Tchuma tchato
IUCN VICommunity Conservation Area
34 622 km²
District · ZWE
Mount Darwin
Zimbabwe
BShArid, steppe, hot(59 %)
Species observed
268
Observations
1 867
Area
4 542,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Mount Darwin : 32 espèces reliées par 44 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
44
Connectance
0.063
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
268 distinct species · 1 867 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,3°C
Annual rain
780mm
Warmest m°
31,2°C
Coldest m°
11,5°C
Elevation: 854 m on average (min 395 m, max 1 283 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,3°C
Annual rain
780mm
Warmest month
31,2°C
Coldest month
11,5°C
Mean alt.
854m
Min
395m
Max
1 283m
Std. dev.
213m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(59 %)Arid
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
14,1g/kg
Clay
19,8%
Sand
67,5%
Silt
12,7%
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
17,8g/kg
Clay
18,6%
Sand
68,4%
Silt
13,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
68,0%
Silt
12,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
66,0%
Silt
12,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.6%
Crops31.1%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)48.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 21 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
360,3km
Lake surface here
3,33km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
14 266km²
Discharge in basins
87,9m³/s
Mean precip.
747mm/an
Mean T°
21,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,56
Mean runoff
149mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
787m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rio Metanguasub-area4 614,3 km²overlap1299.57 km²29%
- Bassin de Border Mozambique - Zimbabwesub-area472,1 km²overlap467.97 km²10%
- Bassin de Gwetera Riversub-area962,4 km²overlap460.71 km²10%
- Bassin de Metangua Riversub-area398,5 km²overlap379.23 km²8%
- Bassin de Border Mozambique - Zimbabwesub-area397,5 km²overlap255.11 km²6%
- Bassin de Metangua Riversub-area415,1 km²overlap244.09 km²5%
- Bassin de Mazowesub-area1 834,8 km²overlap229.21 km²5%
- Basin #43820sub-area400,8 km²overlap227.29 km²5%
- Bassin de Metangua Riversub-area255 km²overlap219.18 km²5%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #43550sub-area189,2 km²overlap188.02 km²4%
- Bassin de Mufurisub-area465,2 km²overlap165.52 km²4%
- Bassin de Border Mozambique - Zimbabwesub-area202,5 km²overlap91.43 km²2%
- Bassin de Nzoumvunda Riversub-area1 237,9 km²overlap89.46 km²2%
- Bassin de Ruya Riversub-area1 519,3 km²overlap87.65 km²2%
- Basin #55010sub-area407,8 km²overlap56.41 km²1%
- Bassin de Metangua Riversub-area41,1 km²overlap41.00 km²1%
- Bassin de Border Mozambique - Zimbabwesub-area219,9 km²overlap23.61 km²1%
- Bassin de Metangua Riversub-area17,5 km²overlap17.42 km²0%
Lakes (21, top by area)
- Lake #82406area1,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1414087area0,5 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1414234area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1414137area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1414238area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1414054area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1414085area0,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1414131area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1414133area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
12 more lakes
- Lac 1414169area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1413941area0,1 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1413942area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1414117area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1414122area0,1 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1414095area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1414017area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1414099area0,1 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1414141area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1414188area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1414220area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1413958area0,1 km²avg depth3.2 m
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Metangua Riverord 4len here237.30 km75%total318 km
- Gwetera Riverord 3len here40.86 km39%total105 km
- Border Mozambique - Zimbabweord 4len here36.52 km20%total181 km
- Mufuriord 3len here33.61 km49%total69 km
- Mazoweord 6len here9.87 km1%total737 km
- Rio Metanguaord 5len here1.91 km0%total446 km
- Hoza Riverord 3len here0.24 km1%total28 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
39,5%
Pesticides
5,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 2
Umfurudzi
IUCN VISafari Area · 1976
750 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN