Buffelspruit Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1978
1 km²
Commune · ZAF
Maletswai
South Africa
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(57 %)
Species observed
1 223
Observations
38 912
Area
4 357,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 Maletswai : 23 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.064
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
1 223 distinct species · 38 912 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,1°C
Annual rain
616mm
Warmest m°
27,1°C
Coldest m°
0,4°C
Elevation: 1 576 m on average (min 1 291 m, max 1 988 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,1°C
Annual rain
616mm
Warmest month
27,1°C
Coldest month
0,4°C
Mean alt.
1 576m
Min
1 291m
Max
1 988m
Std. dev.
158m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(57 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
52,9%
Silt
22,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Joe Gqabi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
20,3g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
23,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
55,4%
Silt
22,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
10,9g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
47,9%
Silt
20,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.0%
Crops12.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil5.2%
Other (grassland, water…)77.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 17 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
409,1km
Lake surface here
3,32km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
41 866km²
Discharge in basins
294,5m³/s
Mean precip.
593mm/an
Mean T°
13,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,57
Mean runoff
36mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 623m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Holspruitsub-area2 260,1 km²overlap1724.49 km²40%
- Bassin de Kraai Riversub-area1 788 km²overlap1303.45 km²30%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area554,6 km²overlap344.68 km²8%
- Bassin de Orange Riversub-area902,7 km²overlap321.40 km²7%
- Bassin de Wasbankspruitsub-area1 031,9 km²overlap309.37 km²7%
- Bassin de Stormberg Spruitsub-area4 208,4 km²overlap268.38 km²6%
- Bassin de Indwe Riversub-area1 645,2 km²overlap38.37 km²1%
- Bassin de Kraai Riversub-area83,4 km²overlap16.03 km²0%
- Bassin de Klaas Smitssub-area2 684,6 km²overlap12.22 km²0%
Lakes (17, top by area)
- Lac 1423640area0,5 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1423621area0,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1423612area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1423649area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1423279area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1423690area0,3 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1423182area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1423661area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1423150area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
8 more lakes
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Kraai Riverord 5len here106.66 km37%total291 km
- Orange Riverord 9len here92.90 km3%total3061 km
- Holspruitord 4len here86.60 km69%total125 km
- Leeuspruitord 4len here47.38 km20%total240 km
- Stormberg Spruitord 6len here16.97 km12%total140 km
- Bossieslaagtespruitord 5len here15.83 km100%total16 km
- Melkspruitord 2len here14.20 km100%total14 km
- Windvoëlspruitord 2len here8.83 km100%total9 km
- Skulpspruitord 4len here8.60 km9%total92 km
- Kipspruitord 3len here6.61 km100%total7 km
- Wolwespruitord 3len here4.51 km8%total56 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
8,1%
Pesticides
6,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN