Losai
IUCN VINational Reserve · 1976
1 806 km²
Constituency · KEN
Samburu East
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(56 %)
Species observed
1 828
Observations
90 340
Area
10 041km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 14 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 Samburu East : 13 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
14
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.121
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
1 828 distinct species · 90 340 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,2°C
Annual rain
521mm
Warmest m°
30,7°C
Coldest m°
17,5°C
Elevation: 979 m on average (min 523 m, max 2 245 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,2°C
Annual rain
521mm
Warmest month
30,7°C
Coldest month
17,5°C
Mean alt.
979m
Min
523m
Max
2 245m
Std. dev.
275m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(56 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
46,6%
Silt
22,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
19,7g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
47,5%
Silt
23,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
46,9%
Silt
22,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
22,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.3%
Crops5.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil4.3%
Other (grassland, water…)78.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology30 basins · 0 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
443,8km
Basins crossed
30
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
19 099km²
Discharge in basins
120,7m³/s
Mean precip.
560mm/an
Mean T°
22,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,72
Mean runoff
35mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
992m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Merille Riversub-area1 915,1 km²overlap1502.29 km²15%
- Bassin de Ewaso Nyirosub-area2 745,8 km²overlap1134.96 km²11%
- Bassin de Larisorasub-area936,5 km²overlap931.90 km²9%
- Bassin de Luggasub-area806,9 km²overlap803.26 km²8%
- Bassin de Luggasub-area566,6 km²overlap564.03 km²6%
- Bassin de Ewaso Nyirosub-area3 289,1 km²overlap559.52 km²6%
- Bassin de Serasub-area1 077,1 km²overlap508.13 km²5%
- Bassin de Serolevi Riversub-area466,4 km²overlap464.32 km²5%
- Bassin de Luggasub-area489,4 km²overlap455.90 km²5%
21 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Luggasub-area457,1 km²overlap455.07 km²5%
- Bassin de Serolevi Riversub-area345,3 km²overlap343.78 km²3%
- Basin #07680sub-area2 241,4 km²overlap343.36 km²3%
- Basin #17930sub-area312,5 km²overlap311.09 km²3%
- Bassin de Ngiresub-area488,6 km²overlap283.46 km²3%
- Basin #17210sub-area285,3 km²overlap225.90 km²2%
- Basin #09480sub-area2 397,2 km²overlap220.52 km²2%
- Basin #14300sub-area761,6 km²overlap191.32 km²2%
- Bassin de Ewaso Nyirosub-area439,8 km²overlap173.32 km²2%
- Basin #04460sub-area164,2 km²overlap157.26 km²2%
- Bassin de Merille Riversub-area769,3 km²overlap100.58 km²1%
- Basin #18420sub-area636,6 km²overlap96.34 km²1%
- Bassin de Ewaso Nyirosub-area158,8 km²overlap72.04 km²1%
- Bassin de Lbaa Lekoitogasub-area64,8 km²overlap54.24 km²1%
- Bassin de Ngiresub-area100,1 km²overlap37.66 km²0%
- Bassin de Ewaso Nyirosub-area180 km²overlap29.04 km²0%
- Bassin de Ngiresub-area513,4 km²overlap20.56 km²0%
- Basin #01840sub-area401,2 km²overlap0.84 km²0%
- Basin #18200sub-area223,9 km²overlap0.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Ngiresub-area553,8 km²overlap0.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Ngare Ndaresub-area1 063,3 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Merille Riverord 5len here88.00 km46%total193 km
- Ngireord 5len here77.60 km44%total178 km
- Luggaord 3len here68.05 km74%total92 km
- Seraord 3len here66.35 km72%total93 km
- Ewaso Nyiroord 5len here42.98 km7%total600 km
- Larisoraord 3len here31.45 km97%total32 km
- Serolevi Riverord 3len here20.96 km100%total21 km
- nagorr owouru riverord 2len here15.78 km100%total16 km
- unknown line to be deletedord 2len here10.80 km96%total11 km
- Lbaa Lekoitogaord 1len here6.32 km87%total7 km
- Lbaa Il Olgorolord 1len here5.01 km90%total6 km
- Tipitoord 1len here4.79 km100%total5 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,7%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN II · 3IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Mathews Range
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1956
970 km²
Shaba
IUCN IINational Reserve · 1974
240 km²
Samburu
IUCN IINational Reserve · 1985
165 km²
Buffalo Springs
IUCN IINational Reserve · 1985
130 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN