Meru
IUCN IINational Park · 1966
871 km²
Commune · KEN
Gatunga
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(93 %)
Species observed
167
Observations
488
Area
613,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Gatunga : 24 espèces dont 5 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 70 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 14.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
70
Connectance
0.141
Patrimoniales
5
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
167 distinct species · 488 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
848mm
Warmest m°
32,5°C
Coldest m°
20,2°C
Elevation: 535 m on average (min 361 m, max 757 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
848mm
Warmest month
32,5°C
Coldest month
20,2°C
Mean alt.
535m
Min
361m
Max
757m
Std. dev.
87m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(93 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
53,3%
Silt
17,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Tharaka
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
17,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
54,2%
Silt
17,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
50,3%
Silt
16,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.5%
Crops67.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)27.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
37,4km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
20 610km²
Discharge in basins
34,9m³/s
Mean precip.
768mm/an
Mean T°
23,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,61
Mean runoff
180mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
798m
Watersheds crossing here
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
47,4%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN