South West Mau
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
838 km²
Commune · KEN
Embomos
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
63
Observations
92
Area
368,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 8 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 Embomos : 8 espèces reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 17.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
8
Interactions affichées
5
Connectance
0.179
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
63 distinct species · 92 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,0°C
Annual rain
1 983mm
Warmest m°
22,4°C
Coldest m°
10,4°C
Elevation: 2 238 m on average (min 1 963 m, max 2 460 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,0°C
Annual rain
1 983mm
Warmest month
22,4°C
Coldest month
10,4°C
Mean alt.
2 238m
Min
1 963m
Max
2 460m
Std. dev.
102m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
52,3g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
27,8%
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
5,3
Org. C
73,3g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
27,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
48,4g/kg
Clay
38,9%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
28,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
35,2g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
32,3%
Silt
27,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest60.9%
Crops14.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)23.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
80,2km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 577km²
Discharge in basins
3,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 446mm/an
Mean T°
16,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,11
Mean runoff
314mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 115m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
49,5%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1📍 Point sites · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN