Kruger National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 1926
19 170 km²
Province · moz
Maputo
Mozambique
BShArid, steppe, hot(67 %)
Species observed
5 075
Observations
146 056
Area
22 903,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Maputo : 12 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.117
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
5 075 distinct species · 146 056 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,0°C
Annual rain
748mm
Warmest m°
30,5°C
Coldest m°
13,6°C
Elevation: 88 m on average (min -47 m, max 706 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,0°C
Annual rain
748mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
13,6°C
Mean alt.
88m
Min
-47m
Max
706m
Std. dev.
81m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(67 %)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
16,6g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
50,9%
Silt
21,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
22,0g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
51,8%
Silt
21,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
51,9%
Silt
21,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
49,0%
Silt
21,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest26.2%
Crops17.4%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)55.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology58 basins · 50 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 403,5km
Lake surface here
319,95km²
Basins crossed
58
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
46 726km²
Discharge in basins
1 780,2m³/s
Mean precip.
714mm/an
Mean T°
22,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,56
Mean runoff
120mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
115m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Tembesub-area2 724,6 km²overlap2228.86 km²10%
- Bassin de N'waswitsontsosub-area3 401,5 km²overlap1853.05 km²8%
- Basin #00420sub-area1 468,6 km²overlap1438.38 km²6%
- Bassin de N'wanetsisub-area1 344,8 km²overlap1341.98 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area1 130 km²overlap1112.24 km²5%
- Basin #12830sub-area2 169,8 km²overlap1066.39 km²5%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area1 056,9 km²overlap1054.72 km²5%
- Bassin de Rio Matolasub-area1 147,8 km²overlap932.52 km²4%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area840 km²overlap838.29 km²4%
49 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #82220sub-area823,8 km²overlap822.05 km²4%
- Bassin de Rio Maputosub-area842 km²overlap795.80 km²3%
- Bassin de Mselenisub-area2 458,3 km²overlap734.00 km²3%
- Bassin de Sabie Riversub-area2 125,8 km²overlap676.63 km²3%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area621,2 km²overlap615.46 km²3%
- Basin #07320sub-area730,3 km²overlap610.06 km²3%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area438,3 km²overlap437.45 km²2%
- Basin #82160sub-area889,5 km²overlap437.04 km²2%
- Basin #12780sub-area522,5 km²overlap434.04 km²2%
- Basin #82620sub-area434,1 km²overlap394.37 km²2%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area310,6 km²overlap309.98 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Umbelúzisub-area501,6 km²overlap307.91 km²1%
- Basin #81280sub-area277,8 km²overlap277.22 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area275,7 km²overlap275.19 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Umbeluzisub-area368,3 km²overlap254.71 km²1%
- Basin #87680sub-area363,6 km²overlap254.38 km²1%
- Basin #12600sub-area772,3 km²overlap249.24 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area242,5 km²overlap242.03 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Umbelúzisub-area230,3 km²overlap229.86 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area368,2 km²overlap225.14 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area212,7 km²overlap209.06 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area209,2 km²overlap208.73 km²1%
- Basin #78610sub-area206,5 km²overlap206.02 km²1%
- Basin #91840sub-area205 km²overlap204.58 km²1%
- Basin #84340sub-area201,4 km²overlap200.94 km²1%
- Bassin de Lusutfusub-area1 276,5 km²overlap186.68 km²1%
- Basin #78550sub-area281,1 km²overlap160.92 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area156,5 km²overlap156.20 km²1%
- Basin #12820sub-area145,1 km²overlap138.04 km²1%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area128,2 km²overlap127.94 km²1%
- Bassin de N'wanetsisub-area103,3 km²overlap103.08 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area323,8 km²overlap91.38 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Maputosub-area133,4 km²overlap73.61 km²0%
- Basin #84250sub-area166,7 km²overlap71.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area182,9 km²overlap68.31 km²0%
- Bassin de N'wanetsisub-area96,3 km²overlap67.70 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area40,7 km²overlap40.66 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Umbelúzisub-area31,8 km²overlap31.77 km²0%
- Bassin de N'wanetsisub-area1 009,1 km²overlap26.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Komati Riversub-area917,9 km²overlap19.77 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area23,5 km²overlap16.80 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Infulenesub-area208,8 km²overlap12.12 km²0%
- Basin #87740sub-area1 167,4 km²overlap6.46 km²0%
- Bassin de Rio Incomátisub-area6 km²overlap5.97 km²0%
- Basin #12760sub-area3,1 km²overlap3.03 km²0%
- Basin #12720sub-area51,3 km²overlap1.93 km²0%
- Bassin de Pongolosub-area191,5 km²overlap1.07 km²0%
- Basin #12740sub-area0,9 km²overlap0.90 km²0%
- Bassin de Komati Riversub-area1 108,5 km²overlap0.12 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lago Pambenearea94,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lake #16331area68,9 km²avg depth18.5 m
- Barragem Pequenos Libombosarea36 km²avg depth9.9 m
- Lagoa Pitiarea29,1 km²avg depth15.3 m
- Lagoa Mandjenearea12,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lago Muandjearea12,1 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lago Uanhalaarea10,7 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lagoa Chingutearea8,3 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lagoa Tzembezanhearea7,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
41 more lakes
- Lagoa Maundoarea6,1 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lagoa Pátiarea5,9 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lagoa Satinearea5,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lago Uanamboarea4,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lago Dahuínearea3,8 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lagoa Machanearea3,8 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lake #83139area3,5 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lago Uanhamanearea3,4 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lake #83136area2,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lagoa Lixuínearea2,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lago Cháviarea1,7 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lago Macumbearea1,5 km²avg depth6.9 m
- Lake #83286area1,4 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #83182area1,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lagoa Mandjaringaarea1,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lagoa Mangalidjearea1,2 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lago Mubanséarea1,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #83149area1,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lago Chicongenearea1,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lake #83363area1 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lago Zuáliarea1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1419288area1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1419061area1 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1419138area0,9 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1418424area0,8 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1419134area0,8 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1418520area0,8 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1419295area0,8 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1418433area0,8 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1419719area0,7 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1418666area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1419203area0,6 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1418206area0,6 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1418993area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1419216area0,6 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1419689area0,6 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1419679area0,6 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1418472area0,5 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1419458area0,5 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1419655area0,5 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1418518area0,5 km²avg depth2.6 m
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Rio Incomátiord 6len here423.25 km94%total449 km
- N'wanetsiord 6len here257.38 km78%total329 km
- N'waswitsontsoord 4len here165.58 km46%total356 km
- Rio Maputoord 6len here135.02 km100%total135 km
- Rio Matolaord 3len here95.80 km75%total128 km
- Rio Tembeord 4len here69.09 km94%total73 km
- Rio Umbelúziord 5len here63.54 km100%total64 km
- Rio Umbeluziord 4len here57.56 km83%total69 km
- Sabie Riverord 6len here49.51 km12%total426 km
- Palatiord 2len here24.77 km99%total25 km
- Lusutfuord 5len here24.54 km18%total133 km
- Rio Tumbulumundoord 1len here14.46 km65%total22 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
37,7%
Pesticides
0,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN IV · 4IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN V · 1IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 8
iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2019
10 711 km²
Maputo
IUCN VEnvironmental Protection Area · 2019
5 732 km²
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1999
3 977 km²
Lubombo Biosphere Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2019
2 478 km²
Maputo
IUCN IISpecial Reserve · 1960
1 040 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- Kruger National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported192619 170 km²
- iSimangaliso Marine Protected AreaMarine Protected AreaIUCN Not Reported201910 711 km²
- MaputoEnvironmental Protection AreaIUCN V20195 732 km²
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable19993 977 km²
- Lubombo Biosphere ReserveUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable20192 478 km²
- MaputoSpecial ReserveIUCN II19601 040 km²
- Turtle Beaches/Coral Reefs of TongalandWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1986746 km²
- Ponta do OuroNational ReserveIUCN IV2009698 km²
- Coastal Forest ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1992261 km²
- Kosi BayWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV1991173 km²
- LicuatiForest ReserveIUCN IV141 km²
- Ndumu Game ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1939119 km²
- Ndumo Game ReserveWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV1997119 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN