Liwonde National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1973
505 km²
National Park · MWI
Liwonda National Park
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
996
Observations
49 858
Area
396,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 14 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 Liwonda National Park : 13 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
14
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.121
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
996 distinct species · 49 858 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,9°C
Annual rain
889mm
Warmest m°
32,5°C
Coldest m°
14,3°C
Elevation: 505 m on average (min 474 m, max 628 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,9°C
Annual rain
889mm
Warmest month
32,5°C
Coldest month
14,3°C
Mean alt.
505m
Min
474m
Max
628m
Std. dev.
24m
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
6,4
Org. C
10,9g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
66,3%
Silt
8,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
67,1%
Silt
8,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
67,3%
Silt
8,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
64,5%
Silt
8,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.2%
Crops9.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)64.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 2 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
103,7km
Lake surface here
0,75km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
132 381km²
Discharge in basins
571,0m³/s
Mean precip.
997mm/an
Mean T°
23,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,39
Mean runoff
227mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
561m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Shireord 6len here43.17 km4%total1016 km
- Namandanjeord 3len here22.17 km63%total35 km
- Likuziord 6len here14.96 km96%total16 km
- Ntangaiord 2len here11.89 km99%total12 km
- Chimwaliraord 6len here6.59 km21%total32 km
- Nsulira Riverord 1len here2.01 km36%total6 km
- Likwenuord 3len here1.95 km5%total41 km
- Nkasiord 6len here0.95 km61%total2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
2,0%
Pesticides
4,6kg/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