Matheniko
IUCN IIIWildlife Reserve · 1964
1 757 km²
Commune · KEN
Letea
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(92 %)
Species observed
73
Observations
151
Area
2 737,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 11 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 Letea : 8 espèces reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 21.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
12
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.212
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
73 distinct species · 151 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,3°C
Annual rain
425mm
Warmest m°
34,3°C
Coldest m°
20,3°C
Elevation: 802 m on average (min 563 m, max 1 260 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
425mm
Warmest month
34,3°C
Coldest month
20,3°C
Mean alt.
802m
Min
563m
Max
1 260m
Std. dev.
144m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(92 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
19,0g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
42,5%
Silt
24,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Turkana West
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
28,6g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
43,1%
Silt
25,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
24,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
41,6%
Silt
24,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.4%
Crops1.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)88.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
36,2km
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
6 468km²
Discharge in basins
3,6m³/s
Mean precip.
424mm/an
Mean T°
25,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,77
Mean runoff
30mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
869m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Tarach riversub-area765,8 km²overlap629.91 km²23%
- Bassin de Mathenikosub-area627,5 km²overlap462.27 km²17%
- Basin #52160sub-area434,2 km²overlap409.13 km²15%
- Basin #36150sub-area1 431,7 km²overlap389.73 km²14%
- Basin #63680sub-area1 460,3 km²overlap340.43 km²12%
- Bassin de Tarach riversub-area1 417,2 km²overlap297.53 km²11%
- Basin #52280sub-area1 080,3 km²overlap196.54 km²7%
- Basin #63080sub-area27,8 km²overlap11.07 km²0%
- Basin #50300sub-area50,7 km²overlap0.97 km²0%
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
12,9%
Pesticides
0,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN III · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN