Selous Game Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
47 215 km²
Commune · TZA
Miguruwe
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
35
Observations
51
Area
1 838,8km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
35 distinct species · 51 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,4°C
Annual rain
751mm
Warmest m°
32,2°C
Coldest m°
18,5°C
Elevation: 240 m on average (min 85 m, max 385 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,4°C
Annual rain
751mm
Warmest month
32,2°C
Coldest month
18,5°C
Mean alt.
240m
Min
85m
Max
385m
Std. dev.
68m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
69,8%
Silt
6,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Kilwa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
6,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
70,9%
Silt
6,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
67,5%
Silt
6,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.0%
Crops10.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)62.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
13,7km
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
15 076km²
Discharge in basins
220,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 158mm/an
Mean T°
24,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
253mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
260m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Matandu Riversub-area1 050,9 km²overlap815.12 km²44%
- Bassin de Matandu Riversub-area549,2 km²overlap427.90 km²23%
- Basin #17520sub-area861,8 km²overlap409.29 km²22%
- Basin #20710sub-area1 643,6 km²overlap74.57 km²4%
- Basin #16870sub-area58,2 km²overlap39.59 km²2%
- Basin #17500sub-area654,6 km²overlap32.29 km²2%
- Bassin de Matandu Riversub-area144,5 km²overlap29.63 km²2%
- Basin #07300sub-area1 623,1 km²overlap7.43 km²0%
- Basin #16810sub-area288,6 km²overlap1.70 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
1,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Selous G.R
IUCN IVGame Reserve · 1905
41 309 km²
Kilwa O.A.
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
6 112 km²
Liwale WMA
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2009
3 730 km²
Lungonya
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1957
1 968 km²
Mtarure
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1957
581 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
- Kilwa O.A.Open areaIUCN Not Reported6 112 km²
- Liwale WMAWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported20093 730 km²
- LungonyaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19571 968 km²
- MtarureForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1957581 km²
- NampekesoForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported241 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN