Mafinga Hills
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1976
47 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (73)
Malawi
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(98 %)
Species observed
230
Observations
359
Area
252,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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. (73) : 27 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.068
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
230 distinct species · 359 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,4°C
Annual rain
1 281mm
Warmest m°
25,4°C
Coldest m°
8,8°C
Elevation: 1 679 m on average (min 1 431 m, max 1 929 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,4°C
Annual rain
1 281mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
8,8°C
Mean alt.
1 679m
Min
1 431m
Max
1 929m
Std. dev.
137m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(98 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
54,7%
Silt
12,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mwenewenya
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
13,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
16,6g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
13,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
12,2g/kg
Clay
34,9%
Sand
52,6%
Silt
12,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.6%
Crops28.8%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)41.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
3
Max drainage
2 081km²
Discharge in basins
1,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 342mm/an
Mean T°
21,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,12
Mean runoff
246mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 155m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
32,2%
Pesticides
7,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN