Losai
IUCN VINational Reserve · 1976
1 806 km²
Commune · KEN
Korr/Ngurunit
Kenya
BWhArid, desert, hot(66 %)
Species observed
510
Observations
1 080
Area
3 830,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Korr/Ngurunit : 30 espèces dont 6 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 47 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
47
Connectance
0.071
Patrimoniales
6
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
510 distinct species · 1 080 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,3°C
Annual rain
422mm
Warmest m°
33,4°C
Coldest m°
20,6°C
Elevation: 600 m on average (min 423 m, max 1 265 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
422mm
Warmest month
33,4°C
Coldest month
20,6°C
Mean alt.
600m
Min
423m
Max
1 265m
Std. dev.
106m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(66 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
53,1%
Silt
19,8%
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
7,7
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
53,9%
Silt
20,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
6,6g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
52,7%
Silt
19,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
6,5g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
52,5%
Silt
19,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.5%
Crops2.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil11.0%
Other (grassland, water…)84.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,2km
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 689km²
Discharge in basins
31,9m³/s
Mean precip.
411mm/an
Mean T°
24,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,80
Mean runoff
101mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
674m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #88370sub-area1 569,2 km²overlap1354.57 km²35%
- Basin #80890sub-area1 528,4 km²overlap555.16 km²14%
- Basin #85030sub-area536,8 km²overlap409.97 km²11%
- Basin #96790sub-area574,2 km²overlap403.81 km²11%
- Basin #96670sub-area998,8 km²overlap360.86 km²9%
- Basin #96660sub-area358,5 km²overlap356.93 km²9%
- Basin #88250sub-area819 km²overlap225.04 km²6%
- Bassin de Ngiresub-area513,4 km²overlap142.08 km²4%
- Bassin de Tantarsub-area766,4 km²overlap19.18 km²1%
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
Built-up
0,9%
Pesticides
0,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN