Tsavo East
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
13 381 km²
Commune · KEN
Masongaleni
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
297
Observations
556
Area
491,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Masongaleni : 32 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 3.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.036
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
297 distinct species · 556 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,3°C
Annual rain
690mm
Warmest m°
30,7°C
Coldest m°
17,2°C
Elevation: 717 m on average (min 559 m, max 917 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,3°C
Annual rain
690mm
Warmest month
30,7°C
Coldest month
17,2°C
Mean alt.
717m
Min
559m
Max
917m
Std. dev.
77m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
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
10,7g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
14,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kibwezi East
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
57,2%
Silt
15,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
56,8%
Silt
15,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
52,6%
Silt
14,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.7%
Crops55.7%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)33.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
88,4km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
22 254km²
Discharge in basins
27,2m³/s
Mean precip.
656mm/an
Mean T°
23,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,63
Mean runoff
110mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
774m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
107,2%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN