Selous Game Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
47 215 km²
Commune · TZA
Mwaseni
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1 110
Observations
30 746
Area
3 819km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 17 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 Mwaseni : 14 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.103
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
1 110 distinct species · 30 746 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,5°C
Annual rain
729mm
Warmest m°
33,7°C
Coldest m°
19,5°C
Elevation: 99 m on average (min 36 m, max 458 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,5°C
Annual rain
729mm
Warmest month
33,7°C
Coldest month
19,5°C
Mean alt.
99m
Min
36m
Max
458m
Std. dev.
63m
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
6,2
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
29,2%
Sand
53,8%
Silt
17,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Rufiji
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
18,3g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
17,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
54,4%
Silt
17,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
16,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest34.9%
Crops10.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)54.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology16 basins · 12 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
201,4km
Lake surface here
15,31km²
Basins crossed
16
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
160 928km²
Discharge in basins
2 882,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 056mm/an
Mean T°
26,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,31
Mean runoff
172mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
145m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #00850sub-area2 179,4 km²overlap1151.62 km²30%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area1 080,2 km²overlap673.13 km²18%
- Basin #97210sub-area565,6 km²overlap513.99 km²13%
- Basin #98440sub-area2 157,4 km²overlap393.04 km²10%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area417,9 km²overlap334.50 km²9%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area367,6 km²overlap323.80 km²8%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area755,2 km²overlap200.19 km²5%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area151,3 km²overlap81.09 km²2%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area689,3 km²overlap45.43 km²1%
7 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #03710sub-area678,5 km²overlap38.55 km²1%
- Basin #01070sub-area903,8 km²overlap27.39 km²1%
- Basin #00980sub-area118,2 km²overlap24.29 km²1%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area10,6 km²overlap10.57 km²0%
- Basin #03720sub-area596 km²overlap1.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Great Ruahasub-area843,2 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area394 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (12, top by area)
- Lake Nzerkeraarea4,9 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lake Utengearea2,7 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lake Tagalalaarea2,5 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lake Manzearea1,5 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake Siwanduarea1,4 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1410359area0,8 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1410435area0,4 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1410332area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1410366area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
1,3%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Selous G.R
IUCN IVGame Reserve · 1905
41 309 km²
Nyerere National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2019
30 911 km²
Mtanza
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1947
40 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN