Ontologia

Commune · ZAF

Mafikeng

South Africa

BShArid, steppe, hot(74 %)

Species observed

1 569

Observations

30 930

Area

3 698,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 Mafikeng : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.082
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

1 569 distinct species · 30 930 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

30 930 obs · 81 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 6 593
845–6 592
144–844
70–143
< 70

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,1°C

Annual rain

530mm

Warmest m°

28,6°C

Coldest m°

3,8°C

Elevation: 1 344 m on average (min 1 191 m, max 1 537 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,1°C
Annual rain
530mm
Warmest month
28,6°C
Coldest month
3,8°C
Mean alt.
1 344m
Min
1 191m
Max
1 537m
Std. dev.
70m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(74 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,5

Org. C

7,3g/kg

Clay

22,2%

Sand

66,2%

Silt

11,6%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Ngaka Modiri Molema

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
67,2%
Silt
11,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
67,8%
Silt
11,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
6,4g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
63,6%
Silt
11,2%

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

Land cover

Forest5.5%
Crops34.3%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil2.1%
Other (grassland, water…)56.9%

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

Hydrology10 basins · 4 lakes · 6 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

370,7km

Lake surface here

6,38km²

Basins crossed

10

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

3 391km²

Discharge in basins

1,6m³/s

Mean precip.

551mm/an

Mean T°

18,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,66

Mean runoff

9mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 345m

Watersheds crossing here

1 more basins

Lakes (4, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,7nW

Built-up

113,3%

Pesticides

31,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas6

IUCN Not Reported · 6

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