Taressia
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1936
4 km²
Commune · KEN
Chepterwai
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(90 %)
Species observed
51
Observations
63
Area
63,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 7 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 Chepterwai : 7 espèces reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 23.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
7
Interactions affichées
5
Connectance
0.238
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
51 distinct species · 63 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,2°C
Annual rain
1 484mm
Warmest m°
26,5°C
Coldest m°
11,3°C
Elevation: 1 901 m on average (min 1 616 m, max 2 091 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,2°C
Annual rain
1 484mm
Warmest month
26,5°C
Coldest month
11,3°C
Mean alt.
1 901m
Min
1 616m
Max
2 091m
Std. dev.
123m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(90 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
31,3g/kg
Clay
40,7%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
28,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mosop
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
40,5g/kg
Clay
39,9%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
29,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
30,7g/kg
Clay
39,9%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
29,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
42,3%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
27,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.0%
Crops31.9%
Built-up2.3%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)41.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3,0km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
10 235km²
Discharge in basins
6,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 546mm/an
Mean T°
19,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,15
Mean runoff
415mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 726m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
227,0%
Pesticides
1,9kg/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