ILRI Conservancy
IUCN Not ReportedConservancy · 2020
121 km²
Constituency · KEN
Machakos Town
Kenya
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(91 %)
Species observed
550
Observations
2 674
Area
519,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Town : 25 espèces reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.071
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
550 distinct species · 2 674 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,4°C
Annual rain
883mm
Warmest m°
25,0°C
Coldest m°
11,7°C
Elevation: 1 666 m on average (min 1 340 m, max 2 021 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,4°C
Annual rain
883mm
Warmest month
25,0°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
1 666m
Min
1 340m
Max
2 021m
Std. dev.
141m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(91 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
19,2g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
17,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
24,8g/kg
Clay
37,0%
Sand
44,8%
Silt
18,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
18,1g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
18,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
40,7%
Sand
42,0%
Silt
17,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.1%
Crops60.8%
Built-up3.9%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)27.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 1 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
41,1km
Lake surface here
0,13km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
5 286km²
Discharge in basins
3,2m³/s
Mean precip.
833mm/an
Mean T°
19,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,49
Mean runoff
120mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 586m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mwania Riversub-area389,1 km²overlap268.30 km²52%
- Bassin de Thwake Riversub-area208,2 km²overlap130.67 km²25%
- Bassin de River Kaitisub-area714,5 km²overlap50.01 km²10%
- Basin #79030sub-area438,7 km²overlap24.16 km²5%
- Bassin de Athi Riversub-area224,8 km²overlap20.91 km²4%
- Bassin de Athi Riversub-area621,5 km²overlap13.54 km²3%
- Bassin de Stony Athisub-area846,8 km²overlap11.75 km²2%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
1,0nW
Built-up
389,9%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN