Mt. Kenya
IUCN IINational Reserve · 2000
2 120 km²
Constituency · KEN
Laikipia East
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(78 %)
Species observed
1 127
Observations
41 655
Area
1 397,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 13 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 Laikipia East : 12 espèces reliées par 9 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
9
Connectance
0.115
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
1 127 distinct species · 41 655 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,7°C
Annual rain
915mm
Warmest m°
25,4°C
Coldest m°
11,3°C
Elevation: 1 929 m on average (min 1 752 m, max 2 325 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,7°C
Annual rain
915mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
11,3°C
Mean alt.
1 929m
Min
1 752m
Max
2 325m
Std. dev.
108m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(78 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
25,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
33,5g/kg
Clay
34,9%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
25,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
21,7g/kg
Clay
36,2%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
25,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
38,1%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
24,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.2%
Crops42.9%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)44.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
117,4km
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 196km²
Discharge in basins
32,0m³/s
Mean precip.
887mm/an
Mean T°
15,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,43
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
223mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 080m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #38290sub-area737 km²overlap357.36 km²26%
- Bassin de Ngare Ngirosub-area589,1 km²overlap292.71 km²21%
- Basin #44310sub-area345,6 km²overlap186.46 km²13%
- Basin #46180sub-area227,1 km²overlap146.36 km²10%
- Bassin de Naro Morusub-area239,8 km²overlap111.52 km²8%
- Bassin de Sagana Riversub-area968,7 km²overlap76.81 km²5%
- Bassin de Burguretsub-area317,7 km²overlap67.57 km²5%
- Bassin de Nanyukisub-area1 208,7 km²overlap65.19 km²5%
- Basin #46330sub-area437,5 km²overlap54.32 km²4%
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
86,7%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN II · 1
Mount Kenya
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1943
1 987 km²
Aberdares
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1943
1 029 km²
Ol Pejeta
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Conservancy · 2004
370 km²
Solio Ranch and Rhino Sanctuary
IUCN Not ReportedPrivate Ranch · 1970
237 km²
Lusoi
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1984
3 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN