Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1954
1 785 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (366)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(60 %)
Species observed
642
Observations
2 672
Area
1 801,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 18 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. (366) : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.078
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
642 distinct species · 2 672 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,8°C
Annual rain
1 121mm
Warmest m°
29,0°C
Coldest m°
13,8°C
Elevation: 817 m on average (min 483 m, max 1 210 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,8°C
Annual rain
1 121mm
Warmest month
29,0°C
Coldest month
13,8°C
Mean alt.
817m
Min
483m
Max
1 210m
Std. dev.
180m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(60 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
62,5%
Silt
10,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nkhotakota Game Reserve
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
64,1%
Silt
10,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
63,3%
Silt
11,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
60,2%
Silt
10,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest55.9%
Crops5.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)39.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
233,9km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
99 426km²
Discharge in basins
28,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 131mm/an
Mean T°
21,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,26
Mean runoff
192mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
887m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Buasub-area2 724,6 km²overlap664.50 km²37%
- Bassin de Dwangwasub-area865,5 km²overlap469.94 km²26%
- Bassin de Nachiwalisub-area799,4 km²overlap355.97 km²20%
- Bassin de Lifulizasub-area1 390,1 km²overlap186.56 km²10%
- Bassin de Liwaladzisub-area601,2 km²overlap119.20 km²7%
- Basin #87440sub-area2 407,1 km²overlap5.07 km²0%
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
2,1%
Pesticides
7,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN