Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1954
1 785 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (492)
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
121
Observations
371
Area
28,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 14 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. (492) : 13 espèces reliées par 9 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
14
Interactions affichées
9
Connectance
0.099
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
121 distinct species · 371 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,2°C
Annual rain
958mm
Warmest m°
28,4°C
Coldest m°
11,6°C
Elevation: 1 090 m on average (min 1 000 m, max 1 158 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
958mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
11,6°C
Mean alt.
1 090m
Min
1 000m
Max
1 158m
Std. dev.
34m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
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
12,9g/kg
Clay
17,1%
Sand
74,5%
Silt
8,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to SC Chilooko
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
15,5%
Sand
75,8%
Silt
8,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
15,2%
Sand
76,3%
Silt
8,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
71,3%
Silt
8,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.7%
Crops35.0%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)49.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
10 695km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 012mm/an
Mean T°
20,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,33
Mean runoff
174mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 033m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
106,8%
Pesticides
6,8kg/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