Ngorongoro Conservation Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1979
8 271 km²
Commune · TZA
Selela
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(54 %)
Species observed
433
Observations
1 179
Area
1 181,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Selela : 28 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 40 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
40
Connectance
0.071
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
433 distinct species · 1 179 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,1°C
Annual rain
666mm
Warmest m°
31,7°C
Coldest m°
13,8°C
Elevation: 1 048 m on average (min 710 m, max 1 931 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
666mm
Warmest month
31,7°C
Coldest month
13,8°C
Mean alt.
1 048m
Min
710m
Max
1 931m
Std. dev.
255m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(54 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
44,9%
Silt
20,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Monduli
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
22,3g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
20,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
17,1g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
20,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
43,8%
Silt
20,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.5%
Crops27.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil6.5%
Other (grassland, water…)58.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
32,5km
Lake surface here
1,14km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
4 148km²
Discharge in basins
3,8m³/s
Mean precip.
707mm/an
Mean T°
20,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,54
Mean runoff
120mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 305m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
3,0%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
IUCN Not ReportedConservation Area
8 250 km²
Mto wa Mbu GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
1 207 km²
Burko O.A.
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
710 km²
Essimingor
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
57 km²
Burko
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1955
5 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN