Mulanje Mountain
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1927
475 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2592)
Malawi
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(79 %)
Species observed
2 377
Observations
11 297
Area
478,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 n.a. (2592) : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.100
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
2 377 distinct species · 11 297 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,6°C
Annual rain
2 165mm
Warmest m°
23,1°C
Coldest m°
6,8°C
Elevation: 1 639 m on average (min 673 m, max 2 574 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,6°C
Annual rain
2 165mm
Warmest month
23,1°C
Coldest month
6,8°C
Mean alt.
1 639m
Min
673m
Max
2 574m
Std. dev.
483m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(79 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
34,4g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
46,7%
Silt
18,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
45,5g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
47,3%
Silt
18,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
32,5g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
18,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
25,2g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
18,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest38.7%
Crops12.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)47.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
48,1km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
2 166km²
Discharge in basins
6,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 674mm/an
Mean T°
20,7°C
Moisture idx
0,07
Mean runoff
525mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
957m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Ruoord 5len here9.15 km4%total242 km
- Mulosaord 2len here9.08 km62%total15 km
- Lichenyaord 3len here6.69 km15%total43 km
- Likhubulaord 1len here6.58 km27%total24 km
- Thuchilaord 1len here5.70 km80%total7 km
- Mulozaord 3len here4.01 km6%total71 km
- Ndizaord 1len here2.57 km55%total5 km
- Big Lujriord 1len here1.70 km29%total6 km
- Thuchiraord 2len here1.17 km23%total5 km
- 2ord 1len here0.97 km12%total8 km
- Namalaniord 2len here0.46 km8%total6 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
4,9%
Pesticides
5,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 2📍 Point sites · 1
Michese
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1929
88 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN