Kitale Township
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
3 km²
Commune · KEN
Bidii
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
241
Observations
963
Area
23,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Bidii : 34 espèces reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.045
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
241 distinct species · 963 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,3°C
Annual rain
999mm
Warmest m°
25,2°C
Coldest m°
12,5°C
Elevation: 1 844 m on average (min 1 816 m, max 1 882 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,3°C
Annual rain
999mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
12,5°C
Mean alt.
1 844m
Min
1 816m
Max
1 882m
Std. dev.
20m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
27,7g/kg
Clay
44,6%
Sand
22,2%
Silt
33,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kwanza
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
37,4g/kg
Clay
45,4%
Sand
21,6%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
25,5g/kg
Clay
44,0%
Sand
22,8%
Silt
33,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
20,3g/kg
Clay
44,2%
Sand
22,4%
Silt
33,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.2%
Crops33.9%
Built-up4.6%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)39.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
862km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 164mm/an
Mean T°
17,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,31
Mean runoff
300mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 055m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
8hab/km²
Night light
1,1nW
Built-up
456,6%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN