Chimanimani
IUCN VIBuffer Zone · 2003
1 710 km²
District · ZWE
Mutare
Zimbabwe
BShArid, steppe, hot(61 %)
Species observed
2 836
Observations
53 401
Area
5 506,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 12 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 Mutare : 12 espèces reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
12
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.121
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
2 836 distinct species · 53 401 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,2°C
Annual rain
764mm
Warmest m°
28,6°C
Coldest m°
9,1°C
Elevation: 963 m on average (min 521 m, max 1 894 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
764mm
Warmest month
28,6°C
Coldest month
9,1°C
Mean alt.
963m
Min
521m
Max
1 894m
Std. dev.
204m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(61 %)Arid
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
12,1g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
62,7%
Silt
14,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
63,9%
Silt
14,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
63,9%
Silt
14,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
60,4%
Silt
13,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.7%
Crops30.7%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)43.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 10 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
403,4km
Lake surface here
5,29km²
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
16 909km²
Discharge in basins
309,8m³/s
Mean precip.
748mm/an
Mean T°
19,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Mean runoff
307mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
991m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Odzi Riversub-area3 016 km²overlap1724.17 km²31%
- Bassin de Savesub-area2 192 km²overlap920.03 km²17%
- Bassin de Odzi Riversub-area667 km²overlap597.05 km²11%
- Bassin de Mupudzisub-area528 km²overlap522.06 km²9%
- Bassin de Savesub-area521,2 km²overlap519.67 km²9%
- Basin #99810sub-area1 168 km²overlap444.85 km²8%
- Bassin de Savesub-area720,7 km²overlap400.38 km²7%
- Bassin de Odzi Riversub-area445,3 km²overlap204.73 km²4%
- Bassin de Savesub-area101,9 km²overlap75.20 km²1%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #99710sub-area1 266,7 km²overlap39.27 km²1%
- Bassin de Savesub-area44,9 km²overlap39.01 km²1%
- Bassin de Savesub-area27,6 km²overlap15.47 km²0%
- Bassin de Odzi Riversub-area25,2 km²overlap3.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Odzi Riversub-area678,2 km²overlap1.59 km²0%
- Bassin de Umvumvumvusub-area470,9 km²overlap0.22 km²0%
Lakes (10, top by area)
- Osbourne Damarea28,9 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1415720area0,4 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Lac 1415805area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1415801area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1415835area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1415706area0,2 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1415737area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1415561area0,2 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1415785area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
1 more lakes
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Odzi Riverord 5len here181.24 km65%total281 km
- Saveord 7len here96.07 km12%total814 km
- Chingwandauord 5len here28.23 km94%total30 km
- Mashayamvuraord 3len here23.08 km100%total23 km
- Muwengeziord 2len here22.36 km69%total33 km
- Odziord 5len here21.38 km27%total80 km
- Nyamazuraord 3len here17.74 km98%total18 km
- Mupudziord 2len here11.09 km100%total11 km
- Umvumvumvuord 5len here2.18 km7%total29 km
- Nyanyadziord 4len here0.06 km0%total68 km
- Mwerahari Riverord 4len here0.02 km0%total130 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
36,3%
Pesticides
6,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 2
Vumba
IUCN Not ReportedBotanical Garden · 1958
213 km²
Bunga Forest
IUCN IVBotanical Reserve
136 km²
Vumba
IUCN IVBotanical Reserve
77 km²
Osborne
IUCN Not ReportedRecreation Park
29 km²
Banti
IUCN VIState Forest
18 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN