Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1954
1 785 km²
Traditional Authority · MWI
TA Malenga Chanzi
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
387
Observations
1 130
Area
320,6km²
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 TA Malenga Chanzi : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 44 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
44
Connectance
0.083
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
387 distinct species · 1 130 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,2°C
Annual rain
1 213mm
Warmest m°
29,2°C
Coldest m°
18,3°C
Elevation: 513 m on average (min 475 m, max 577 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,2°C
Annual rain
1 213mm
Warmest month
29,2°C
Coldest month
18,3°C
Mean alt.
513m
Min
475m
Max
577m
Std. dev.
23m
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
13,2g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
16,1%
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
16,1g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
58,2%
Silt
16,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
57,4%
Silt
16,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
53,8%
Silt
15,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.8%
Crops32.4%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil2.4%
Other (grassland, water…)53.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 5 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
26,4km
Lake surface here
7,34km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
99 426km²
Discharge in basins
20,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 238mm/an
Mean T°
22,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,19
Mean runoff
234mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
672m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
123,7%
Pesticides
5,9kg/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