Hwange
IUCN IINational Park · 1949
14 699 km²
District · ZWE
Tsholotsho
Zimbabwe
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
453
Observations
3 636
Area
7 745,4km²
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 Tsholotsho : 18 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 9.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.099
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
453 distinct species · 3 636 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,2°C
Annual rain
533mm
Warmest m°
32,4°C
Coldest m°
9,5°C
Elevation: 1 043 m on average (min 955 m, max 1 298 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,2°C
Annual rain
533mm
Warmest month
32,4°C
Coldest month
9,5°C
Mean alt.
1 043m
Min
955m
Max
1 298m
Std. dev.
67m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)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
7,2g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
64,7%
Silt
13,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
64,8%
Silt
13,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
6,9g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
64,3%
Silt
13,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
5,2g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
64,8%
Silt
12,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.5%
Crops18.7%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)52.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 2 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
326,6km
Lake surface here
0,94km²
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
11 736km²
Discharge in basins
31,3m³/s
Mean precip.
550mm/an
Mean T°
20,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,69
Mean runoff
28mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 055m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #04540sub-area1 670,5 km²overlap1665.56 km²22%
- Bassin de Chemuumi Riversub-area1 107,6 km²overlap1104.31 km²14%
- Basin #06410sub-area1 081,5 km²overlap1039.41 km²13%
- Bassin de Nata riversub-area2 375,1 km²overlap825.59 km²11%
- Bassin de Gwayi Riversub-area1 932,2 km²overlap528.41 km²7%
- Bassin de Natasub-area1 300 km²overlap412.34 km²5%
- Bassin de Gwayi Riversub-area1 306,3 km²overlap392.40 km²5%
- Bassin de Gwayi Riversub-area541,6 km²overlap385.28 km²5%
- Bassin de Natasub-area309 km²overlap308.14 km²4%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Chemuumi Riversub-area938,2 km²overlap238.45 km²3%
- Basin #99290sub-area188,9 km²overlap145.16 km²2%
- Bassin de Natasub-area327,5 km²overlap123.79 km²2%
- Bassin de Chemuumi Riversub-area275 km²overlap117.02 km²2%
- Bassin de Chemuumi Riversub-area513,1 km²overlap115.68 km²1%
- Basin #06310sub-area167,2 km²overlap114.54 km²1%
- Bassin de Gwayi Riversub-area208,7 km²overlap98.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Natasub-area394,2 km²overlap49.21 km²1%
- Bassin de Natasub-area185,8 km²overlap48.01 km²1%
- Bassin de Natasub-area823,2 km²overlap32.55 km²0%
- Bassin de Umguza Riversub-area1 009,8 km²overlap0.53 km²0%
- Bassin de Tegwanisub-area1 908,9 km²overlap0.28 km²0%
- Bassin de Gwayi Riversub-area1 764,8 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Natasub-area282,8 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, 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
24,5%
Pesticides
7,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas15
IUCN Not Reported · 14IUCN II · 1📍 Point sites · 2
Gwayi
IUCN Not ReportedState Forest · 1930
1 429 km²
Unknown 7
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2002
1 315 km²
Mabhongana
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2002
1 034 km²
Ngamo
IUCN Not ReportedState Forest · 1930
1 010 km²
Unknown 8
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area · 2002
970 km²
Complete list15 protected areas
- HwangeNational ParkIUCN II194914 699 km²
- GwayiState ForestIUCN Not Reported19301 429 km²
- Unknown 7Wildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported20021 315 km²
- MabhonganaWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported20021 034 km²
- NgamoState ForestIUCN Not Reported19301 010 km²
- Unknown 8Wildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002970 km²
- Unknown 3Wildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002623 km²
- Unknown 4Wildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002582 km²
- Unknown 9Wildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002539 km²
- InsezeState ForestIUCN Not Reported1941350 km²
- MakhulelaWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002327 km²
- Unknown 5Wildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002216 km²
- HuwanaWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002187 km²
- GalaWildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002141 km²
- Unknown 10Wildlife Management AreaIUCN Not Reported2002123 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN