Selous Game Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
47 215 km²
Commune · TZA
Barikiwa
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
23
Observations
26
Area
1 742,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
23 distinct species · 26 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,1°C
Annual rain
930mm
Warmest m°
31,8°C
Coldest m°
16,2°C
Elevation: 526 m on average (min 326 m, max 746 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,1°C
Annual rain
930mm
Warmest month
31,8°C
Coldest month
16,2°C
Mean alt.
526m
Min
326m
Max
746m
Std. dev.
84m
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
5,6
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
77,5%
Silt
5,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Liwale
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
16,4%
Sand
78,3%
Silt
5,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
16,9%
Sand
77,9%
Silt
5,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
5,6g/kg
Clay
18,6%
Sand
76,3%
Silt
5,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest53.3%
Crops3.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)43.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
93,9km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 960km²
Discharge in basins
19,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 053mm/an
Mean T°
23,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Mean runoff
314mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
555m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
2,7%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Selous G.R
IUCN IVGame Reserve · 1905
41 309 km²
Nyerere National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2019
30 911 km²
Liwale WMA
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2009
3 730 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN