Cheetahs, bongos, flamingos and dolphins representing Kenya's wildlife ecosystems
Giant lobelias below alpine rock, a river wetland, a coral reef and a wildebeest herd representing Kenya's ecosystems
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Kenya's Conservation Landscape

Mapped extents, protected areas and species records held in the national wildlife database.

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Major ecosystems
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Forest cover

Ecosystems
at a Glance

Our ecosystems are defined by agroclimatic and ecological zones.

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Coastal and Marine
Inland Waters and Wetlands
Montane and Forest
Savannah, Arid and Semi-Arid (SASAE)
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Kenya’s
Biodiversity

Estimated species by taxonomic group.

Dakacha sandstone gorge scrubland
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Invertebrates
Montane bamboo forest
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Plants
Montane heath and moorland
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Fungi and Bacteria
A guineafowl in Arabuko-Sokoke forest
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Birds
A mangrove channel near Lamu
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Marine and Brackish Fish
An elephant herd moving across savannah
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Mammals
Rocky shore at Malindi
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Reptiles
Sandbanks on the Galana River
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Freshwater Fish
Ondago swamp, an inland wetland
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Amphibians