Mount Nyiro
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1956
453 km²
Commune · KEN
Kargi/South Horr
Kenya
BWhArid, desert, hot(87 %)
Species observed
448
Observations
1 911
Area
5 021,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Kargi/South Horr : 13 espèces reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.118
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
448 distinct species · 1 911 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,0°C
Annual rain
376mm
Warmest m°
34,2°C
Coldest m°
21,1°C
Elevation: 595 m on average (min 365 m, max 1 773 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,0°C
Annual rain
376mm
Warmest month
34,2°C
Coldest month
21,1°C
Mean alt.
595m
Min
365m
Max
1 773m
Std. dev.
205m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(87 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,5g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
54,4%
Silt
19,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Laisamis
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
55,6%
Silt
20,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
6,2g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
54,3%
Silt
19,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
7,1g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
53,2%
Silt
19,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.5%
Crops1.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil12.1%
Other (grassland, water…)83.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,8km
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
31 971km²
Discharge in basins
48,6m³/s
Mean precip.
361mm/an
Mean T°
25,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,82
Mean runoff
104mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
660m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #73590sub-area946,2 km²overlap916.09 km²18%
- Basin #84150sub-area864,9 km²overlap860.95 km²17%
- Basin #80890sub-area1 528,4 km²overlap717.43 km²14%
- Basin #71030sub-area2 280,8 km²overlap696.26 km²14%
- Basin #75510sub-area906,1 km²overlap592.80 km²12%
- Bassin de Tantarsub-area766,4 km²overlap485.62 km²10%
- Basin #72240sub-area385,4 km²overlap329.04 km²7%
- Basin #88250sub-area819 km²overlap156.15 km²3%
- Basin #80710sub-area553,1 km²overlap150.59 km²3%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
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
0,5%
Pesticides
0,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN