Maasai Mau
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Forest Reserve · 1964
461 km²
Commune · KEN
Nkareta
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
93
Observations
140
Area
509,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Nkareta : 25 espèces reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.056
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
93 distinct species · 140 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,4°C
Annual rain
1 179mm
Warmest m°
23,4°C
Coldest m°
10,2°C
Elevation: 2 120 m on average (min 1 822 m, max 2 470 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,4°C
Annual rain
1 179mm
Warmest month
23,4°C
Coldest month
10,2°C
Mean alt.
2 120m
Min
1 822m
Max
2 470m
Std. dev.
128m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
34,5g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
27,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Narok North
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
48,7g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
27,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
29,9g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
27,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
25,0g/kg
Clay
36,2%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
27,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest39.1%
Crops22.1%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)37.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
41,5km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 700km²
Discharge in basins
1,5m³/s
Mean precip.
899mm/an
Mean T°
15,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
148mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 291m
Watersheds crossing here
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
0,1nW
Built-up
40,0%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN