Losai
IUCN VINational Reserve · 1976
1 806 km²
Commune · KEN
Logo Logo
Kenya
BWhArid, desert, hot(64 %)
Species observed
321
Observations
1 186
Area
3 873,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Logo Logo : 20 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.086
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
321 distinct species · 1 186 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,5°C
Annual rain
592mm
Warmest m°
33,8°C
Coldest m°
21,2°C
Elevation: 448 m on average (min 326 m, max 1 265 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,5°C
Annual rain
592mm
Warmest month
33,8°C
Coldest month
21,2°C
Mean alt.
448m
Min
326m
Max
1 265m
Std. dev.
100m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(64 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
23,0%
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
7,5
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
44,8%
Silt
23,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
43,8%
Silt
22,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
33,6%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
23,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.3%
Crops4.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil5.1%
Other (grassland, water…)89.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
35,3km
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
17 384km²
Discharge in basins
32,5m³/s
Mean precip.
419mm/an
Mean T°
25,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,80
Mean runoff
91mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
508m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #99460sub-area2 530,9 km²overlap1344.46 km²35%
- Bassin de added ford ans streamsub-area1 000,7 km²overlap659.91 km²17%
- Basin #96670sub-area998,8 km²overlap542.33 km²14%
- Basin #95820sub-area524,6 km²overlap422.72 km²11%
- Bassin de Milgis Luggasub-area847,6 km²overlap323.06 km²8%
- Basin #96540sub-area285,8 km²overlap266.77 km²7%
- Basin #10660sub-area1 117,6 km²overlap127.58 km²3%
- Basin #95700sub-area321,4 km²overlap107.16 km²3%
- Bassin de Ngiresub-area513,4 km²overlap49.44 km²1%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
1,0%
Pesticides
0,8kg/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