Mount Elgon
IUCN IINational Park · 1951
1 110 km²
Commune · UGA
Sipi
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(88 %)
Species observed
248
Observations
654
Area
68,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 8 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 Sipi : 6 espèces reliées par 6 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 21.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
8
Interactions affichées
6
Connectance
0.214
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
248 distinct species · 654 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,0°C
Annual rain
3 681mm
Warmest m°
21,1°C
Coldest m°
9,8°C
Elevation: 2 560 m on average (min 1 507 m, max 3 998 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,0°C
Annual rain
3 681mm
Warmest month
21,1°C
Coldest month
9,8°C
Mean alt.
2 560m
Min
1 507m
Max
3 998m
Std. dev.
541m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(88 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
58,9g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
25,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Tingey
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
77,4g/kg
Clay
38,6%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
25,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
55,6g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
36,5%
Silt
25,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
43,6g/kg
Clay
41,0%
Sand
34,6%
Silt
24,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest58.0%
Crops6.2%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)34.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
13,1km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
2 721km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 306mm/an
Mean T°
20,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,23
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
124mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 481m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
69,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Mount Elgon
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005
1 110 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN