Kafue Flats
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
4 750 km²
District · ZMB
Monze
Zambia
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(91 %)
Species observed
853
Observations
24 304
Area
4 900,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 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 Monze : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.095
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
853 distinct species · 24 304 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,3°C
Annual rain
747mm
Warmest m°
31,5°C
Coldest m°
10,8°C
Elevation: 1 063 m on average (min 789 m, max 1 287 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,3°C
Annual rain
747mm
Warmest month
31,5°C
Coldest month
10,8°C
Mean alt.
1 063m
Min
789m
Max
1 287m
Std. dev.
71m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(91 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
26,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
47,5%
Silt
27,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
27,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
43,3%
Silt
25,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.5%
Crops26.5%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)55.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 12 lakes · 18 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
487,6km
Lake surface here
64,23km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
136 602km²
Discharge in basins
134,7m³/s
Mean precip.
810mm/an
Mean T°
21,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,54
Mean runoff
96mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 045m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kazungulasub-area4 262,3 km²overlap2038.71 km²42%
- Bassin de Lufuasub-area3 260,6 km²overlap904.66 km²18%
- Bassin de Magoyesub-area2 186,1 km²overlap811.64 km²17%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area735,8 km²overlap565.78 km²12%
- Bassin de Munyekesub-area628,2 km²overlap337.01 km²7%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area231 km²overlap220.94 km²5%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area1 761 km²overlap15.57 km²0%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area17,9 km²overlap3.64 km²0%
- Basin #38370sub-area100,9 km²overlap1.62 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (12, top by area)
- Manyeke Lakearea90,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #82347area1 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1413320area0,8 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1413263area0,5 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1413333area0,4 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1413268area0,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413761area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1413273area0,2 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413288area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
Rivers / streams (18, ord ≥ 4)
- Magoyeord 4len here130.22 km63%total207 km
- Kazungulaord 4len here104.03 km83%total126 km
- Bwengwaord 4len here74.45 km81%total92 km
- Malobiord 3len here37.88 km100%total38 km
- Nadongoord 2len here29.48 km100%total30 km
- Lutemboord 5len here23.08 km19%total125 km
- Namalobaord 2len here17.19 km100%total17 km
- Nachindeord 1len here14.70 km100%total15 km
- Katimbaord 2len here13.93 km100%total14 km
- Kafueord 8len here12.25 km0%total2719 km
- Namailaord 2len here9.23 km22%total42 km
- Lufuaord 4len here8.14 km4%total200 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
33,6%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1📍 Point sites · 2
Kafue Flats
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1991
819 km²
Lochinvar
IUCN IINational Park · 1971
406 km²
Lusengezi
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1967
368 km²
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.90
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
127 km²
Nakabwe
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1967
59 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Kafue FlatsGame Management AreaIUCN VI19714 750 km²
- Kafue FlatsWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported1991819 km²
- LochinvarNational ParkIUCN II1971406 km²
- LusengeziForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1967368 km²
- Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.90Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported127 km²
- NakabweForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported196759 km²
- NandongaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported196750 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN