Lengwe National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1970
928 km²
District · mwi
Chikwawa
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(84 %)
Species observed
1 420
Observations
33 684
Area
4 880,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 Chikwawa : 16 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.111
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
1 420 distinct species · 33 684 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,2°C
Annual rain
936mm
Warmest m°
34,2°C
Coldest m°
15,4°C
Elevation: 218 m on average (min 49 m, max 808 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,2°C
Annual rain
936mm
Warmest month
34,2°C
Coldest month
15,4°C
Mean alt.
218m
Min
49m
Max
808m
Std. dev.
139m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(84 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
66,4%
Silt
10,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
67,3%
Silt
11,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
66,7%
Silt
10,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
65,1%
Silt
10,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.9%
Crops16.3%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)60.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology16 basins · 4 lakes · 25 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
523,2km
Lake surface here
2,00km²
Basins crossed
16
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
1 200 067km²
Discharge in basins
3 485,7m³/s
Mean precip.
876mm/an
Mean T°
24,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,49
Mean runoff
187mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
319m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mwanzasub-area1 756,6 km²overlap1315.19 km²27%
- Basin #45730sub-area1 081,2 km²overlap1065.68 km²22%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area1 961 km²overlap1039.44 km²21%
- Bassin de Ntayakhasu Streamsub-area637,8 km²overlap587.98 km²12%
- Bassin de Chinzemebe Riversub-area615,4 km²overlap220.81 km²5%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area299,9 km²overlap218.37 km²4%
- Bassin de Namikalango Riversub-area193,9 km²overlap190.42 km²4%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area162,1 km²overlap161.54 km²3%
- Bassin de Lalanjesub-area189,3 km²overlap52.83 km²1%
7 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #46960sub-area891 km²overlap10.20 km²0%
- Bassin de Mkurumadzisub-area901,6 km²overlap8.53 km²0%
- Basin #53350sub-area1 118 km²overlap5.37 km²0%
- Bassin de Condedezi Riversub-area444,2 km²overlap3.18 km²0%
- Bassin de Zambezesub-area2 675,6 km²overlap0.57 km²0%
- Bassin de Shiresub-area561,3 km²overlap0.40 km²0%
- Bassin de Condedezi Riversub-area150,1 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (25, ord ≥ 4)
- Mwanzaord 4len here137.21 km95%total144 km
- Shireord 6len here109.82 km11%total1016 km
- Mwambeziord 2len here55.26 km95%total58 km
- Ntayakhasu Streamord 2len here38.16 km100%total38 km
- Namikalango Riverord 3len here20.98 km100%total21 km
- seasonal streamord 1len here19.15 km100%total19 km
- Lukhubulaord 6len here18.69 km33%total57 km
- Chinzemebe Riverord 2len here18.67 km76%total24 km
- Mwamphanziord 6len here12.92 km29%total44 km
- Mvuzaord 6len here12.81 km100%total13 km
- Livunku Riverord 2len here11.06 km46%total24 km
- Thakodewereord 1len here9.22 km100%total9 km
13 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Masakaliord 3len here8.52 km100%total9 km
- Nkhate Riverord 1len here8.12 km55%total15 km
- Msanjere Riverord 1len here8.04 km72%total11 km
- riverord 3len here5.27 km93%total6 km
- Mapalera Riverord 2len here4.89 km66%total7 km
- Lalanjeord 2len here4.77 km12%total40 km
- sord 3len here4.77 km12%total39 km
- riviersplitsingord 2len here4.63 km100%total5 km
- Namkatiord 6len here3.39 km100%total3 km
- Mkurumadziord 6len here3.38 km3%total122 km
- Thunduord 1len here1.86 km100%total2 km
- Nsepeteord 1len here1.60 km100%total2 km
- Naperiord 3len here0.05 km0%total37 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
59,8%
Pesticides
5,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN IV · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Majete Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1975
705 km²
Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1975
344 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN