Ruaha National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1964
20 152 km²
District · TZA
Mbarali
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(56 %)
Species observed
1 068
Observations
5 787
Area
14 437,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Mbarali : 22 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.077
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 068 distinct species · 5 787 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,2°C
Annual rain
772mm
Warmest m°
30,8°C
Coldest m°
13,5°C
Elevation: 1 179 m on average (min 911 m, max 2 141 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,2°C
Annual rain
772mm
Warmest month
30,8°C
Coldest month
13,5°C
Mean alt.
1 179m
Min
911m
Max
2 141m
Std. dev.
188m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(56 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
63,5%
Silt
11,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
64,4%
Silt
11,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
64,2%
Silt
11,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
7,4g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
61,8%
Silt
11,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.0%
Crops29.4%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)50.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology42 basins · 2 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
490,0km
Lake surface here
0,55km²
Basins crossed
42
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
25 430km²
Discharge in basins
599,7m³/s
Mean precip.
850mm/an
Mean T°
21,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
133mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 256m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #06700sub-area2 399,2 km²overlap2239.98 km²16%
- Bassin de Chimalasub-area1 979,6 km²overlap1364.29 km²9%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area1 249,8 km²overlap1244.53 km²9%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area1 131,1 km²overlap763.13 km²5%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area744,7 km²overlap740.26 km²5%
- Bassin de Jongomerosub-area734 km²overlap656.18 km²5%
- Basin #08200sub-area655,1 km²overlap652.39 km²5%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area564,5 km²overlap549.33 km²4%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area613,2 km²overlap521.56 km²4%
33 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de mlowo riversub-area845,7 km²overlap450.45 km²3%
- Basin #08280sub-area448,2 km²overlap446.36 km²3%
- Basin #10370sub-area712 km²overlap436.29 km²3%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area422,5 km²overlap420.77 km²3%
- Basin #08820sub-area388 km²overlap386.39 km²3%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area372,8 km²overlap371.26 km²3%
- Bassin de Riperasub-area1 566,3 km²overlap333.80 km²2%
- Basin #09970sub-area4 445,1 km²overlap295.82 km²2%
- Basin #09710sub-area366,7 km²overlap285.88 km²2%
- Basin #08100sub-area259,7 km²overlap258.58 km²2%
- Basin #04290sub-area240,1 km²overlap239.06 km²2%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area196,3 km²overlap195.50 km²1%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area189,3 km²overlap188.54 km²1%
- Basin #04390sub-area554,2 km²overlap182.53 km²1%
- Basin #03670sub-area458,8 km²overlap171.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Myombesub-area1 390,9 km²overlap147.65 km²1%
- Bassin de Mdonia Riversub-area834,9 km²overlap142.04 km²1%
- Basin #08990sub-area141,3 km²overlap140.75 km²1%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area896,5 km²overlap125.20 km²1%
- Basin #13740sub-area532 km²overlap89.59 km²1%
- Basin #12630sub-area102,2 km²overlap81.36 km²1%
- Basin #13300sub-area237,7 km²overlap79.44 km²1%
- Basin #13620sub-area289,8 km²overlap71.47 km²0%
- Basin #13290sub-area1 021 km²overlap70.87 km²0%
- Basin #03780sub-area1 361,3 km²overlap32.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area20,6 km²overlap20.48 km²0%
- Basin #90820sub-area1 317,7 km²overlap20.27 km²0%
- Basin #09830sub-area14,2 km²overlap14.15 km²0%
- Basin #12470sub-area101,6 km²overlap4.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area2,2 km²overlap2.23 km²0%
- Basin #12720sub-area172,6 km²overlap0.86 km²0%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area0,6 km²overlap0.63 km²0%
- Basin #03200sub-area1 843,5 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
17,9%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Chimala Scarp
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1960
181 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN