Namib-Naukluft
IUCN IINational Park · 1986
50 766 km²
Constituency · NAM
Walvisbay Rural
Namibia
BWhArid, desert, hot(99 %)
Species observed
1 675
Observations
105 416
Area
9 138,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Walvisbay Rural : 26 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.071
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
1 675 distinct species · 105 416 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,4°C
Annual rain
38mm
Warmest m°
29,5°C
Coldest m°
10,8°C
Elevation: 441 m on average (min -39 m, max 1 116 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,4°C
Annual rain
38mm
Warmest month
29,5°C
Coldest month
10,8°C
Mean alt.
441m
Min
-39m
Max
1 116m
Std. dev.
278m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(99 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,5
Org. C
5,0g/kg
Clay
6,4%
Sand
79,7%
Silt
14,0%
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
8,5
Org. C
4,8g/kg
Clay
5,8%
Sand
79,4%
Silt
14,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,5
Org. C
4,0g/kg
Clay
6,1%
Sand
80,1%
Silt
13,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,5
Org. C
6,3g/kg
Clay
7,2%
Sand
79,5%
Silt
13,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.5%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil95.2%
Other (grassland, water…)4.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology29 basins · 5 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
639,1km
Lake surface here
26,00km²
Basins crossed
29
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
29 452km²
Discharge in basins
19,8m³/s
Mean precip.
49mm/an
Mean T°
19,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,97
Mean runoff
7mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
470m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kuisebsub-area1 747,6 km²overlap1529.24 km²17%
- Bassin de Tumassub-area2 881,5 km²overlap877.90 km²10%
- Basin #16740sub-area855,4 km²overlap853.36 km²9%
- Basin #16780sub-area764,6 km²overlap751.39 km²8%
- Bassin de Kibnassub-area820,1 km²overlap615.52 km²7%
- Bassin de Aussinanissub-area782,1 km²overlap576.69 km²6%
- Basin #16710sub-area618,6 km²overlap522.02 km²6%
- Bassin de Kuisebsub-area644 km²overlap481.41 km²5%
- Bassin de Kuisebsub-area626,3 km²overlap442.93 km²5%
20 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Hopesub-area314 km²overlap313.23 km²3%
- Bassin de Rutilesub-area1 104,8 km²overlap284.69 km²3%
- Bassin de Kuisebsub-area258,8 km²overlap258.16 km²3%
- Bassin de Gaubsub-area381,1 km²overlap221.21 km²2%
- Bassin de Kuisebsub-area255,8 km²overlap221.11 km²2%
- Bassin de Kuisebsub-area356 km²overlap207.48 km²2%
- Bassin de Kuisebsub-area207,4 km²overlap206.94 km²2%
- Bassin de Kuisebsub-area144,3 km²overlap144.00 km²2%
- Basin #16820sub-area198,2 km²overlap130.22 km²1%
- Bassin de Kuisebsub-area116,1 km²overlap108.61 km²1%
- Basin #47240sub-area1 772 km²overlap87.69 km²1%
- Basin #16750sub-area92,8 km²overlap79.43 km²1%
- Basin #16810sub-area78,5 km²overlap76.37 km²1%
- Bassin de Swakop Riversub-area578,4 km²overlap73.78 km²1%
- Basin #16700sub-area542,2 km²overlap41.25 km²0%
- Basin #16830sub-area14,4 km²overlap12.62 km²0%
- Basin #16770sub-area25,2 km²overlap11.56 km²0%
- Bassin de Tsondabsub-area4 680 km²overlap4.34 km²0%
- Basin #16790sub-area3,6 km²overlap3.00 km²0%
- Bassin de Ubibsub-area715,4 km²overlap2.22 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Kuisebord 5len here331.24 km47%total702 km
- Tumasord 4len here76.62 km88%total87 km
- Gaubord 4len here41.60 km17%total246 km
- Idusebord 2len here35.44 km100%total35 km
- Aussinanisord 3len here29.40 km100%total29 km
- Ururasord 3len here25.00 km100%total25 km
- Kibnasord 5len here24.97 km100%total25 km
- Soutord 5len here22.88 km100%total23 km
- Gorobord 2len here20.68 km100%total21 km
- Hopeord 2len here11.50 km100%total12 km
- Swakop Riverord 6len here7.08 km1%total767 km
- Ausord 1len here6.57 km100%total7 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
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
0,9%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 5
Namib Sand Sea
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2013
30 758 km²
Dorob
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2010
8 180 km²
Walvis Bay
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1995
96 km²
Sandwich Harbour
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1995
91 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN