Ontologia

City · MWI

Mzuzu City

Malawi

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

490

Observations

865

Area

140,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 43 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 Mzuzu City : 35 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 44 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 4.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
43
Interactions affichées
44
Connectance
0.049
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

490 distinct species · 865 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

865 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 691
691–690
691–690
691–690
< 691

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

18,4°C

Annual rain

1 099mm

Warmest m°

25,4°C

Coldest m°

10,1°C

Elevation: 1 289 m on average (min 1 136 m, max 1 374 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,4°C
Annual rain
1 099mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
10,1°C
Mean alt.
1 289m
Min
1 136m
Max
1 374m
Std. dev.
35m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

13,7g/kg

Clay

33,7%

Sand

51,6%

Silt

14,7%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
53,5%
Silt
15,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
52,6%
Silt
15,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
37,1%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
14,1%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest16.2%
Crops26.5%
Built-up8.5%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)47.4%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

10,3km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 310km²

Discharge in basins

0,6m³/s

Mean precip.

1 033mm/an

Mean T°

19,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

148mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 306m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

13hab/km²

Night light

2,1nW

Built-up

852,7%

Pesticides

5,6kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas2

IUCN VI · 2

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations1