Tsavo West
IUCN IINational Park · 1948
7 024 km²
Constituency · KEN
Taveta
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(75 %)
Species observed
1 151
Observations
23 863
Area
4 037,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Taveta : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 19 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
19
Connectance
0.082
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
1 151 distinct species · 23 863 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
686mm
Warmest m°
30,7°C
Coldest m°
15,4°C
Elevation: 868 m on average (min 554 m, max 1 234 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
686mm
Warmest month
30,7°C
Coldest month
15,4°C
Mean alt.
868m
Min
554m
Max
1 234m
Std. dev.
122m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(75 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
46,3%
Silt
19,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
47,3%
Silt
20,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
20,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
8,6g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
19,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.7%
Crops22.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)65.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 2 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
216,6km
Lake surface here
18,44km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
7 226km²
Discharge in basins
27,9m³/s
Mean precip.
718mm/an
Mean T°
22,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,56
Mean runoff
132mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
979m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mokoinesub-area1 945,6 km²overlap760.62 km²19%
- Bassin de Lumisub-area1 068,4 km²overlap748.73 km²19%
- Basin #21700sub-area1 541 km²overlap689.01 km²17%
- Basin #25870sub-area936,2 km²overlap502.45 km²12%
- Bassin de Tsavo Riversub-area1 093,8 km²overlap435.14 km²11%
- Basin #25760sub-area412,2 km²overlap410.40 km²10%
- Bassin de Kisimasub-area565,8 km²overlap256.31 km²6%
- Bassin de Ruvusub-area420,8 km²overlap128.13 km²3%
- Bassin de Tsavo Riversub-area1 069,1 km²overlap48.33 km²1%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, 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
15,0%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Mkomazi National Park
IUCN IVNational Park · 1951
3 282 km²
Lumo
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Wildlife Sanctuary · 2001
223 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN