Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1954
1 785 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (503)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
137
Observations
307
Area
100,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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. (503) : 22 espèces reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.063
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
137 distinct species · 307 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,9°C
Annual rain
1 081mm
Warmest m°
29,7°C
Coldest m°
17,3°C
Elevation: 544 m on average (min 490 m, max 604 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,9°C
Annual rain
1 081mm
Warmest month
29,7°C
Coldest month
17,3°C
Mean alt.
544m
Min
490m
Max
604m
Std. dev.
24m
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
5,9
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
61,1%
Silt
14,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mwadzama
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
23,0%
Sand
62,9%
Silt
14,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
62,7%
Silt
14,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
57,6%
Silt
13,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.0%
Crops32.3%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)55.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,9km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 390km²
Discharge in basins
0,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 139mm/an
Mean T°
22,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,26
Mean runoff
200mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
671m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
42,0%
Pesticides
1,1kg/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