Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Commune · UGA
Bukwa
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(60 %)
Species observed
47
Observations
95
Area
137,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 2 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 Bukwa : 2 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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
47 distinct species · 95 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,4°C
Annual rain
2 101mm
Warmest m°
21,8°C
Coldest m°
9,9°C
Elevation: 2 547 m on average (min 1 660 m, max 3 898 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,4°C
Annual rain
2 101mm
Warmest month
21,8°C
Coldest month
9,9°C
Mean alt.
2 547m
Min
1 660m
Max
3 898m
Std. dev.
555m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(60 %)Temperate
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
56,0g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
36,4%
Silt
26,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kongasis
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
76,0g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
27,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
49,9g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
27,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
42,2g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
26,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest40.3%
Crops17.8%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)40.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
2 368km²
Discharge in basins
1,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 071mm/an
Mean T°
19,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Mean runoff
207mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 731m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
77,4%
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