Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1954
1 785 km²
Sub-chief · MWI
SC Mphonde
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
241
Observations
476
Area
126km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 SC Mphonde : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.059
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
241 distinct species · 476 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,1°C
Annual rain
1 316mm
Warmest m°
29,2°C
Coldest m°
18,1°C
Elevation: 519 m on average (min 475 m, max 591 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,1°C
Annual rain
1 316mm
Warmest month
29,2°C
Coldest month
18,1°C
Mean alt.
519m
Min
475m
Max
591m
Std. dev.
31m
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
5,9
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
16,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
57,8%
Silt
16,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
16,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
53,2%
Silt
16,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.2%
Crops31.3%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)54.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
11,6km
Lake surface here
0,12km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
10 695km²
Discharge in basins
1,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 091mm/an
Mean T°
21,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,28
Mean runoff
185mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
923m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, 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
116,3%
Pesticides
7,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN