Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Cheptais

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(65 %)

Species observed

27

Observations

72

Area

93,7km²

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

27 distinct species · 72 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

72 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 70
70–69
70–69
70–69
< 70

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,8°C

Annual rain

3 901mm

Warmest m°

21,5°C

Coldest m°

10,6°C

Elevation: 2 291 m on average (min 1 383 m, max 4 090 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,8°C
Annual rain
3 901mm
Warmest month
21,5°C
Coldest month
10,6°C
Mean alt.
2 291m
Min
1 383m
Max
4 090m
Std. dev.
655m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(65 %)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

56,9g/kg

Clay

38,7%

Sand

32,0%

Silt

29,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mt. Elgon

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
76,0g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
29,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
53,8g/kg
Clay
37,3%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
29,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
41,0g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
31,1%
Silt
28,4%

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

Land cover

Forest43.4%
Crops16.4%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)38.6%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

31,8km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 249km²

Discharge in basins

0,6m³/s

Mean precip.

1 547mm/an

Mean T°

20,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,09

Mean runoff

270mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 475m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

118,4%

Pesticides

0,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Mount Elgon

IUCN Not Applicable

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005

1 110 km²

Mount Elgon

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

722 km²

Chepkitale

IUCN Not Reported

National Reserve · 2000

183 km²

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