Karoospruit Game Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2001
7 km²
Commune · ZAF
Nketoana
South Africa
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(97 %)
Species observed
1 082
Observations
69 550
Area
5 611,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Nketoana : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.062
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
1 082 distinct species · 69 550 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,8°C
Annual rain
685mm
Warmest m°
25,2°C
Coldest m°
1,3°C
Elevation: 1 631 m on average (min 1 465 m, max 1 747 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,8°C
Annual rain
685mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
1,3°C
Mean alt.
1 631m
Min
1 465m
Max
1 747m
Std. dev.
51m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(97 %)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
14,0g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
16,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Thabo Mofutsanyane
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
18,8g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
55,9%
Silt
16,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
56,7%
Silt
16,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
16,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.6%
Crops47.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil2.2%
Other (grassland, water…)48.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology20 basins · 50 lakes · 12 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
474,1km
Lake surface here
12,38km²
Basins crossed
20
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
17 978km²
Discharge in basins
69,6m³/s
Mean precip.
691mm/an
Mean T°
14,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,52
Mean runoff
24mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 625m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Liebenbergsvleisub-area1 512 km²overlap1097.29 km²20%
- Bassin de Valsriviersub-area1 492,3 km²overlap960.05 km²17%
- Bassin de Rus se Spruitsub-area582,4 km²overlap540.30 km²10%
- Bassin de Renoster Riversub-area2 407,8 km²overlap500.31 km²9%
- Bassin de Liebenbergsvleisub-area458,2 km²overlap457.46 km²8%
- Bassin de Liebenbergsvleisub-area631,4 km²overlap388.90 km²7%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area1 440,2 km²overlap375.88 km²7%
- Bassin de Tierkloofriviersub-area884,5 km²overlap342.70 km²6%
- Bassin de Vals Riversub-area400,1 km²overlap336.38 km²6%
11 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area258 km²overlap183.40 km²3%
- Bassin de Liebenbergsvleisub-area126,8 km²overlap126.62 km²2%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area2 542,4 km²overlap94.03 km²2%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area239 km²overlap68.27 km²1%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area108,5 km²overlap47.39 km²1%
- Bassin de Vals Riversub-area340,8 km²overlap38.13 km²1%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area48,6 km²overlap26.81 km²0%
- Bassin de Blomspruitsub-area1 324,2 km²overlap20.67 km²0%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area694,5 km²overlap6.47 km²0%
- Bassin de Wilger Riversub-area149 km²overlap0.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Holspruitsub-area729,5 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lake #83610area1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1420627area0,8 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1420681area0,6 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1420762area0,6 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1420732area0,5 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1420727area0,5 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1420568area0,4 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1420584area0,4 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1420239area0,4 km²avg depth5.1 m
41 more lakes
- Lac 1420526area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420620area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1420510area0,3 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1420251area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1420734area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1420552area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1420842area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420495area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1420621area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1420665area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1420574area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1420578area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1420559area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1420467area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1420631area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1420750area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1420494area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420555area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1420408area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1420685area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1420619area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1420746area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1420597area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420725area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1420543area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1420686area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1420160area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1420761area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1420168area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1420667area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1420294area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1420305area0,1 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1420593area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1420651area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1420178area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1420770area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1420337area0,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1420477area0,1 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1420523area0,1 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1420427area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1420744area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
Rivers / streams (12, ord ≥ 4)
- Liebenbergsvleiord 4len here150.42 km64%total234 km
- Valsrivierord 3len here44.75 km78%total58 km
- Vals Riverord 6len here41.14 km9%total448 km
- Langspruitord 2len here40.98 km66%total62 km
- Wilger Riverord 5len here40.19 km10%total417 km
- Sand Riverord 4len here33.30 km11%total314 km
- Kaloemspruitord 4len here31.96 km100%total32 km
- Tierkloofrivierord 3len here29.87 km87%total35 km
- Renoster Riverord 4len here28.48 km12%total234 km
- Rus se Spruitord 3len here23.24 km100%total23 km
- Debeerspruitord 2len here5.07 km13%total38 km
- Hammanspruitord 2len here4.63 km100%total5 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
12,3%
Pesticides
42,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
Mkgadigadi Safaris
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2001
5 km²
Jagersrust Game
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2001
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN