Willem Pretorius Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1970
121 km²
Commune · ZAF
Matjhabeng
South Africa
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Species observed
944
Observations
62 091
Area
5 155,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Matjhabeng : 19 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.079
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
944 distinct species · 62 091 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,9°C
Annual rain
588mm
Warmest m°
29,1°C
Coldest m°
2,0°C
Elevation: 1 369 m on average (min 1 265 m, max 1 565 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
588mm
Warmest month
29,1°C
Coldest month
2,0°C
Mean alt.
1 369m
Min
1 265m
Max
1 565m
Std. dev.
58m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
66,6%
Silt
8,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Lejweleputswa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
12,8g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
68,7%
Silt
8,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
8,3g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
69,3%
Silt
8,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
6,5g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
62,0%
Silt
8,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.0%
Crops51.9%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil3.9%
Other (grassland, water…)40.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 50 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
317,6km
Lake surface here
39,02km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
17 259km²
Discharge in basins
11,5m³/s
Mean precip.
569mm/an
Mean T°
16,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,63
Mean runoff
22mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 373m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Otterspruitsub-area1 204,3 km²overlap707.55 km²14%
- Basin #59070sub-area1 499,6 km²overlap697.44 km²14%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area628,2 km²overlap623.41 km²12%
- Bassin de Rietspruitsub-area634 km²overlap570.18 km²11%
- Bassin de Koolspruitsub-area734,1 km²overlap549.43 km²11%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area463,8 km²overlap461.30 km²9%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area510,3 km²overlap420.81 km²8%
- Bassin de Sandspruitsub-area1 456,6 km²overlap399.37 km²8%
- Bassin de Vetriviersub-area865,1 km²overlap270.51 km²5%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Doringriviersub-area591,5 km²overlap191.35 km²4%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area650,6 km²overlap122.89 km²2%
- Bassin de Blomspruitsub-area1 324,2 km²overlap99.84 km²2%
- Bassin de Vet Riversub-area361,3 km²overlap17.56 km²0%
- Bassin de Vet Riversub-area1 470,1 km²overlap13.22 km²0%
- Bassin de Vals Riversub-area1 178,5 km²overlap6.20 km²0%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area622 km²overlap2.72 km²0%
- Bassin de Soutspruitsub-area213 km²overlap1.63 km²0%
- Bassin de Vetriviersub-area344,4 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lake #83600area3,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lake #83604area2,2 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Witpanarea2,1 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lake #83621area2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lake #83622area1,5 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lake #83611area1,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lake #83613area1,3 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lake #83605area1,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lake #83628area1,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
41 more lakes
- Lake #83609area1,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lake #83603area1,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Voëlpanarea1,1 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lake #83617area1,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #83594area1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1420718area1 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1420940area1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1420905area0,8 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1420807area0,8 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1420758area0,8 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1420453area0,7 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1420802area0,7 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1420628area0,7 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1420649area0,7 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1420533area0,6 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1420658area0,6 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1420731area0,6 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1420473area0,5 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1420782area0,5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420773area0,5 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420874area0,5 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1420900area0,4 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1420660area0,4 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1420743area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420767area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420796area0,4 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1420765area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420457area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1420798area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420749area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1420407area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1420899area0,3 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1420882area0,3 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1420722area0,3 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1420736area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1420781area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1420444area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1420797area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1420785area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420551area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420955area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Sand Riverord 4len here143.24 km46%total314 km
- Vetrivierord 5len here49.14 km28%total175 km
- Rietspruitord 4len here30.34 km10%total308 km
- Doringrivierord 3len here22.62 km29%total77 km
- Koolspruitord 3len here18.90 km100%total19 km
- Siphonord 5len here17.18 km65%total26 km
- Middelspruitord 3len here14.62 km57%total26 km
- Sandvet Irrigation Schemeord 1len here8.44 km66%total13 km
- Blomspruitord 4len here6.64 km6%total120 km
- Vet Riverord 5len here6.44 km4%total167 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
66,6%
Pesticides
37,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Not Reported · 8
Thabong Game Ranch
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
36 km²
Bosrant Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1990
13 km²
Tara Wildlife Safaris
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
13 km²
Goliatskraal Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2000
7 km²
De Rust Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1997
7 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Willem Pretorius Game ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1970121 km²
- Thabong Game RanchNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200036 km²
- Bosrant Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199013 km²
- Tara Wildlife SafarisNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported200013 km²
- Goliatskraal Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported20007 km²
- De Rust Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19977 km²
- Newlands Game RanchNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19975 km²
- LM Safaris Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19973 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN