Loita
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Forest Reserve · 1964
413 km²
Commune · KEN
Majimoto/Naroosura
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(40 %)
Species observed
640
Observations
5 409
Area
2 349,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 18 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 Majimoto/Naroosura : 16 espèces reliées par 18 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
18
Connectance
0.118
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
640 distinct species · 5 409 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,4°C
Annual rain
768mm
Warmest m°
25,8°C
Coldest m°
11,3°C
Elevation: 1 891 m on average (min 1 156 m, max 2 609 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,4°C
Annual rain
768mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
11,3°C
Mean alt.
1 891m
Min
1 156m
Max
2 609m
Std. dev.
217m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(40 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
41,0%
Silt
26,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Narok South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
33,3g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
27,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
21,9g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
41,6%
Silt
26,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
18,6g/kg
Clay
33,8%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
26,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.5%
Crops27.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)55.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
122,3km
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
7 250km²
Discharge in basins
35,0m³/s
Mean precip.
816mm/an
Mean T°
17,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,50
Mean runoff
123mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 854m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Narosura Riversub-area725,1 km²overlap677.33 km²29%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area753,6 km²overlap644.09 km²27%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area1 700,2 km²overlap549.97 km²23%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area510,1 km²overlap184.13 km²8%
- Bassin de Talek Riversub-area2 673,4 km²overlap132.54 km²6%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area130,8 km²overlap68.50 km²3%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area1 835,2 km²overlap43.07 km²2%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area290,3 km²overlap34.89 km²1%
- Basin #86320sub-area422,6 km²overlap14.38 km²1%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Rivers / streams (2, 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
9,7%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN