Losai
IUCN VINational Reserve · 1976
1 806 km²
Commune · KEN
Laisamis
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(69 %)
Species observed
332
Observations
1 418
Area
4 031,1km²
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 Laisamis : 11 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 16.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.162
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
332 distinct species · 1 418 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,3°C
Annual rain
552mm
Warmest m°
33,3°C
Coldest m°
20,7°C
Elevation: 541 m on average (min 351 m, max 1 033 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
552mm
Warmest month
33,3°C
Coldest month
20,7°C
Mean alt.
541m
Min
351m
Max
1 033m
Std. dev.
121m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(69 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
48,4%
Silt
20,3%
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
7,2
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
49,7%
Silt
20,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
48,4%
Silt
20,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
47,0%
Silt
19,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.5%
Crops5.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil4.8%
Other (grassland, water…)87.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 0 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
314,6km
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
17 384km²
Discharge in basins
28,4m³/s
Mean precip.
412mm/an
Mean T°
25,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,80
Mean runoff
49mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
559m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Merille Riversub-area769,3 km²overlap636.50 km²16%
- Bassin de Milgis Luggasub-area847,6 km²overlap511.01 km²13%
- Bassin de Laisamis Luggasub-area459 km²overlap456.93 km²11%
- Bassin de Laisamis Luggasub-area446 km²overlap430.90 km²11%
- Bassin de Merille Riversub-area1 915,1 km²overlap404.30 km²10%
- Basin #01840sub-area401,2 km²overlap398.59 km²10%
- Bassin de Ladokublinsub-area342,5 km²overlap340.97 km²8%
- Basin #09480sub-area2 397,2 km²overlap305.81 km²8%
- Bassin de Londoilosub-area216,8 km²overlap188.84 km²5%
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Merille Riverord 5len here104.28 km54%total193 km
- Laisamis Luggaord 3len here70.54 km100%total71 km
- Ngireord 5len here53.05 km30%total178 km
- Milgis Luggaord 5len here29.25 km61%total48 km
- Londoiloord 2len here25.04 km100%total25 km
- Seralatubiord 2len here17.87 km100%total18 km
- Ladokublinord 3len here14.15 km100%total14 km
- unknown line to be deletedord 2len here0.41 km4%total11 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,4%
Pesticides
0,9kg/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