Tsavo West
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
7 024 km²
Commune · KEN
Mata
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(70 %)
Species observed
672
Observations
14 012
Area
1 994km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Mata : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.080
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
672 distinct species · 14 012 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
652mm
Warmest m°
31,1°C
Coldest m°
15,3°C
Elevation: 844 m on average (min 709 m, max 1 105 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
652mm
Warmest month
31,1°C
Coldest month
15,3°C
Mean alt.
844m
Min
709m
Max
1 105m
Std. dev.
105m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(70 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
46,1%
Silt
18,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Taveta
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
18,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
11,1g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
46,8%
Silt
18,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
17,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.1%
Crops23.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)64.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,1km
Lake surface here
15,79km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
4 372km²
Discharge in basins
7,2m³/s
Mean precip.
680mm/an
Mean T°
22,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,59
Mean runoff
113mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
904m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #21700sub-area1 541 km²overlap689.01 km²35%
- Basin #25870sub-area936,2 km²overlap484.25 km²24%
- Bassin de Lumisub-area1 068,4 km²overlap384.73 km²19%
- Basin #25760sub-area412,2 km²overlap376.42 km²19%
- Basin #33140sub-area730,6 km²overlap41.01 km²2%
- Basin #27130sub-area1 049,6 km²overlap17.24 km²1%
- Bassin de Ruvusub-area420,8 km²overlap1.31 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, 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
4,7%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1
Mkomazi National Park
IUCN IVNational Park · 1951
3 282 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN