Ontologia

County · ken

Bomet

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(96 %)

Species observed

757

Observations

3 720

Area

2 378,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 39 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 Bomet : 34 espèces reliées par 41 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
41
Connectance
0.055
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

757 distinct species · 3 720 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

3 720 obs · 56 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 759
193–758
52–192
18–51
< 18

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

17,7°C

Annual rain

1 518mm

Warmest m°

24,3°C

Coldest m°

11,7°C

Elevation: 1 976 m on average (min 1 706 m, max 2 460 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,7°C
Annual rain
1 518mm
Warmest month
24,3°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
1 976m
Min
1 706m
Max
2 460m
Std. dev.
172m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(96 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,6

Org. C

38,1g/kg

Clay

38,5%

Sand

32,0%

Silt

29,4%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
54,8g/kg
Clay
37,7%
Sand
32,3%
Silt
30,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
35,2g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
29,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
24,2g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
28,6%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest34.1%
Crops27.7%
Built-up2.3%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)34.8%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 12 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

412,9km

Basins crossed

6

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

3 427km²

Discharge in basins

20,5m³/s

Mean precip.

1 380mm/an

Mean T°

16,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,15

Mean runoff

282mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 081m

Watersheds crossing here

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

224,8%

Pesticides

1,4kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 3📍 Point sites · 1

Transmara

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

343 km²

Chepalungu

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1956

95 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations5