Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kajiado South

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(67 %)

Species observed

1 916

Observations

217 683

Area

6 357,6km²

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 South : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.071
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

1 916 distinct species · 217 683 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

217 683 obs · 160 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 18 699
1 454–18 698
370–1 453
130–369
< 130

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

21,8°C

Annual rain

806mm

Warmest m°

28,6°C

Coldest m°

14,3°C

Elevation: 1 190 m on average (min 798 m, max 2 067 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,8°C
Annual rain
806mm
Warmest month
28,6°C
Coldest month
14,3°C
Mean alt.
1 190m
Min
798m
Max
2 067m
Std. dev.
154m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(67 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,5

Org. C

14,9g/kg

Clay

38,3%

Sand

37,4%

Silt

24,3%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
18,8g/kg
Clay
37,7%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
24,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
14,3g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
24,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
39,5%
Sand
36,8%
Silt
23,7%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest8.4%
Crops31.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil3.0%
Other (grassland, water…)57.3%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology23 basins · 6 lakes · 10 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

167,4km

Lake surface here

2,62km²

Basins crossed

23

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

22 254km²

Discharge in basins

86,3m³/s

Mean precip.

751mm/an

Mean T°

20,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,52

Mean runoff

103mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 315m

Watersheds crossing here

14 more basins

Lakes (6, top by area)

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

13,0%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas13

IUCN Not Reported · 10IUCN II · 3📍 Point sites · 2

Tsavo West

IUCN II

National Park · 1948

7 024 km²

Amboseli

IUCN II

National Park · 1974

387 km²

Elerai

IUCN Not Reported

Community Conservancy · 2008

43 km²

Esenlenkei

IUCN Not Reported

Community Conservancy · 1983

43 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations5