Belvedere Game Ranch
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1998
32 km²
Commune · ZAF
Mantsopa
South Africa
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(64 %)
Species observed
1 594
Observations
40 776
Area
4 290,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Mantsopa : 22 espèces reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.069
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
1 594 distinct species · 40 776 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,9°C
Annual rain
670mm
Warmest m°
27,3°C
Coldest m°
-0,2°C
Elevation: 1 561 m on average (min 1 380 m, max 1 856 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,9°C
Annual rain
670mm
Warmest month
27,3°C
Coldest month
-0,2°C
Mean alt.
1 561m
Min
1 380m
Max
1 856m
Std. dev.
89m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(64 %)Temperate
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
13,8g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
58,1%
Silt
16,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Thabo Mofutsanyane
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
58,3%
Silt
16,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
60,3%
Silt
17,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
55,7%
Silt
16,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.7%
Crops35.4%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil3.5%
Other (grassland, water…)56.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 24 lakes · 24 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
432,3km
Lake surface here
9,74km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
14 247km²
Discharge in basins
11,1m³/s
Mean precip.
657mm/an
Mean T°
15,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,55
Mean runoff
19mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 560m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Groot-vetriviersub-area2 245,4 km²overlap1357.95 km²32%
- Bassin de Leeurivier (Phatlaletse) Riversub-area1 443,4 km²overlap1288.07 km²30%
- Bassin de Mopeli Riversub-area1 751,1 km²overlap918.60 km²21%
- Bassin de Caledon Riversub-area1 586,8 km²overlap355.49 km²8%
- Bassin de Laaispruitsub-area1 013,5 km²overlap333.69 km²8%
- Bassin de Kgabanyanesub-area649,9 km²overlap28.90 km²1%
- Bassin de Korannaspruitsub-area582,6 km²overlap5.03 km²0%
- Bassin de Caledon Riversub-area1 393,3 km²overlap1.60 km²0%
- Bassin de Caledon Riversub-area630,5 km²overlap1.16 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (24, top by area)
- Nuwe Leeurivierdamarea3,2 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Newbury Damarea1,4 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1422050area0,7 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1422084area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1421645area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1421924area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1421962area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1422052area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1422078area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
15 more lakes
- Lac 1422025area0,3 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1422007area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1422068area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1422045area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1422213area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1422271area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1422002area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1421571area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1421927area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1422118area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1422120area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1422055area0,1 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1421478area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1422060area0,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1421976area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
Rivers / streams (24, ord ≥ 4)
- Groot-vetrivierord 4len here88.19 km100%total88 km
- Caledon Riverord 6len here79.60 km10%total831 km
- Leeurivier (Phatlaletse) Riverord 4len here41.90 km92%total45 km
- Groot Vet Riverord 3len here33.32 km100%total33 km
- Leeuspruitord 4len here33.07 km14%total240 km
- Mopeli Riverord 4len here30.02 km38%total80 km
- Leeurivierord 4len here29.91 km100%total30 km
- Modderpoortspruitord 2len here28.20 km100%total28 km
- Klipspruitord 3len here15.59 km9%total166 km
- Mensvretersbergspruitord 2len here11.28 km100%total11 km
- Bloemspruitord 3len here8.64 km22%total40 km
- Lenganaord 1len here7.04 km100%total7 km
12 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Wildealsspruitord 2len here6.08 km100%total6 km
- Beytelspruitord 3len here4.75 km100%total5 km
- Dwaalspruitord 3len here4.43 km14%total31 km
- Mokhoabongord 5len here3.77 km50%total8 km
- Ngoana-oa-llaord 5len here2.61 km58%total5 km
- Souruord 5len here2.04 km41%total5 km
- Tlametlu Riverord 5len here1.43 km5%total29 km
- Likhetlengord 2len here0.25 km1%total20 km
- Mohlakengord 2len here0.08 km1%total6 km
- Phuthiatsana River (South)ord 4len here0.06 km0%total86 km
- 'Maliemereord 5len here0.01 km0%total7 km
- Sekamaneng Riverord 1len here≈ tangenttotal7 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
12,9%
Pesticides
20,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN Not Reported · 10
Dresden Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
23 km²
Korannaberg Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
17 km²
Windham Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
16 km²
Kiepersol Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1998
13 km²
Juistzoo Game Farming
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2001
12 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- Belvedere Game RanchNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199832 km²
- Dresden ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200023 km²
- Korannaberg Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200017 km²
- Windham ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200016 km²
- Kiepersol Game ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199813 km²
- Juistzoo Game FarmingNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200112 km²
- Ascog ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20009 km²
- Mabula Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19978 km²
- Motsomi Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19978 km²
- Masai Mara Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19964 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN