Shimba Hills
IUCN IINational Reserve · 1968
193 km²
Constituency · KEN
Matuga
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
2 249
Observations
27 160
Area
948,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 12 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 Matuga : 10 espèces reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
12
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.121
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
2 249 distinct species · 27 160 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,5°C
Annual rain
1 194mm
Warmest m°
32,2°C
Coldest m°
20,7°C
Elevation: 145 m on average (min -28 m, max 403 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,5°C
Annual rain
1 194mm
Warmest month
32,2°C
Coldest month
20,7°C
Mean alt.
145m
Min
-28m
Max
403m
Std. dev.
90m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
24,2g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
62,2%
Silt
14,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
39,0g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
62,9%
Silt
14,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
63,5%
Silt
14,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
60,2%
Silt
14,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest36.9%
Crops17.0%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)44.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
121,9km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 386km²
Discharge in basins
3,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 027mm/an
Mean T°
25,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,35
Mean runoff
157mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
186m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ramisisub-area1 445,8 km²overlap290.28 km²31%
- Bassin de Likoni Riversub-area1 707,6 km²overlap206.38 km²22%
- Bassin de Mwachemasub-area186 km²overlap159.39 km²17%
- Basin #08790sub-area468,3 km²overlap109.06 km²11%
- Basin #08730sub-area110,7 km²overlap95.60 km²10%
- Basin #08760sub-area147,5 km²overlap88.19 km²9%
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
94,2%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN II · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Shimba
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1956
189 km²
Mailuganji
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1941
17 km²
Mkongani West
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1956
14 km²
Mkongani North
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1956
12 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN