Selous Game Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
47 215 km²
Commune · TZA
Kiberege
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
142
Observations
1 262
Area
458,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Kiberege : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.060
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
142 distinct species · 1 262 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,7°C
Annual rain
1 492mm
Warmest m°
32,3°C
Coldest m°
16,9°C
Elevation: 366 m on average (min 242 m, max 893 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,7°C
Annual rain
1 492mm
Warmest month
32,3°C
Coldest month
16,9°C
Mean alt.
366m
Min
242m
Max
893m
Std. dev.
177m
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
5,7
Org. C
17,3g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
47,7%
Silt
20,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kilombero
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
24,2g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
49,4%
Silt
20,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
20,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
19,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest29.8%
Crops35.2%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)34.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
16,0km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
31 869km²
Discharge in basins
40,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 483mm/an
Mean T°
24,2°C
Moisture idx
0,07
Mean runoff
319mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
427m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
25,1%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1
Nyerere National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2019
30 911 km²
Kilombero Valley Floodplain
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2002
7 956 km²
Kilombero GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
5 780 km²
Udzungwa Mountains National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1992
1 907 km²
Nyaganje
IUCN IVForest Reserve · 1958
160 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN