Tsavo West
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
7 024 km²
Commune · KEN
Kasigau
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
876
Observations
2 631
Area
1 453,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Kasigau : 26 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.054
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
876 distinct species · 2 631 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,9°C
Annual rain
745mm
Warmest m°
32,0°C
Coldest m°
17,1°C
Elevation: 567 m on average (min 377 m, max 1 272 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,9°C
Annual rain
745mm
Warmest month
32,0°C
Coldest month
17,1°C
Mean alt.
567m
Min
377m
Max
1 272m
Std. dev.
95m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
48,9%
Silt
17,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Voi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
50,0%
Silt
18,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
13,5g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
49,9%
Silt
17,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
46,8%
Silt
16,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.5%
Crops22.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)63.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
58,3km
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 386km²
Discharge in basins
7,0m³/s
Mean precip.
723mm/an
Mean T°
23,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,55
Mean runoff
66mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
511m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Likoni Riversub-area1 707,6 km²overlap411.85 km²28%
- Basin #28100sub-area812,8 km²overlap282.27 km²19%
- Basin #27480sub-area385,7 km²overlap202.42 km²14%
- Bassin de Mwatatesub-area196,2 km²overlap195.30 km²13%
- Bassin de Mwatatesub-area230,9 km²overlap107.26 km²7%
- Basin #28180sub-area418,9 km²overlap95.61 km²7%
- Bassin de Umbasub-area1 825,3 km²overlap79.90 km²5%
- Bassin de Mwatatesub-area130,8 km²overlap44.06 km²3%
- Bassin de Mwatatesub-area415,5 km²overlap32.63 km²2%
2 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
7,8%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Kasigau
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1941
9 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN