Mulanje Mountain
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1927
475 km²
District · mwi
Mulanje
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(61 %)
Species observed
3 276
Observations
18 925
Area
1 996,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Mulanje : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.074
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
3 276 distinct species · 18 925 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,5°C
Annual rain
1 648mm
Warmest m°
28,2°C
Coldest m°
11,7°C
Elevation: 920 m on average (min 417 m, max 2 574 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,5°C
Annual rain
1 648mm
Warmest month
28,2°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
920m
Min
417m
Max
2 574m
Std. dev.
474m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(61 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
20,6g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
53,3%
Silt
17,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
27,8g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
54,4%
Silt
17,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
54,1%
Silt
17,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
51,5%
Silt
16,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.6%
Crops20.7%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)54.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 1 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
357,9km
Lake surface here
0,11km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 166km²
Discharge in basins
21,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 578mm/an
Mean T°
21,0°C
Moisture idx
0,01
Mean runoff
470mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
874m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Tuchilasub-area2 165,8 km²overlap717.65 km²36%
- Bassin de Mulozasub-area614,4 km²overlap412.70 km²21%
- Bassin de Lichenyasub-area327,6 km²overlap326.43 km²16%
- Bassin de Phalombesub-area1 465,2 km²overlap244.97 km²12%
- Bassin de Ruosub-area300,8 km²overlap209.32 km²10%
- Bassin de Ruosub-area148,5 km²overlap48.04 km²2%
- Bassin de Namichimba Riversub-area2 135,8 km²overlap37.32 km²2%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Tuchilaord 4len here69.36 km76%total91 km
- Ruoord 5len here66.34 km27%total242 km
- Lichenyaord 3len here43.24 km100%total43 km
- Likhubulaord 1len here23.96 km100%total24 km
- Mulozaord 3len here20.20 km28%total71 km
- Namadziord 4len here17.16 km71%total24 km
- Thuchila Riverord 4len here14.20 km54%total26 km
- Mulosaord 2len here12.25 km84%total15 km
- Namulengaord 2len here12.23 km75%total16 km
- Phalombeord 3len here11.70 km22%total53 km
- Likuleziord 3len here10.73 km96%total11 km
- 1ord 4len here8.34 km47%total18 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- 2ord 1len here7.87 km100%total8 km
- Mkondeziord 1len here7.70 km100%total8 km
- Mwanje Riverord 3len here6.22 km41%total15 km
- Thuchilaord 1len here6.17 km86%total7 km
- Big Lujriord 1len here5.91 km100%total6 km
- Ndizaord 1len here4.63 km100%total5 km
- Thuchiraord 2len here4.45 km88%total5 km
- Streamord 4len here3.03 km69%total4 km
- Lujeriord 2len here1.76 km100%total2 km
- Namalaniord 2len here0.46 km8%total6 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
155,6%
Pesticides
5,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 5📍 Point sites · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN