Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Cherangany/Suwerwa

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

153

Observations

620

Area

131,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 26 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/Suwerwa : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.080
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

153 distinct species · 620 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

620 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 552
552–551
552–551
60–551
< 60

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,0°C

Annual rain

1 871mm

Warmest m°

23,4°C

Coldest m°

11,6°C

Elevation: 1 973 m on average (min 1 843 m, max 2 222 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,0°C
Annual rain
1 871mm
Warmest month
23,4°C
Coldest month
11,6°C
Mean alt.
1 973m
Min
1 843m
Max
2 222m
Std. dev.
93m
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

38,1g/kg

Clay

44,1%

Sand

32,1%

Silt

23,7%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Cherangany

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
50,9g/kg
Clay
44,8%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
23,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
35,4g/kg
Clay
43,1%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
24,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
28,0g/kg
Clay
44,6%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
23,3%

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

Land cover

Forest26.8%
Crops34.5%
Built-up2.2%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)36.0%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

31,5km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 389km²

Discharge in basins

1,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 122mm/an

Mean T°

16,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

273mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 167m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

220,3%

Pesticides

1,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

Kiptaberr

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1967

127 km²

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