Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Chepyuk

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(92 %)

Species observed

64

Observations

95

Area

221km²

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 Chepyuk : 7 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 23.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
7
Interactions affichées
5
Connectance
0.238
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

64 distinct species · 95 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

95 obs · 6 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 40
40–39
31–39
14–30
< 14

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

Climate

Mean T°

13,6°C

Annual rain

3 377mm

Warmest m°

19,5°C

Coldest m°

8,3°C

Elevation: 2 727 m on average (min 2 023 m, max 4 125 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,6°C
Annual rain
3 377mm
Warmest month
19,5°C
Coldest month
8,3°C
Mean alt.
2 727m
Min
2 023m
Max
4 125m
Std. dev.
519m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(92 %)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

66,6g/kg

Clay

35,1%

Sand

35,4%

Silt

29,5%

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
85,5g/kg
Clay
34,8%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
29,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
62,2g/kg
Clay
34,0%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
29,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
52,2g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
34,7%
Silt
29,0%

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

Land cover

Forest38.3%
Crops18.4%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)42.1%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

3

Max drainage

10 235km²

Discharge in basins

10,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 643mm/an

Mean T°

19,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,07

Mean runoff

375mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 614m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

51,2%

Pesticides

1,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 2

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