Ruaha National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1964
20 152 km²
Commune · TZA
Igava
Tanzania
BShArid, steppe, hot(57 %)
Species observed
412
Observations
2 799
Area
3 576,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Igava : 22 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.075
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
412 distinct species · 2 799 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,9°C
Annual rain
672mm
Warmest m°
31,7°C
Coldest m°
14,0°C
Elevation: 1 075 m on average (min 948 m, max 1 519 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,9°C
Annual rain
672mm
Warmest month
31,7°C
Coldest month
14,0°C
Mean alt.
1 075m
Min
948m
Max
1 519m
Std. dev.
88m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(57 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
62,6%
Silt
11,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Mbarali
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
63,1%
Silt
11,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
10,4g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
63,2%
Silt
11,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
61,6%
Silt
11,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.9%
Crops21.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)61.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 2 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
224,5km
Lake surface here
0,55km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
23 698km²
Discharge in basins
216,6m³/s
Mean precip.
708mm/an
Mean T°
22,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,58
Mean runoff
86mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 126m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area1 249,8 km²overlap1182.30 km²33%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area744,7 km²overlap571.37 km²16%
- Bassin de Jongomerosub-area734 km²overlap460.63 km²13%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area613,2 km²overlap275.38 km²8%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area1 131,1 km²overlap254.41 km²7%
- Basin #06700sub-area2 399,2 km²overlap207.11 km²6%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area372,8 km²overlap187.30 km²5%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area189,3 km²overlap176.39 km²5%
- Bassin de Mdonia Riversub-area834,9 km²overlap106.15 km²3%
Lakes (2, top by area)
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
3,3%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN