Mpala
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Conservancy · 1969
195 km²
Commune · KEN
Sosian
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(92 %)
Species observed
838
Observations
14 102
Area
2 084km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 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 Sosian : 18 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.082
Patrimoniales
4
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
838 distinct species · 14 102 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,6°C
Annual rain
650mm
Warmest m°
25,7°C
Coldest m°
11,8°C
Elevation: 1 837 m on average (min 1 386 m, max 2 044 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,6°C
Annual rain
650mm
Warmest month
25,7°C
Coldest month
11,8°C
Mean alt.
1 837m
Min
1 386m
Max
2 044m
Std. dev.
93m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(92 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
41,7%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
21,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Laikipia North
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
40,7%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
22,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
18,7g/kg
Clay
41,3%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
21,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
14,6g/kg
Clay
43,1%
Sand
35,7%
Silt
21,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.0%
Crops22.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)63.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 1 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
25,7km
Lake surface here
0,12km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
10 194km²
Discharge in basins
21,9m³/s
Mean precip.
656mm/an
Mean T°
18,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,64
Mean runoff
70mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 694m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #23670sub-area1 096,5 km²overlap726.16 km²35%
- Bassin de Ewaso Nyirosub-area2 745,8 km²overlap647.02 km²31%
- Bassin de Engare Pesisub-area554,7 km²overlap268.38 km²13%
- Bassin de Morogosub-area1 241,5 km²overlap202.04 km²10%
- Basin #18320sub-area1 348,7 km²overlap111.22 km²5%
- Basin #18420sub-area636,6 km²overlap49.71 km²2%
- Bassin de Mukutansub-area1 540,1 km²overlap32.32 km²2%
- Basin #31880sub-area60,8 km²overlap25.80 km²1%
- Basin #23420sub-area77,7 km²overlap20.66 km²1%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
6,1%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN VI · 1
Mugie
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Conservancy · 1970
186 km²
Loisaba Wilderness
IUCN Not ReportedPrivate Ranch · 2000
173 km²
Laikipia
IUCN VINational Reserve · 1991
167 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN