Tsavo East
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
13 381 km²
Commune · KEN
Ikutha
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
447
Observations
2 169
Area
1 230,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Ikutha : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.078
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
447 distinct species · 2 169 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,2°C
Annual rain
645mm
Warmest m°
31,9°C
Coldest m°
18,1°C
Elevation: 576 m on average (min 341 m, max 860 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,2°C
Annual rain
645mm
Warmest month
31,9°C
Coldest month
18,1°C
Mean alt.
576m
Min
341m
Max
860m
Std. dev.
129m
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
6,4
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
56,6%
Silt
15,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Kitui South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,8g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
58,7%
Silt
15,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
58,1%
Silt
15,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
53,2%
Silt
14,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.9%
Crops18.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil2.2%
Other (grassland, water…)61.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
144,8km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
5 526km²
Discharge in basins
9,3m³/s
Mean precip.
661mm/an
Mean T°
24,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,64
Mean runoff
88mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
598m
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
17,6%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN