ILRI Conservancy
IUCN Not ReportedConservancy · 2020
121 km²
County · ken
Machakos
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(75 %)
Species observed
2 131
Observations
59 160
Area
6 034,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Machakos : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.086
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
2 131 distinct species · 59 160 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,5°C
Annual rain
883mm
Warmest m°
27,1°C
Coldest m°
14,0°C
Elevation: 1 346 m on average (min 757 m, max 2 021 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,5°C
Annual rain
883mm
Warmest month
27,1°C
Coldest month
14,0°C
Mean alt.
1 346m
Min
757m
Max
2 021m
Std. dev.
231m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(75 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
41,4%
Silt
20,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
20,0g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
42,5%
Silt
21,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
42,4%
Silt
20,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
41,2%
Sand
39,2%
Silt
19,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.9%
Crops50.5%
Built-up2.3%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)38.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 5 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
541,0km
Lake surface here
55,50km²
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
13 349km²
Discharge in basins
182,3m³/s
Mean precip.
820mm/an
Mean T°
20,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,53
Mean runoff
148mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 378m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Athi Riversub-area1 701,6 km²overlap1268.94 km²21%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area706,2 km²overlap589.20 km²10%
- Bassin de Athi Riversub-area621,5 km²overlap529.64 km²9%
- Bassin de Chania Riversub-area1 909,3 km²overlap472.17 km²8%
- Basin #79030sub-area438,7 km²overlap436.70 km²7%
- Bassin de Stony Athisub-area846,8 km²overlap392.38 km²7%
- Bassin de Tivasub-area2 261 km²overlap351.60 km²6%
- Basin #62830sub-area829,6 km²overlap336.24 km²6%
- Bassin de Mwania Riversub-area389,1 km²overlap313.37 km²5%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area428,3 km²overlap218.03 km²4%
- Bassin de Thwake Riversub-area452,5 km²overlap206.67 km²3%
- Bassin de Athi Riversub-area224,8 km²overlap202.00 km²3%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area871,2 km²overlap179.70 km²3%
- Bassin de Thwake Riversub-area208,2 km²overlap130.67 km²2%
- Bassin de Thwake Riversub-area159 km²overlap125.69 km²2%
- Basin #80480sub-area291,5 km²overlap112.60 km²2%
- Bassin de Mbagathi Riversub-area771,7 km²overlap100.12 km²2%
- Bassin de River Kaitisub-area714,5 km²overlap50.01 km²1%
- Basin #98780sub-area1 780,7 km²overlap8.54 km²0%
- Bassin de Mwania Riversub-area19,2 km²overlap7.22 km²0%
- Bassin de Ruiru Riversub-area1 886,5 km²overlap2.73 km²0%
- Bassin de Thwake Riversub-area217,8 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area2 592,7 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Athi Riverord 6len here206.01 km48%total427 km
- Tana Riverord 6len here152.34 km8%total1988 km
- Mwania Riverord 3len here33.98 km96%total35 km
- Thwake Riverord 4len here28.92 km16%total179 km
- Mwitasyaord 3len here22.78 km32%total71 km
- Athiord 5len here18.18 km84%total22 km
- Stony Athiord 3len here16.59 km100%total17 km
- Thika riverord 4len here13.84 km30%total46 km
- Mbakoniord 1len here9.22 km100%total9 km
- Ndaruguord 5len here8.97 km22%total41 km
- River Mathingetaord 3len here8.52 km49%total17 km
- Mbagathi Riverord 3len here5.37 km9%total62 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
230,3%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Not Reported · 6IUCN II · 2IUCN VI · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Nairobi
IUCN IINational Park · 1946
116 km²
Swara Conservancy
IUCN Not ReportedConservancy · 2020
83 km²
Mwea
IUCN VINational Reserve · 1976
68 km²
Ol Donyo Sabuk
IUCN IINational Park · 1967
21 km²
Nairobi
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 2020
10 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- ILRI ConservancyConservancyIUCN Not Reported2020121 km²
- NairobiNational ParkIUCN II1946116 km²
- Swara ConservancyConservancyIUCN Not Reported202083 km²
- MweaNational ReserveIUCN VI197668 km²
- Ol Donyo SabukNational ParkIUCN II196721 km²
- NairobiNational ParkIUCN Not Reported202010 km²
- KilunguForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19331 km²
- MomanduForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19551 km²
- KitetaForest ReserveIUCN Not Reported19330 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN