Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Commune · UGA
Bududa
Uganda
AmTropical, monsoon(69 %)
Species observed
88
Observations
162
Area
13,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 15 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 Bududa : 14 espèces reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.114
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
88 distinct species · 162 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,4°C
Annual rain
4 998mm
Warmest m°
24,4°C
Coldest m°
14,3°C
Elevation: 1 498 m on average (min 1 270 m, max 1 814 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,4°C
Annual rain
4 998mm
Warmest month
24,4°C
Coldest month
14,3°C
Mean alt.
1 498m
Min
1 270m
Max
1 814m
Std. dev.
165m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(69 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
46,5g/kg
Clay
41,1%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
25,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Manjiya
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
65,4g/kg
Clay
38,6%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
27,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
44,9g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
26,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
29,4g/kg
Clay
45,6%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
23,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest33.1%
Crops21.3%
Built-up3.8%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)41.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1,9km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
2 380km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 315mm/an
Mean T°
22,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
175mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 292m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
13hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
375,5%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Mount Elgon
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005
1 110 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN