Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Cherangany

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

670

Observations

7 660

Area

626,6km²

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 Cherangany : 7 espèces reliées par 4 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 19.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
7
Interactions affichées
4
Connectance
0.191
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

670 distinct species · 7 660 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

7 660 obs · 16 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 4 409
1 285–4 408
279–1 284
84–278
< 84

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,3°C

Annual rain

1 540mm

Warmest m°

23,9°C

Coldest m°

11,8°C

Elevation: 1 946 m on average (min 1 806 m, max 2 326 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
1 540mm
Warmest month
23,9°C
Coldest month
11,8°C
Mean alt.
1 946m
Min
1 806m
Max
2 326m
Std. dev.
115m
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

5,9

Org. C

34,7g/kg

Clay

44,4%

Sand

28,8%

Silt

26,8%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
46,9g/kg
Clay
44,9%
Sand
28,0%
Silt
27,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
32,3g/kg
Clay
43,1%
Sand
29,7%
Silt
27,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
24,9g/kg
Clay
45,1%
Sand
28,7%
Silt
26,2%

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

Land cover

Forest27.0%
Crops34.7%
Built-up2.3%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)35.6%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 9 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

122,6km

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

3 976km²

Discharge in basins

9,7m³/s

Mean precip.

1 126mm/an

Mean T°

16,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

274mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 125m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

225,2%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 1

Kiptaberr

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1967

127 km²

Kapkanyar

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1967

57 km²

Kapolet

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

16 km²

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

Sub-administrations7