Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Constituency · KEN
Mt. Elgon
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(68 %)
Species observed
723
Observations
7 222
Area
946,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 15 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 Mt. Elgon : 15 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 9 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
9
Connectance
0.086
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
723 distinct species · 7 222 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,5°C
Annual rain
3 109mm
Warmest m°
20,7°C
Coldest m°
9,1°C
Elevation: 2 572 m on average (min 1 383 m, max 4 125 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,5°C
Annual rain
3 109mm
Warmest month
20,7°C
Coldest month
9,1°C
Mean alt.
2 572m
Min
1 383m
Max
4 125m
Std. dev.
599m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(68 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
59,8g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
28,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
78,9g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
35,0%
Silt
28,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
55,5g/kg
Clay
35,3%
Sand
35,6%
Silt
29,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
45,2g/kg
Clay
37,8%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
28,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest40.6%
Crops16.8%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)41.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
40,9km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
10 235km²
Discharge in basins
26,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 569mm/an
Mean T°
19,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,09
Mean runoff
352mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 742m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Nzoia Riversub-area1 974,4 km²overlap320.94 km²34%
- Bassin de Malaba Riversub-area2 248,5 km²overlap289.45 km²31%
- Basin #28640sub-area580,3 km²overlap261.58 km²28%
- Bassin de Ewaso Rangisub-area796,1 km²overlap53.86 km²6%
- Bassin de Koitobossub-area861,4 km²overlap11.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area2 367,5 km²overlap8.91 km²1%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
74,5%
Pesticides
1,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Mount Elgon
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005
1 110 km²
Mount Elgon
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
722 km²
Chepkitale
IUCN Not ReportedNational Reserve · 2000
183 km²
Mt. Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1968
158 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN