South West Mau
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
838 km²
Commune · KEN
Chepchabas
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(97 %)
Species observed
134
Observations
225
Area
111km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Chepchabas : 24 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.066
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
134 distinct species · 225 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,0°C
Annual rain
1 728mm
Warmest m°
24,7°C
Coldest m°
12,2°C
Elevation: 1 915 m on average (min 1 734 m, max 2 092 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
1 728mm
Warmest month
24,7°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
1 915m
Min
1 734m
Max
2 092m
Std. dev.
77m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(97 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
41,3g/kg
Clay
39,6%
Sand
29,0%
Silt
31,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Konoin
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
57,6g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
30,0%
Silt
32,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
40,9g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
29,2%
Silt
31,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
25,5g/kg
Clay
41,9%
Sand
27,7%
Silt
30,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest49.9%
Crops17.4%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)31.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
11,8km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 573km²
Discharge in basins
1,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 521mm/an
Mean T°
16,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,06
Mean runoff
368mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 189m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
89,1%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN