Mount Nyiro
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1956
453 km²
Commune · KEN
Nyiro
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(52 %)
Species observed
712
Observations
1 534
Area
1 670,9km²
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 Nyiro : 13 espèces reliées par 9 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
9
Connectance
0.115
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
712 distinct species · 1 534 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,9°C
Annual rain
592mm
Warmest m°
30,1°C
Coldest m°
17,3°C
Elevation: 1 241 m on average (min 305 m, max 2 714 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,9°C
Annual rain
592mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
17,3°C
Mean alt.
1 241m
Min
305m
Max
2 714m
Std. dev.
447m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(52 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
46,4%
Silt
24,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Samburu North
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
22,3g/kg
Clay
28,0%
Sand
47,6%
Silt
24,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
46,7%
Silt
24,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
24,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.7%
Crops8.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil3.8%
Other (grassland, water…)75.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
14,2km
Lake surface here
0,11km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
13 038km²
Discharge in basins
15,6m³/s
Mean precip.
355mm/an
Mean T°
24,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,82
Mean runoff
106mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
799m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #41270sub-area3 087,2 km²overlap698.96 km²42%
- Basin #71030sub-area2 280,8 km²overlap304.17 km²18%
- Basin #77480sub-area1 214,1 km²overlap273.13 km²16%
- Bassin de Tantarsub-area766,4 km²overlap258.18 km²15%
- Basin #00430sub-area2 315,6 km²overlap93.85 km²6%
- Basin #88250sub-area819 km²overlap42.59 km²3%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
0,9%
Pesticides
0,9kg/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