Meru
IUCN IINational Park · 1966
871 km²
Constituency · KEN
Igembe Central
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(91 %)
Species observed
989
Observations
7 605
Area
812,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 18 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 Igembe Central : 15 espèces reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.082
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
989 distinct species · 7 605 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,9°C
Annual rain
952mm
Warmest m°
29,0°C
Coldest m°
16,8°C
Elevation: 1 021 m on average (min 474 m, max 2 266 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,9°C
Annual rain
952mm
Warmest month
29,0°C
Coldest month
16,8°C
Mean alt.
1 021m
Min
474m
Max
2 266m
Std. dev.
370m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(91 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
20,5g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
23,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
25,4g/kg
Clay
38,9%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
23,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
20,2g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
23,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
42,6%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
22,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.9%
Crops36.3%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)49.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
19,0km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
20 610km²
Discharge in basins
7,1m³/s
Mean precip.
762mm/an
Mean T°
23,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,62
Mean runoff
92mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
821m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
100,7%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN