Selous Game Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
47 215 km²
Commune · TZA
Mpigamiti
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
10
Observations
17
Area
2 902,3km²
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
10 distinct species · 17 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,1°C
Annual rain
952mm
Warmest m°
30,9°C
Coldest m°
15,1°C
Elevation: 671 m on average (min 449 m, max 963 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
952mm
Warmest month
30,9°C
Coldest month
15,1°C
Mean alt.
671m
Min
449m
Max
963m
Std. dev.
117m
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
5,8
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
19,8%
Sand
74,5%
Silt
5,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Liwale
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
16,2g/kg
Clay
19,3%
Sand
75,1%
Silt
5,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
19,3%
Sand
75,0%
Silt
5,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
5,5g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
73,4%
Silt
5,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest49.2%
Crops8.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)42.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 2 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
152,4km
Lake surface here
0,27km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
5 157km²
Discharge in basins
27,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 061mm/an
Mean T°
23,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,31
Mean runoff
286mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
614m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mbarangandu Riversub-area4 583 km²overlap1907.87 km²66%
- Bassin de Mkujusub-area1 904,6 km²overlap429.31 km²15%
- Basin #39520sub-area1 140,3 km²overlap249.83 km²9%
- Bassin de Mkujusub-area1 088,3 km²overlap163.05 km²6%
- Basin #20160sub-area2 667 km²overlap59.06 km²2%
- Basin #35710sub-area2 121,4 km²overlap52.24 km²2%
- Bassin de Murembwisub-area1 622,3 km²overlap40.95 km²1%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
0,6%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Reported · 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
Liwale WMA
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2009
3 730 km²
North East Undendeule
IUCN IVForest Reserve · 1905
2 902 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN