South Luangwa
IUCN IINational Park · 1971
8 658 km²
District · ZMB
Petauke
Zambia
AwTropical, savannah(70 %)
Species observed
295
Observations
915
Area
7 332,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Petauke : 26 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.069
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
295 distinct species · 915 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,4°C
Annual rain
1 021mm
Warmest m°
32,8°C
Coldest m°
13,8°C
Elevation: 829 m on average (min 475 m, max 1 126 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,4°C
Annual rain
1 021mm
Warmest month
32,8°C
Coldest month
13,8°C
Mean alt.
829m
Min
475m
Max
1 126m
Std. dev.
171m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(70 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
16,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
18,9g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
62,7%
Silt
16,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,5g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
62,3%
Silt
16,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
16,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.7%
Crops18.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)56.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology26 basins · 2 lakes · 28 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
873,7km
Lake surface here
0,37km²
Basins crossed
26
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
87 600km²
Discharge in basins
1 211,4m³/s
Mean precip.
956mm/an
Mean T°
22,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,45
Mean runoff
149mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
824m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luangwasub-area2 379 km²overlap1434.94 km²20%
- Bassin de Msanzalasub-area1 653,3 km²overlap1190.98 km²16%
- Bassin de Lusangazisub-area1 308,7 km²overlap954.67 km²13%
- Bassin de Nyimbasub-area2 568,5 km²overlap832.80 km²11%
- Bassin de Mvuvyesub-area512,1 km²overlap342.61 km²5%
- Bassin de Mvuvyesub-area317,5 km²overlap316.38 km²4%
- Bassin de Mvuvyesub-area251,4 km²overlap237.39 km²3%
- Bassin de Luangwasub-area297,7 km²overlap214.43 km²3%
- Bassin de Luangwasub-area285,5 km²overlap208.87 km²3%
17 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Lusandwasub-area341,9 km²overlap191.99 km²3%
- Bassin de Msambazisub-area190,6 km²overlap189.92 km²3%
- Bassin de Muchanasub-area705,7 km²overlap168.07 km²2%
- Bassin de Mvuvyesub-area230,6 km²overlap160.49 km²2%
- Bassin de Mtilizisub-area562,4 km²overlap150.79 km²2%
- Bassin de Luatizesub-area3 020,9 km²overlap147.63 km²2%
- Basin #93130sub-area140,2 km²overlap139.63 km²2%
- Basin #97940sub-area327,8 km²overlap133.11 km²2%
- Bassin de Luangwasub-area1 381,8 km²overlap112.32 km²2%
- Bassin de Lupandesub-area2 572 km²overlap104.53 km²1%
- Bassin de Lusandwasub-area450,5 km²overlap74.62 km²1%
- Bassin de Mvuvyesub-area106,9 km²overlap20.77 km²0%
- Bassin de Luangwasub-area155,7 km²overlap2.46 km²0%
- Bassin de Luangwasub-area1,3 km²overlap1.33 km²0%
- Bassin de Lusiwasisub-area89,3 km²overlap0.87 km²0%
- Basin #19890sub-area731,8 km²overlap0.32 km²0%
- Bassin de Luangwasub-area3,3 km²overlap0.32 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (28, ord ≥ 4)
- Lusangaziord 6len here149.55 km70%total212 km
- Luangwaord 7len here140.32 km6%total2313 km
- Mvuvyeord 6len here98.22 km43%total231 km
- Nyimbaord 4len here95.40 km35%total270 km
- Msanzalaord 4len here68.84 km51%total136 km
- Lusandwaord 3len here42.85 km40%total108 km
- Msambaziord 2len here37.82 km100%total38 km
- Singoziord 4len here35.02 km96%total36 km
- Kalubaord 3len here27.49 km100%total28 km
- Muchanaord 3len here26.31 km43%total62 km
- Nyamadziord 3len here20.12 km35%total57 km
- Utotweord 1len here17.83 km97%total18 km
16 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Luatizeord 3len here14.46 km22%total66 km
- Mtiliziord 3len here14.40 km19%total77 km
- Kalyanguord 2len here12.87 km67%total19 km
- Milindiord 2len here11.18 km100%total11 km
- Mtipwaziord 2len here10.51 km100%total11 km
- Mtululweord 4len here8.60 km41%total21 km
- Kalumbiord 1len here8.39 km100%total8 km
- Nyamkuyaord 1len here7.07 km83%total9 km
- Pundweord 2len here7.02 km18%total38 km
- Mtikilaord 6len here5.71 km10%total55 km
- Mwembeziord 1len here4.93 km100%total5 km
- Myaweord 3len here4.26 km17%total26 km
- Nyamjiwaord 3len here2.51 km100%total3 km
- Lusiwasiord 5len here1.22 km0%total261 km
- Chibezaord 2len here0.62 km15%total4 km
- Kauluord 1len here0.19 km14%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
35,0%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN Not Reported · 13IUCN VI · 3IUCN II · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Complete list17 protected areas
- South LuangwaNational ParkIUCN II19718 658 km²
- LupandeGame Management AreaIUCN VI19715 134 km²
- ChisomoGame Management AreaIUCN VI19713 598 km²
- SandweGame Management AreaIUCN VI19711 501 km²
- MvuvyeForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1960691 km²
- MsimaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported1971135 km²
- MingaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197862 km²
- SasareForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported197831 km²
- Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.72Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19 km²
- Sangwe SouthForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported196418 km²
- LuwengaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported196415 km²
- Kapungwe EastForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported196414 km²
- Kapungwe WestForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported196412 km²
- PamadziForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19648 km²
- Nsangwe NorthForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19647 km²
- Mupya WestForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19645 km²
- Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.65Forest ReserveIUCN Not Reported2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN