Meru
IUCN IINational Park · 1966
871 km²
Commune · KEN
Kanuni
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)
Species observed
589
Observations
2 695
Area
327,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Kanuni : 29 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.068
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
589 distinct species · 2 695 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,2°C
Annual rain
928mm
Warmest m°
31,3°C
Coldest m°
19,1°C
Elevation: 668 m on average (min 361 m, max 1 508 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,2°C
Annual rain
928mm
Warmest month
31,3°C
Coldest month
19,1°C
Mean alt.
668m
Min
361m
Max
1 508m
Std. dev.
210m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
19,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Igembe South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
47,0%
Silt
19,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,5g/kg
Clay
34,3%
Sand
46,3%
Silt
19,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
38,0%
Sand
43,7%
Silt
18,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.4%
Crops18.4%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)53.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,9km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
20 610km²
Discharge in basins
21,1m³/s
Mean precip.
691mm/an
Mean T°
23,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,66
Mean runoff
154mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
688m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
35,5%
Pesticides
1,0kg/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