Kakamega
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1933
197 km²
Constituency · KEN
Aldai
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(66 %)
Species observed
570
Observations
7 605
Area
467,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Aldai : 7 espèces reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 22.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.222
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
570 distinct species · 7 605 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 916mm
Warmest m°
25,4°C
Coldest m°
12,9°C
Elevation: 1 794 m on average (min 1 240 m, max 2 019 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 916mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
12,9°C
Mean alt.
1 794m
Min
1 240m
Max
2 019m
Std. dev.
142m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(66 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
38,2g/kg
Clay
39,9%
Sand
32,8%
Silt
27,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
52,6g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
27,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
37,6g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
27,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
24,3g/kg
Clay
41,3%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
26,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest36.7%
Crops23.6%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)36.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,4km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
3 009km²
Discharge in basins
14,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 513mm/an
Mean T°
20,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,17
Mean runoff
426mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 619m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kisian Riversub-area1 042,8 km²overlap176.53 km²38%
- Bassin de Ainamutua riversub-area984 km²overlap90.98 km²19%
- Bassin de Yalasub-area472,4 km²overlap65.75 km²14%
- Basin #39870sub-area122 km²overlap59.48 km²13%
- Bassin de Nyando riversub-area303,1 km²overlap57.50 km²12%
- Bassin de Yalasub-area313 km²overlap17.20 km²4%
- Bassin de Yalasub-area39,1 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Mutsava Riversub-area267,7 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
257,4%
Pesticides
1,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2
South Nandi
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1936
195 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN