Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Mandera West

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(98 %)

Species observed

585

Observations

1 035

Area

5 190,2km²

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 Mandera West : 11 espèces reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.109
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

585 distinct species · 1 035 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 035 obs · 30 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 683
76–682
5–75
2–4
< 2

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

25,4°C

Annual rain

434mm

Warmest m°

33,6°C

Coldest m°

19,5°C

Elevation: 649 m on average (min 482 m, max 1 067 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,4°C
Annual rain
434mm
Warmest month
33,6°C
Coldest month
19,5°C
Mean alt.
649m
Min
482m
Max
1 067m
Std. dev.
93m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(98 %)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

14,0g/kg

Clay

31,3%

Sand

44,1%

Silt

24,5%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
17,3g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
24,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
25,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
43,6%
Silt
23,6%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest12.6%
Crops2.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil5.4%
Other (grassland, water…)79.5%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology23 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

23

Max drainage

21 110km²

Discharge in basins

42,9m³/s

Mean precip.

344mm/an

Mean T°

25,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,83

Mean runoff

37mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

688m

Watersheds crossing here

14 more basins

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

3,4%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1

Borena

IUCN II

National Park · 2017

45 821 km²

Dandu Hills

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2023

18 km²

Takaba hill

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2024

12 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations5