Tsavo West
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
7 024 km²
Commune · KEN
Chawia
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(92 %)
Species observed
544
Observations
8 223
Area
1 500,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 45 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 Chawia : 40 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 43 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 4.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
45
Interactions affichées
43
Connectance
0.043
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
544 distinct species · 8 223 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,1°C
Annual rain
747mm
Warmest m°
31,2°C
Coldest m°
15,3°C
Elevation: 759 m on average (min 598 m, max 1 457 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
747mm
Warmest month
31,2°C
Coldest month
15,3°C
Mean alt.
759m
Min
598m
Max
1 457m
Std. dev.
109m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(92 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
50,1%
Silt
14,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mwatate
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
34,1%
Sand
51,2%
Silt
14,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
34,9%
Sand
50,7%
Silt
14,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
48,2%
Silt
13,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.3%
Crops27.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)59.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
32,0km
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 836km²
Discharge in basins
6,3m³/s
Mean precip.
736mm/an
Mean T°
22,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,55
Mean runoff
68mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
759m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #27130sub-area1 049,6 km²overlap462.07 km²31%
- Basin #27170sub-area256,4 km²overlap255.23 km²17%
- Basin #33140sub-area730,6 km²overlap218.08 km²15%
- Bassin de Umbasub-area1 825,3 km²overlap201.76 km²13%
- Bassin de Mwatatesub-area415,5 km²overlap133.70 km²9%
- Bassin de Mwatatesub-area230,9 km²overlap122.58 km²8%
- Bassin de Mwatatesub-area130,8 km²overlap86.17 km²6%
- Bassin de Mwatatesub-area13,9 km²overlap11.75 km²1%
- Basin #25870sub-area936,2 km²overlap9.16 km²1%
Rivers / streams (1, 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
13,1%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Mkomazi National Park
IUCN IVNational Park · 1951
3 282 km²
Taita Hills
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Sanctuary · 1973
109 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN