Ontologia

District · MOZ

Lichinga

Mozambique

CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(55 %)

Species observed

717

Observations

9 122

Area

6 759,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 31 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 Lichinga : 25 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
36
Connectance
0.077
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

717 distinct species · 9 122 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

9 122 obs · 52 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 3 888
69–3 887
13–68
5–12
< 5

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

21,5°C

Annual rain

1 225mm

Warmest m°

28,7°C

Coldest m°

13,2°C

Elevation: 901 m on average (min 475 m, max 1 388 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,5°C
Annual rain
1 225mm
Warmest month
28,7°C
Coldest month
13,2°C
Mean alt.
901m
Min
475m
Max
1 388m
Std. dev.
264m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(55 %)Temperate

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

13,2g/kg

Clay

28,8%

Sand

50,5%

Silt

20,7%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
52,0%
Silt
21,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
51,6%
Silt
21,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
48,0%
Silt
20,0%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest30.3%
Crops16.9%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)52.2%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology16 basins · 2 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

183,4km

Lake surface here

1 089,60km²

Basins crossed

16

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

109 764km²

Discharge in basins

518,8m³/s

Mean precip.

1 202mm/an

Mean T°

22,0°C

Moisture idx

-0,21

Mean runoff

364mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

881m

Watersheds crossing here

7 more basins

Lakes (2, top by area)

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

24,0%

Pesticides

1,2kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas2

IUCN VI · 2

Namizimu

IUCN VI

Forest Reserve · 1924

889 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations4