Chyulu Hills
IUCN IINational Park · 1983
734 km²
Constituency · KEN
Kibwezi West
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(87 %)
Species observed
1 612
Observations
9 104
Area
2 128,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 14 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 Kibwezi West : 13 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
14
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.110
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
1 612 distinct species · 9 104 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,7°C
Annual rain
657mm
Warmest m°
29,1°C
Coldest m°
15,6°C
Elevation: 989 m on average (min 674 m, max 1 813 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,7°C
Annual rain
657mm
Warmest month
29,1°C
Coldest month
15,6°C
Mean alt.
989m
Min
674m
Max
1 813m
Std. dev.
149m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(87 %)Arid
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
12,3g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
49,6%
Silt
17,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
50,7%
Silt
17,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
50,9%
Silt
17,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
47,2%
Silt
16,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.1%
Crops47.4%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)39.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
35,3km
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
22 254km²
Discharge in basins
77,8m³/s
Mean precip.
667mm/an
Mean T°
22,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,62
Mean runoff
99mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 026m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Athi Riversub-area540,3 km²overlap436.91 km²21%
- Bassin de Athi Riversub-area499,6 km²overlap419.93 km²20%
- Basin #96640sub-area620,2 km²overlap387.77 km²18%
- Basin #92880sub-area1 927,6 km²overlap280.18 km²13%
- Bassin de Kikuusub-area955,7 km²overlap270.45 km²13%
- Bassin de Mwonisub-area1 863,1 km²overlap252.67 km²12%
- Basin #03800sub-area431,7 km²overlap47.34 km²2%
- Basin #91770sub-area33,5 km²overlap33.30 km²2%
- Bassin de Athi Riversub-area740,4 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
1 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
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
93,0%
Pesticides
0,9kg/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
Kibwezi
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1936
23 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN