Chyulu Hills
IUCN IINational Park · 1983
734 km²
Constituency · KEN
Kajiado East
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(37 %)
Species observed
1 706
Observations
28 979
Area
3 268,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 Kajiado East : 19 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
20
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.084
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
1 706 distinct species · 28 979 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,5°C
Annual rain
664mm
Warmest m°
27,3°C
Coldest m°
13,4°C
Elevation: 1 414 m on average (min 913 m, max 1 807 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,5°C
Annual rain
664mm
Warmest month
27,3°C
Coldest month
13,4°C
Mean alt.
1 414m
Min
913m
Max
1 807m
Std. dev.
229m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(37 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
22,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
23,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
38,8%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
22,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
42,2%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
21,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.4%
Crops37.8%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)52.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
51,2km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
5 847km²
Discharge in basins
8,6m³/s
Mean precip.
640mm/an
Mean T°
20,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,61
Mean runoff
70mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 427m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mwonisub-area1 863,1 km²overlap978.04 km²30%
- Basin #98780sub-area1 780,7 km²overlap697.65 km²21%
- Basin #92880sub-area1 927,6 km²overlap500.69 km²15%
- Bassin de Isinya Riversub-area643,4 km²overlap452.22 km²14%
- Bassin de Mbagathi Riversub-area771,7 km²overlap252.28 km²8%
- Bassin de Stony Athisub-area846,8 km²overlap247.40 km²8%
- Basin #80480sub-area291,5 km²overlap140.42 km²4%
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
52,6%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN