,79
Mean runoff
4mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 110m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #87710sub-area1 508,4 km²overlap816.09 km²14%
- Bassin de Ekumasub-area1 881,4 km²overlap803.84 km²14%
- Basin #87780sub-area737,4 km²overlap735.13 km²13%
- Basin #95650sub-area1 160,4 km²overlap545.21 km²9%
- Bassin de Etakasub-area799,5 km²overlap423.37 km²7%
- Basin #88020sub-area491,3 km²overlap408.99 km²7%
- Basin #97870sub-area541,4 km²overlap373.59 km²6%
- Basin #96650sub-area398,7 km²overlap270.30 km²5%
- Basin #96730sub-area268,4 km²overlap267.50 km²5%
15 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #88360sub-area266,1 km²overlap265.25 km²5%
- Bassin de Ekumasub-area616,9 km²overlap205.96 km²4%
- Basin #01190sub-area400,6 km²overlap179.41 km²3%
- Basin #99070sub-area766,8 km²overlap119.42 km²2%
- Bassin de Ekumasub-area179,1 km²overlap90.55 km²2%
- Basin #01320sub-area242,2 km²overlap68.64 km²1%
- Bassin de Gwashuuisub-area135,5 km²overlap61.89 km²1%
- Basin #98670sub-area179,9 km²overlap52.88 km²1%
- Bassin de Calueque–Oshakati Canalsub-area3 344,8 km²overlap34.80 km²1%
- Basin #79120sub-area188,4 km²overlap32.33 km²1%
- Basin #99140sub-area156,9 km²overlap24.78 km²0%
- Bassin de Gwashuuisub-area36,9 km²overlap19.64 km²0%
- Basin #91520sub-area394,4 km²overlap11.74 km²0%
- Basin #00990sub-area1 372,9 km²overlap10.44 km²0%
- Basin #90300sub-area62 km²overlap0.28 km²0%
Lakes (26, top by area)
- Etosha Panarea40,1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lake Opononoarea10,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #82627area8,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Otjivalunda Saltpan #2area4,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lake #82613area3,8 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lake #82600area3,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Adamax Panarea2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lake #82621area2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lake Opononoarea1,6 km²avg depth1.3 m
17 more lakes
- Lake #82583area1,6 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake Opononoarea1,5 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #82607area1,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lake #82581area1,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #82610area1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1415297area0,6 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1415251area0,5 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1415503area0,4 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1415464area0,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1415531area0,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1415301area0,3 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1415271area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1415275area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1415448area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1415152area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1415257area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1415231area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,9%
Pesticides
0,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 1
Etosha Pan, Lake Oponono & Cuvelai drainage
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1995
15 229 km²
Iipumbu ya Tshilongo
IUCN Not ReportedCommunal Conservancy · 2012
1 548 km²
Otshiku-ShiIthilonde
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Forest · 2018
1 088 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN