Tsavo East
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
13 381 km²
Commune · KEN
Mtito Andei
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(69 %)
Species observed
763
Observations
12 713
Area
927,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 10 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 Mtito Andei : 8 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 17.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
10
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.178
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
763 distinct species · 12 713 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,8°C
Annual rain
675mm
Warmest m°
31,5°C
Coldest m°
17,7°C
Elevation: 621 m on average (min 420 m, max 851 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,8°C
Annual rain
675mm
Warmest month
31,5°C
Coldest month
17,7°C
Mean alt.
621m
Min
420m
Max
851m
Std. dev.
88m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(69 %)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
28,3%
Sand
55,5%
Silt
16,2%
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
13,6g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
16,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
56,5%
Silt
16,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
53,6%
Silt
15,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.8%
Crops23.2%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil2.5%
Other (grassland, water…)62.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
135,6km
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
31 702km²
Discharge in basins
114,8m³/s
Mean precip.
749mm/an
Mean T°
23,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,57
Mean runoff
101mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
751m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #02220sub-area574,5 km²overlap241.51 km²26%
- Bassin de Athi-Galana-Sabaki riversub-area384 km²overlap170.98 km²18%
- Bassin de Mtito Andeisub-area483,5 km²overlap133.99 km²14%
- Bassin de Athi-Galana-Sabaki riversub-area223,4 km²overlap129.42 km²14%
- Bassin de Athi-Galana-Sabaki riversub-area958,9 km²overlap107.46 km²12%
- Bassin de Athi-Galana-Sabaki riversub-area337,6 km²overlap69.12 km²7%
- Bassin de Athi-Galana-Sabaki riversub-area90,8 km²overlap58.40 km²6%
- Bassin de Tsavo Riversub-area1 069,1 km²overlap16.30 km²2%
- Bassin de Athi-Galana-Sabaki riversub-area129,1 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
Rivers / streams (3, 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
40,4%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN II · 2IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Tsavo West
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
7 024 km²
Ngai Ndethia
IUCN VINational Reserve · 1976
216 km²
Tsavo Road and Railways
IUCN Not ReportedNational Reserve · 1943
23 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN