Samburu
IUCN IINational Reserve · 1985
165 km²
Commune · KEN
Wamba West
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(72 %)
Species observed
239
Observations
862
Area
1 343,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 42 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 Wamba West : 36 espèces dont 7 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 44 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
44
Connectance
0.051
Patrimoniales
7
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
239 distinct species · 862 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,8°C
Annual rain
466mm
Warmest m°
29,4°C
Coldest m°
16,0°C
Elevation: 1 167 m on average (min 892 m, max 1 530 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,8°C
Annual rain
466mm
Warmest month
29,4°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
1 167m
Min
892m
Max
1 530m
Std. dev.
114m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(72 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
23,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Samburu East
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
21,9g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
44,3%
Silt
23,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
43,6%
Silt
23,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
34,6%
Sand
42,5%
Silt
22,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.5%
Crops6.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil5.9%
Other (grassland, water…)79.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
45,2km
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
13 165km²
Discharge in basins
35,7m³/s
Mean precip.
685mm/an
Mean T°
20,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,65
Mean runoff
40mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 323m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ewaso Nyirosub-area2 745,8 km²overlap914.44 km²68%
- Basin #17210sub-area285,3 km²overlap103.39 km²8%
- Basin #18420sub-area636,6 km²overlap96.34 km²7%
- Bassin de Ewaso Nyirosub-area439,8 km²overlap83.91 km²6%
- Bassin de Ewaso Nyirosub-area158,8 km²overlap72.04 km²5%
- Bassin de Larisorasub-area936,5 km²overlap64.67 km²5%
- Bassin de Luggasub-area457,1 km²overlap8.21 km²1%
- Basin #18200sub-area223,9 km²overlap0.25 km²0%
- Bassin de Ngare Ndaresub-area1 063,3 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
2,0%
Pesticides
1,1kg/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