Serengeti National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
13 068 km²
Constituency · KEN
Narok West
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(47 %)
Species observed
2 252
Observations
322 387
Area
5 450,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 13 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 Narok West : 12 espèces reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 14.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.141
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
2 252 distinct species · 322 387 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,0°C
Annual rain
961mm
Warmest m°
25,8°C
Coldest m°
12,4°C
Elevation: 1 830 m on average (min 1 476 m, max 2 439 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,0°C
Annual rain
961mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
12,4°C
Mean alt.
1 830m
Min
1 476m
Max
2 439m
Std. dev.
184m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(47 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
44,1%
Silt
23,0%
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
6,7
Org. C
33,0g/kg
Clay
31,6%
Sand
44,9%
Silt
23,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
21,9g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
23,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
22,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.1%
Crops29.0%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)57.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 0 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
510,2km
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 411km²
Discharge in basins
41,5m³/s
Mean precip.
984mm/an
Mean T°
17,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
131mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 870m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Talek Riversub-area2 673,4 km²overlap2528.95 km²46%
- Bassin de Sand Riversub-area1 835,2 km²overlap1371.42 km²25%
- Bassin de Amalasub-area1 486,1 km²overlap470.83 km²9%
- Bassin de Marasub-area1 010,1 km²overlap424.02 km²8%
- Bassin de Marasub-area420,4 km²overlap326.85 km²6%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area1 700,2 km²overlap296.99 km²5%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area753,6 km²overlap16.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Narosura Riversub-area725,1 km²overlap7.89 km²0%
- Bassin de Oloipirisub-area2 727,5 km²overlap5.07 km²0%
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Amalaord 4len here79.77 km53%total150 km
- Sand Riverord 5len here75.78 km76%total99 km
- Maraord 5len here68.40 km20%total341 km
- Talek Riverord 4len here45.51 km100%total46 km
- Ntiakitiak Riverord 2len here40.39 km100%total40 km
- Olsekiord 2len here37.96 km100%total38 km
- Olare Orokord 3len here30.18 km100%total30 km
- Enesikiriaord 2len here21.95 km100%total22 km
- Talek riverord 4len here15.59 km100%total16 km
- Sekenaniord 4len here15.55 km100%total16 km
- Sekeraord 2len here14.80 km100%total15 km
- Molibany Streamord 4len here12.74 km100%total13 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Sand riverord 1len here12.71 km100%total13 km
- Ol Merroriord 2len here10.43 km100%total10 km
- Waterord 2len here10.13 km100%total10 km
- Olare Orok Streamord 2len here7.41 km100%total7 km
- Noongoirienitoord 1len here5.80 km100%total6 km
- olomorijo riverord 1len here4.06 km100%total4 km
- Nyangoresord 3len here1.00 km1%total85 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
20,3%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN Not Reported · 7IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN VI · 1
Serengeti National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1981
13 036 km²
Loliondo GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
6 180 km²
Masai Mara
IUCN IINational Reserve · 1974
1 511 km²
Mara North
IUCN VICommunity Conservancy · 2009
334 km²
Naboisho
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Conservancy · 2010
210 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Serengeti National ParkNational ParkIUCN II195113 068 km²
- Serengeti National ParkWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable198113 036 km²
- Loliondo GCAGame controlled areaIUCN Not Reported6 180 km²
- Masai MaraNational ReserveIUCN II19741 511 km²
- Mara NorthCommunity ConservancyIUCN VI2009334 km²
- NaboishoCommunity ConservancyIUCN Not Reported2010210 km²
- Olare OrokCommunity ConservancyIUCN Not Reported2006111 km²
- MotorogiCommunity ConservancyIUCN Not Reported200663 km²
- LemekCommunity ConservancyIUCN Not Reported199562 km²
- Ol Chorro OirouaCommunity ConservancyIUCN Not Reported201053 km²
- Ol KinyeiCommunity ConservancyIUCN Not Reported200530 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN