Selous Game Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
47 215 km²
Commune · TZA
Mgombasi
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)
Species observed
9
Observations
19
Area
1 578,5km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
9 distinct species · 19 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,2°C
Annual rain
1 143mm
Warmest m°
30,1°C
Coldest m°
13,7°C
Elevation: 795 m on average (min 610 m, max 1 177 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,2°C
Annual rain
1 143mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
13,7°C
Mean alt.
795m
Min
610m
Max
1 177m
Std. dev.
88m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
62,2%
Silt
9,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Namtumbo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
63,6%
Silt
9,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
63,0%
Silt
9,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
9,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest64.6%
Crops3.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)31.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
47,5km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
5 214km²
Discharge in basins
30,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 322mm/an
Mean T°
22,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,13
Mean runoff
306mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
822m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luwegusub-area657,3 km²overlap502.05 km²32%
- Bassin de Luwegusub-area664,3 km²overlap382.69 km²24%
- Basin #38060sub-area1 517,5 km²overlap205.45 km²13%
- Bassin de Luwegusub-area920,9 km²overlap162.59 km²10%
- Bassin de Luwegusub-area622,5 km²overlap125.97 km²8%
- Bassin de Luwegusub-area459,1 km²overlap108.50 km²7%
- Bassin de Luwegusub-area537,1 km²overlap88.90 km²6%
- Basin #38670sub-area189,4 km²overlap2.38 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, 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
5,7%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Selous G.R
IUCN IVGame Reserve · 1905
41 309 km²
Nyerere National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2019
30 911 km²
Litumbandyosi O.A./Gezamasua F.R.
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
3 137 km²
Mbarang'andu WMA
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2010
2 917 km²
North East Undendeule
IUCN IVForest Reserve · 1905
2 902 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Selous Game ReserveWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable198247 215 km²
- Selous G.RGame ReserveIUCN IV190541 309 km²
- Nyerere National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported201930 911 km²
- Litumbandyosi O.A./Gezamasua F.R.Open areaIUCN Not Reported3 137 km²
- Mbarang'andu WMAWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported20102 917 km²
- North East UndendeuleForest ReserveIUCN IV19052 902 km²
- Mwantisi O.A (S)Open areaIUCN Not Reported1 109 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN