Selous Game Reserve
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1982
47 215 km²
Commune · TZA
Ngarambe
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
497
Observations
1 177
Area
1 197,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
497 distinct species · 1 177 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,2°C
Annual rain
778mm
Warmest m°
31,6°C
Coldest m°
18,9°C
Elevation: 227 m on average (min 60 m, max 534 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,2°C
Annual rain
778mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
18,9°C
Mean alt.
227m
Min
60m
Max
534m
Std. dev.
113m
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
5,8
Org. C
12,2g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
69,4%
Silt
9,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Rufiji
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
17,9g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
69,9%
Silt
9,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
11,8g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
70,2%
Silt
9,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
68,0%
Silt
8,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest43.7%
Crops8.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)48.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
11
Max drainage
172 496km²
Discharge in basins
62,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 091mm/an
Mean T°
25,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,26
Mean runoff
154mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
213m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #07300sub-area1 623,1 km²overlap385.24 km²32%
- Basin #03720sub-area596 km²overlap336.43 km²28%
- Basin #06930sub-area304,4 km²overlap286.17 km²24%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area755,2 km²overlap119.37 km²10%
- Basin #00510sub-area240,5 km²overlap30.86 km²3%
- Basin #03710sub-area678,5 km²overlap21.77 km²2%
- Bassin de Rufijisub-area387,7 km²overlap7.80 km²1%
- Basin #14650sub-area617,4 km²overlap5.99 km²0%
- Basin #00980sub-area118,2 km²overlap3.48 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
0,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Selous G.R
IUCN IVGame Reserve · 1905
41 309 km²
Lungonya
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1957
1 968 km²
Ngarambe-Tapika WMA
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2006
833 km²
Kichi Hills
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
145 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN