Tsavo East
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
13 381 km²
Commune · KEN
Mutha
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
466
Observations
1 254
Area
5 051,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 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 Mutha : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.070
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
466 distinct species · 1 254 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
610mm
Warmest m°
33,2°C
Coldest m°
19,3°C
Elevation: 427 m on average (min 279 m, max 1 052 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
610mm
Warmest month
33,2°C
Coldest month
19,3°C
Mean alt.
427m
Min
279m
Max
1 052m
Std. dev.
110m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
58,1%
Silt
16,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Kitui South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
16,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,2g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
59,2%
Silt
16,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
6,4g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
55,2%
Silt
15,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.2%
Crops5.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil3.4%
Other (grassland, water…)76.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
100,1km
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
12 933km²
Discharge in basins
21,4m³/s
Mean precip.
646mm/an
Mean T°
25,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,66
Mean runoff
75mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
435m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #92160sub-area1 845,9 km²overlap1416.30 km²28%
- Bassin de Thuasub-area2 423,7 km²overlap1199.43 km²24%
- Basin #80190sub-area933,2 km²overlap857.14 km²17%
- Basin #93090sub-area894,3 km²overlap662.30 km²13%
- Basin #96810sub-area1 329,3 km²overlap308.98 km²6%
- Bassin de Tana Riversub-area2 616,4 km²overlap252.01 km²5%
- Basin #79770sub-area700,7 km²overlap195.27 km²4%
- Basin #78300sub-area1 818,1 km²overlap71.52 km²1%
- Basin #93150sub-area671,4 km²overlap44.20 km²1%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Rivers / streams (2, 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
2,5%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN