South Viphya
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1958
1 562 km²
Traditional Authority · MWI
TA Kabunduli
Malawi
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(47 %)
Species observed
629
Observations
1 836
Area
1 705,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 TA Kabunduli : 34 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 4.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
33
Connectance
0.047
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
629 distinct species · 1 836 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,1°C
Annual rain
1 181mm
Warmest m°
25,7°C
Coldest m°
11,3°C
Elevation: 1 187 m on average (min 555 m, max 1 889 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,1°C
Annual rain
1 181mm
Warmest month
25,7°C
Coldest month
11,3°C
Mean alt.
1 187m
Min
555m
Max
1 889m
Std. dev.
348m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(47 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
21,1g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
49,6%
Silt
14,6%
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
5,5
Org. C
27,4g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
51,0%
Silt
14,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
50,5%
Silt
14,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
47,4%
Silt
14,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest52.0%
Crops13.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)34.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
102,3km
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
71 078km²
Discharge in basins
46,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 275mm/an
Mean T°
19,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,15
Mean runoff
192mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 169m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luweyasub-area621,1 km²overlap590.07 km²35%
- Bassin de Luweyasub-area530 km²overlap493.30 km²29%
- Bassin de Luweyasub-area213,9 km²overlap213.04 km²12%
- Bassin de Kavuzisub-area219,2 km²overlap208.17 km²12%
- Bassin de Mlowesub-area1 381,5 km²overlap92.74 km²5%
- Bassin de Luweyasub-area134,8 km²overlap55.81 km²3%
- Bassin de Kasitusub-area2 309,6 km²overlap29.34 km²2%
- Bassin de Kalwesub-area535,8 km²overlap19.17 km²1%
- Bassin de Mzimba Riversub-area954,7 km²overlap3.73 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Rivers / streams (3, 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
21,8%
Pesticides
3,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 3
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN