Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1954
1 785 km²
District · mwi
Ntchisi
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(79 %)
Species observed
1 009
Observations
4 073
Area
1 720,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Ntchisi : 24 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.057
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
1 009 distinct species · 4 073 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,1°C
Annual rain
1 007mm
Warmest m°
28,0°C
Coldest m°
11,5°C
Elevation: 1 125 m on average (min 634 m, max 1 557 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,1°C
Annual rain
1 007mm
Warmest month
28,0°C
Coldest month
11,5°C
Mean alt.
1 125m
Min
634m
Max
1 557m
Std. dev.
188m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(79 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
73,3%
Silt
9,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
16,5%
Sand
74,4%
Silt
9,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
16,2%
Sand
74,6%
Silt
9,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
70,8%
Silt
8,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.0%
Crops34.7%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)45.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
197,3km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
104 989km²
Discharge in basins
65,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 061mm/an
Mean T°
21,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Mean runoff
186mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
877m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Buasub-area2 724,6 km²overlap845.59 km²49%
- Bassin de Lifulizasub-area1 390,1 km²overlap376.17 km²22%
- Bassin de Nachiwalisub-area799,4 km²overlap182.46 km²11%
- Bassin de Nkulasub-area1 709,4 km²overlap147.94 km²9%
- Bassin de Lingadzisub-area2 214,8 km²overlap90.09 km²5%
- Bassin de Buasub-area1 007,1 km²overlap77.92 km²5%
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
93,3%
Pesticides
6,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1
Ntchisi
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1924
88 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN