Karura
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
10 km²
Commune · KEN
Karura
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(65 %)
Species observed
711
Observations
32 420
Area
42,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 22 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 Karura : 21 espèces reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.078
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
711 distinct species · 32 420 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,4°C
Annual rain
891mm
Warmest m°
26,0°C
Coldest m°
11,6°C
Elevation: 1 716 m on average (min 1 648 m, max 1 851 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,4°C
Annual rain
891mm
Warmest month
26,0°C
Coldest month
11,6°C
Mean alt.
1 716m
Min
1 648m
Max
1 851m
Std. dev.
39m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(65 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
25,3g/kg
Clay
48,8%
Sand
22,8%
Silt
28,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Westlands
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
32,9g/kg
Clay
48,3%
Sand
22,9%
Silt
28,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
24,2g/kg
Clay
48,5%
Sand
22,9%
Silt
28,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
18,8g/kg
Clay
49,7%
Sand
22,5%
Silt
27,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.2%
Crops14.2%
Built-up11.3%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)53.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
12,4km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 887km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 076mm/an
Mean T°
17,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Mean runoff
155mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 846m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
14hab/km²
Night light
13,5nW
Built-up
1 128,7%
Pesticides
1,0kg/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