Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Chinga

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(91 %)

Species observed

286

Observations

632

Area

104,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 32 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 Chinga : 28 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.057
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

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

Species present

286 distinct species · 632 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

632 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 479
479–478
479–478
479–478
< 479

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

Climate

Mean T°

13,5°C

Annual rain

1 712mm

Warmest m°

20,5°C

Coldest m°

7,6°C

Elevation: 2 388 m on average (min 1 792 m, max 3 670 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,5°C
Annual rain
1 712mm
Warmest month
20,5°C
Coldest month
7,6°C
Mean alt.
2 388m
Min
1 792m
Max
3 670m
Std. dev.
503m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(91 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,1

Org. C

63,0g/kg

Clay

36,8%

Sand

27,3%

Silt

35,9%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Othaya

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
82,8g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
27,1%
Silt
35,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
61,8g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
27,6%
Silt
36,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
44,5g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
27,3%
Silt
36,0%

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

Land cover

Forest46.9%
Crops24.2%
Built-up1.7%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)26.8%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1,9km

Lake surface here

0,21km²

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

3 253km²

Discharge in basins

1,5m³/s

Mean precip.

1 610mm/an

Mean T°

14,5°C

Moisture idx

0,04

Mean runoff

331mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 251m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

167,0%

Pesticides

0,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

Aberdare

IUCN II

National Park · 1950

772 km²

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