South West Mau
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
838 km²
Commune · KEN
Kimulot
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
12
Observations
13
Area
88,2km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
12 distinct species · 13 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,9°C
Annual rain
1 889mm
Warmest m°
23,4°C
Coldest m°
11,1°C
Elevation: 2 098 m on average (min 1 797 m, max 2 437 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
1 889mm
Warmest month
23,4°C
Coldest month
11,1°C
Mean alt.
2 098m
Min
1 797m
Max
2 437m
Std. dev.
193m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
46,3g/kg
Clay
39,9%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
29,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Konoin
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
64,0g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
30,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
44,0g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
30,4%
Silt
30,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
30,8g/kg
Clay
41,3%
Sand
29,5%
Silt
29,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest53.5%
Crops18.9%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)26.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,8km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 573km²
Discharge in basins
1,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 521mm/an
Mean T°
16,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,06
Mean runoff
368mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 189m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
96,4%
Pesticides
1,2kg/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