Chyulu Hills
IUCN IINational Park · 1983
734 km²
Commune · KEN
Thange
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(80 %)
Species observed
482
Observations
1 154
Area
411,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Thange : 21 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
36
Connectance
0.095
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
482 distinct species · 1 154 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,1°C
Annual rain
730mm
Warmest m°
28,4°C
Coldest m°
15,1°C
Elevation: 1 054 m on average (min 749 m, max 1 868 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,1°C
Annual rain
730mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
15,1°C
Mean alt.
1 054m
Min
749m
Max
1 868m
Std. dev.
248m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(80 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
54,5%
Silt
15,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kibwezi East
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
56,0%
Silt
15,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
55,4%
Silt
15,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
52,2%
Silt
15,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest20.8%
Crops44.2%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)33.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
14,1km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
22 254km²
Discharge in basins
10,1m³/s
Mean precip.
669mm/an
Mean T°
22,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,61
Mean runoff
103mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
911m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
98,5%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN