Selous Game Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
47 215 km²
Commune · TZA
Kidatu
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(85 %)
Species observed
1 200
Observations
3 711
Area
473,6km²
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 Kidatu : 19 espèces reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.071
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
1 200 distinct species · 3 711 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,9°C
Annual rain
1 480mm
Warmest m°
30,6°C
Coldest m°
16,5°C
Elevation: 501 m on average (min 253 m, max 1 809 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,9°C
Annual rain
1 480mm
Warmest month
30,6°C
Coldest month
16,5°C
Mean alt.
501m
Min
253m
Max
1 809m
Std. dev.
413m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(85 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
21,4g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
22,6%
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
5,8
Org. C
31,7g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
22,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
18,7g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
23,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
21,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest45.1%
Crops27.3%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)27.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 1 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
82,3km
Lake surface here
0,24km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
84 363km²
Discharge in basins
142,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 419mm/an
Mean T°
23,7°C
Moisture idx
0,02
Mean runoff
272mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
527m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Sanjesub-area1 602,8 km²overlap218.54 km²46%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area679,8 km²overlap113.39 km²24%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area1 018,4 km²overlap97.33 km²21%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area46,1 km²overlap43.91 km²9%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area843,8 km²overlap0.41 km²0%
- Basin #96050sub-area755,7 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
43,3%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Selous G.R
IUCN IVGame Reserve · 1905
41 309 km²
Nyerere National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2019
30 911 km²
Mikumi National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1964
3 353 km²
Udzungwa Mountains National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1992
1 907 km²
Magombera
IUCN Not ReportedNature Forest Reserve · 2019
26 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN