Tchuma tchato
IUCN VICommunity Conservation Area
34 622 km²
Commune · MOZ
Chitholo
Mozambique
BShArid, steppe, hot(75 %)
Species observed
63
Observations
82
Area
5 120,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 13 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 Chitholo : 12 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.128
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
63 distinct species · 82 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,7°C
Annual rain
771mm
Warmest m°
34,0°C
Coldest m°
14,6°C
Elevation: 494 m on average (min 295 m, max 920 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,7°C
Annual rain
771mm
Warmest month
34,0°C
Coldest month
14,6°C
Mean alt.
494m
Min
295m
Max
920m
Std. dev.
90m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(75 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,9g/kg
Clay
18,8%
Sand
67,5%
Silt
13,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Cahora Bassa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
68,1%
Silt
13,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
17,6%
Sand
68,6%
Silt
13,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
65,7%
Silt
13,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.7%
Crops10.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)67.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
326,9km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
8 134km²
Discharge in basins
30,7m³/s
Mean precip.
674mm/an
Mean T°
23,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,63
Mean runoff
119mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
543m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Metanguasub-area4 614,3 km²overlap1945.42 km²38%
- Bassin de Rio Metanguasub-area1 653,5 km²overlap1592.44 km²31%
- Bassin de Rio Daquesub-area2 265,9 km²overlap1104.71 km²22%
- Bassin de N/Ksub-area810,5 km²overlap453.86 km²9%
- Bassin de Sananguesub-area1 556,5 km²overlap10.88 km²0%
- Bassin de Zambezisub-area1 031,8 km²overlap7.97 km²0%
- Basin #30820sub-area713 km²overlap4.83 km²0%
Rivers / streams (2, 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
1,7%
Pesticides
0,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Magoe
IUCN IINational Park · 2013
3 560 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN