Parc national du Niokolo-Koba
IUCN IINational Park · 1954
8 427 km²
Department · SEN
Vélingara
Senegal
AwTropical, savannah(86 %)
Species observed
478
Observations
7 828
Area
5 499km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Vélingara : 24 espèces reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.065
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
478 distinct species · 7 828 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,9°C
Annual rain
966mm
Warmest m°
39,6°C
Coldest m°
19,4°C
Elevation: 51 m on average (min 9 m, max 81 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,9°C
Annual rain
966mm
Warmest month
39,6°C
Coldest month
19,4°C
Mean alt.
51m
Min
9m
Max
81m
Std. dev.
15m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(86 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
50,5%
Silt
24,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
14,3g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
51,6%
Silt
24,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
51,5%
Silt
24,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
7,4g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
48,4%
Silt
23,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest29.8%
Crops11.4%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)58.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 2 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
504,5km
Lake surface here
3,40km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
45 858km²
Discharge in basins
209,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 025mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
124mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
54m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kayangasub-area1 810,7 km²overlap1677.56 km²31%
- Bassin de Anambésub-area1 166,8 km²overlap863.15 km²16%
- Bassin de Shima Simong Bolonsub-area773,1 km²overlap670.74 km²12%
- Bassin de Koulountousub-area1 561,2 km²overlap655.93 km²12%
- Bassin de Kayangasub-area941,4 km²overlap450.39 km²8%
- Bassin de Mael Jaubèsub-area1 909,6 km²overlap395.20 km²7%
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area540,3 km²overlap352.23 km²6%
- Bassin de Prufu Bolongsub-area370,1 km²overlap195.22 km²4%
- Bassin de Gambiesub-area302,7 km²overlap67.24 km²1%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Kayangaord 5len here158.53 km69%total231 km
- Koulountouord 6len here106.75 km23%total465 km
- Mael Jaubèord 3len here59.34 km63%total94 km
- Gambieord 6len here51.33 km4%total1156 km
- Anambéord 4len here46.54 km78%total60 km
- Kofataord 2len here31.20 km100%total31 km
- Prufu Bolongord 3len here18.57 km37%total51 km
- Mampayeord 2len here15.28 km100%total15 km
- Thiangolleord 3len here7.21 km100%total7 km
- Niaouléord 6len here5.14 km4%total131 km
- Shima Simong Bolonord 3len here1.62 km5%total30 km
- Rio Gebaord 5len here1.58 km1%total161 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
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
25,3%
Pesticides
1,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN II · 1
Parc national du Niokolo-Koba
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1981
8 234 km²
Niokolo-Koba National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1981
8 234 km²
Gambie-Koulountou
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2005
3 682 km²
Foret de Kantora
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
225 km²
Foret de la Kayanga
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
121 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Parc national du Niokolo-KobaNational ParkIUCN II19548 427 km²
- Parc national du Niokolo-KobaUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19818 234 km²
- Niokolo-Koba National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19818 234 km²
- Gambie-KoulountouWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported20053 682 km²
- Foret de KantoraForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported225 km²
- Foret de la KayangaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported121 km²
- Foret de MampayeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported70 km²
- Foret de l'AnambeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported28 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN