Dandu Hills
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 2023
18 km²
Commune · KEN
Dandu
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
493
Observations
922
Area
861,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 11 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 Dandu : 11 espèces reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.109
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
493 distinct species · 922 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,8°C
Annual rain
468mm
Warmest m°
33,1°C
Coldest m°
19,0°C
Elevation: 734 m on average (min 612 m, max 1 067 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,8°C
Annual rain
468mm
Warmest month
33,1°C
Coldest month
19,0°C
Mean alt.
734m
Min
612m
Max
1 067m
Std. dev.
60m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
23,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mandera West
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
46,2%
Silt
23,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
12,8g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
23,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
44,7%
Silt
22,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.7%
Crops3.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil4.8%
Other (grassland, water…)78.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
13
Max drainage
21 110km²
Discharge in basins
5,7m³/s
Mean precip.
379mm/an
Mean T°
24,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,82
Mean runoff
46mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
739m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #63200sub-area293,1 km²overlap265.91 km²31%
- Basin #57990sub-area1 663,3 km²overlap215.09 km²25%
- Basin #58150sub-area163,7 km²overlap106.10 km²12%
- Basin #63290sub-area242 km²overlap87.33 km²10%
- Basin #57480sub-area148,7 km²overlap63.09 km²7%
- Basin #57390sub-area49,9 km²overlap49.69 km²6%
- Basin #55890sub-area213,6 km²overlap37.71 km²4%
- Basin #75730sub-area2 722 km²overlap21.74 km²3%
- Basin #55980sub-area16,5 km²overlap10.72 km²1%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
3,3%
Pesticides
1,0kg/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