Chyulu Hills
IUCN IINational Park · 1983
734 km²
Commune · KEN
Mbirikani/Eselenkei
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(66 %)
Species observed
993
Observations
12 233
Area
1 781,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Mbirikani/Eselenkei : 8 espèces reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.167
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
993 distinct species · 12 233 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,0°C
Annual rain
582mm
Warmest m°
28,8°C
Coldest m°
14,5°C
Elevation: 1 185 m on average (min 1 028 m, max 1 965 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
582mm
Warmest month
28,8°C
Coldest month
14,5°C
Mean alt.
1 185m
Min
1 028m
Max
1 965m
Std. dev.
105m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(66 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
41,3%
Silt
22,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kajiado South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
22,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
41,9%
Silt
22,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
40,5%
Silt
21,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.1%
Crops32.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)57.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,8km
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
22 254km²
Discharge in basins
10,1m³/s
Mean precip.
705mm/an
Mean T°
21,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,57
Mean runoff
81mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 240m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #92880sub-area1 927,6 km²overlap762.94 km²43%
- Basin #03800sub-area431,7 km²overlap376.88 km²21%
- Bassin de Nasalamwana Riversub-area830 km²overlap289.85 km²16%
- Basin #98780sub-area1 780,7 km²overlap230.39 km²13%
- Basin #04420sub-area75,7 km²overlap56.47 km²3%
- Basin #10110sub-area885,8 km²overlap32.15 km²2%
- Basin #02280sub-area931 km²overlap29.97 km²2%
- Bassin de Mwonisub-area1 863,1 km²overlap2.06 km²0%
- Basin #02220sub-area574,5 km²overlap0.35 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
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
4,4%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1
Esenlenkei
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Conservancy · 1983
43 km²
Imbirikani
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Conservancy
5 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN