Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Commune · UGA
Buginyanya
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(83 %)
Species observed
42
Observations
64
Area
11,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 3 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 Buginyanya : 3 espèces reliées par 2 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 66.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
3
Interactions affichées
2
Connectance
0.667
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
42 distinct species · 64 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,5°C
Annual rain
3 448mm
Warmest m°
24,4°C
Coldest m°
13,4°C
Elevation: 1 889 m on average (min 1 526 m, max 2 161 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
3 448mm
Warmest month
24,4°C
Coldest month
13,4°C
Mean alt.
1 889m
Min
1 526m
Max
2 161m
Std. dev.
160m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(83 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
41,8g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
35,7%
Silt
24,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Bulambuli
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
51,3g/kg
Clay
38,7%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
25,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
43,4g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
36,8%
Silt
24,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
30,8g/kg
Clay
42,5%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
23,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest48.0%
Crops13.4%
Built-up4.0%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)34.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
1 727km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 340mm/an
Mean T°
21,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,20
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
121mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 479m
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
Built-up
399,3%
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