Kasungu National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1970
2 360 km²
District · mwi
Kasungu
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(99 %)
Species observed
1 106
Observations
4 191
Area
7 864,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Kasungu : 29 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
39
Connectance
0.070
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
1 106 distinct species · 4 191 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,1°C
Annual rain
874mm
Warmest m°
29,8°C
Coldest m°
11,5°C
Elevation: 1 089 m on average (min 791 m, max 1 508 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,1°C
Annual rain
874mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
11,5°C
Mean alt.
1 089m
Min
791m
Max
1 508m
Std. dev.
74m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(99 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
74,7%
Silt
7,8%
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
6,2
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
16,4%
Sand
75,6%
Silt
7,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,0g/kg
Clay
16,5%
Sand
75,6%
Silt
7,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
8,0g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
73,0%
Silt
7,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest20.6%
Crops30.6%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)46.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 9 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
607,7km
Lake surface here
2,16km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
10 695km²
Discharge in basins
87,6m³/s
Mean precip.
892mm/an
Mean T°
20,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,43
Mean runoff
143mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 086m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Dwangwasub-area1 721,3 km²overlap1581.26 km²20%
- Bassin de Rusasub-area2 563,2 km²overlap1205.63 km²15%
- Bassin de Dwangwasub-area1 094,3 km²overlap1090.10 km²14%
- Bassin de Lingadzisub-area1 086,2 km²overlap1018.79 km²13%
- Bassin de Buasub-area2 724,6 km²overlap901.02 km²11%
- Bassin de Dwangwasub-area1 193,5 km²overlap484.89 km²6%
- Bassin de Dwangwasub-area485,1 km²overlap483.28 km²6%
- Bassin de Buasub-area531,5 km²overlap370.65 km²5%
- Bassin de Namitetesub-area586,8 km²overlap278.75 km²4%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Dwangwasub-area211,1 km²overlap210.25 km²3%
- Bassin de Dwangwasub-area865,5 km²overlap117.64 km²1%
- Bassin de Namitetesub-area333,9 km²overlap63.22 km²1%
- Bassin de Lunevwasub-area293,5 km²overlap37.54 km²0%
- Bassin de Lundazisub-area217,1 km²overlap14.76 km²0%
- Bassin de Msuzisub-area444,5 km²overlap4.90 km²0%
- Bassin de Mzimbasub-area1 894,8 km²overlap1.62 km²0%
- Bassin de Mpingozisub-area230,5 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Lac 1411976area0,6 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1411990area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1411967area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1411969area0,3 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1411964area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1411866area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1411991area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1411946area0,1 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1411980area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Dwangwaord 5len here192.57 km62%total308 km
- Rusaord 4len here95.55 km59%total163 km
- Buaord 5len here60.29 km16%total368 km
- Lingadziord 4len here58.02 km34%total170 km
- Chiteteord 3len here41.40 km71%total59 km
- Liziwaziord 3len here41.23 km100%total41 km
- Namiteteord 4len here29.59 km15%total195 km
- Dwakomeord 2len here16.25 km100%total16 km
- Msunduluziord 2len here14.69 km100%total15 km
- Lizileord 1len here12.75 km100%total13 km
- Upper Lingadziord 3len here10.94 km100%total11 km
- Lifupaord 2len here9.78 km100%total10 km
5 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
68,4%
Pesticides
6,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1954
1 785 km²
Chimaliro
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1926
152 km²
Chimalilo
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1980
98 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
Sub-administrations16
- Kasungu BomaHeadquarter
- Kasungu National ParkNational Park
- SC ChilowamatambeSub-chief
- SC ChisikwaSub-chief
- SC KawambaSub-chief
- SC LukwaSub-chief
- SC M'nyanjaSub-chief
- SC NjombwaSub-chief
- SC SimlembaSub-chief
- TA ChuluTraditional Authority
- TA KalulumaTraditional Authority
- TA KaombaTraditional Authority
- TA KapelulaTraditional Authority
- TA MwaseTraditional Authority
- TA SantheTraditional Authority
- TA WimbeTraditional Authority