Tsavo East
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
13 381 km²
Commune · KEN
Kanziko
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
236
Observations
521
Area
1 016,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 24 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 Kanziko : 22 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
24
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.087
Patrimoniales
4
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
236 distinct species · 521 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,3°C
Annual rain
663mm
Warmest m°
32,1°C
Coldest m°
18,3°C
Elevation: 552 m on average (min 353 m, max 999 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,3°C
Annual rain
663mm
Warmest month
32,1°C
Coldest month
18,3°C
Mean alt.
552m
Min
353m
Max
999m
Std. dev.
108m
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
9,7g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
58,7%
Silt
14,7%
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
12,7g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
60,5%
Silt
15,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
60,3%
Silt
15,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
7,1g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
55,4%
Silt
14,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest20.2%
Crops15.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)62.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
3
Max drainage
5 526km²
Discharge in basins
3,6m³/s
Mean precip.
647mm/an
Mean T°
24,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,65
Mean runoff
85mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
561m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
9,1%
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