Kruger National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 1926
19 170 km²
Commune · ZAF
Thulamela
South Africa
BShArid, steppe, hot(72 %)
Species observed
4 267
Observations
265 141
Area
5 833,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Thulamela : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.078
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
4 267 distinct species · 265 141 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,0°C
Annual rain
724mm
Warmest m°
30,0°C
Coldest m°
10,7°C
Elevation: 496 m on average (min 248 m, max 1 366 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
724mm
Warmest month
30,0°C
Coldest month
10,7°C
Mean alt.
496m
Min
248m
Max
1 366m
Std. dev.
191m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(72 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
54,7%
Silt
17,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Vhembe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
17,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
56,0%
Silt
17,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
10,3g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
52,5%
Silt
16,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.8%
Crops7.9%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)66.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 13 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
815,3km
Lake surface here
25,89km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
6 712km²
Discharge in basins
39,6m³/s
Mean precip.
591mm/an
Mean T°
22,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,64
Mean runoff
89mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
479m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luvuvhusub-area5 419 km²overlap1789.44 km²31%
- Bassin de Phugwanesub-area783,5 km²overlap781.65 km²13%
- Bassin de Mphongolosub-area762,4 km²overlap738.41 km²13%
- Bassin de Shishasub-area801,3 km²overlap595.17 km²10%
- Bassin de Shingwedzisub-area1 170,6 km²overlap437.37 km²7%
- Bassin de Nkulumbenisub-area388,9 km²overlap319.19 km²5%
- Bassin de Bububusub-area310,6 km²overlap309.82 km²5%
- Bassin de Shingwedzisub-area2 208,3 km²overlap267.77 km²5%
- Bassin de Nzhelelesub-area2 831 km²overlap130.63 km²2%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #60290sub-area112,1 km²overlap111.86 km²2%
- Bassin de Rio Limpoposub-area242 km²overlap92.65 km²2%
- Bassin de Klein Letabasub-area2 513,6 km²overlap91.92 km²2%
- Bassin de Mphongolosub-area72,5 km²overlap72.28 km²1%
- Bassin de Mphongolosub-area34,8 km²overlap34.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Shingwedzisub-area28,5 km²overlap23.21 km²0%
- Bassin de Mphongolosub-area20,1 km²overlap20.09 km²0%
- Bassin de Mphongolosub-area17,8 km²overlap17.80 km²0%
Lakes (13, top by area)
- Nandoni Damarea16,1 km²avg depth10.2 m
- Makulekearea2,8 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Vondo Damarea2,1 km²avg depth14.7 m
- Fundudziarea1,6 km²avg depth17.2 m
- Mvuwe Damarea1,2 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1417566area0,6 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1417571area0,5 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1417612area0,4 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1417596area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Luvuvhuord 4len here135.23 km50%total268 km
- Mphongoloord 4len here129.04 km100%total129 km
- Phugwaneord 3len here108.44 km100%total108 km
- Shingwedziord 6len here108.21 km21%total517 km
- Shishaord 3len here62.78 km100%total63 km
- Bububuord 2len here60.31 km100%total60 km
- Mutaleord 3len here49.18 km23%total212 km
- Mutshindudiord 3len here43.29 km100%total43 km
- Mandzembaord 4len here26.48 km86%total31 km
- Mbwediord 1len here17.40 km100%total17 km
- Nasmiord 2len here13.76 km87%total16 km
- Nzheleleord 4len here11.99 km6%total200 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Nkulumbeniord 3len here11.78 km100%total12 km
- Tshirovhaord 1len here11.09 km100%total11 km
- Mathaneord 2len here8.17 km100%total8 km
- Mhlamhlalaord 2len here7.88 km100%total8 km
- Lambweord 4len here5.72 km23%total25 km
- Tshangaord 3len here2.80 km11%total24 km
- Mufungudiord 2len here1.26 km3%total42 km
- Dzomboord 2len here0.21 km1%total39 km
- Mashokweord 1len here0.17 km2%total11 km
- Nsamiord 3len here0.08 km0%total44 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
138,4%
Pesticides
7,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN II · 1
Limpopo
IUCN IINational Park · 2001
11 015 km²
Mphaphuli Protected Environment
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Environment · 2018
609 km²
Thengwe Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 2018
220 km²
Entabeni Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedForest Nature Reserve · 1985
12 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN