Rahole
IUCN VINational Reserve · 1976
1 270 km²
Commune · KEN
Balambala
Kenya
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
211
Observations
988
Area
1 221,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 11 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 Balambala : 8 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 18.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.182
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
211 distinct species · 988 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,5°C
Annual rain
456mm
Warmest m°
34,2°C
Coldest m°
20,8°C
Elevation: 305 m on average (min 228 m, max 378 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,5°C
Annual rain
456mm
Warmest month
34,2°C
Coldest month
20,8°C
Mean alt.
305m
Min
228m
Max
378m
Std. dev.
32m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
28,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Balambala
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
28,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
8,1g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
43,7%
Silt
27,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
28,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.7%
Crops1.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil7.3%
Other (grassland, water…)84.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
7
Max drainage
32 256km²
Discharge in basins
8,1m³/s
Mean precip.
317mm/an
Mean T°
27,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,85
Mean runoff
14mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
261m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #34300sub-area1 029,6 km²overlap542.41 km²44%
- Basin #37850sub-area2 303,7 km²overlap198.72 km²16%
- Basin #35160sub-area248,6 km²overlap155.72 km²13%
- Basin #34110sub-area636,4 km²overlap138.98 km²11%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area3 526,1 km²overlap130.32 km²11%
- Basin #37740sub-area225,5 km²overlap52.44 km²4%
- Basin #51780sub-area2 164,9 km²overlap3.24 km²0%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
0,2%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN