Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Elgon

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(64 %)

Species observed

221

Observations

583

Area

209,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 33 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 Elgon : 27 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.055
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

221 distinct species · 583 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

583 obs · 5 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 208
208–207
166–207
147–165
< 147

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,9°C

Annual rain

2 689mm

Warmest m°

21,4°C

Coldest m°

9,3°C

Elevation: 2 516 m on average (min 1 699 m, max 4 102 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,9°C
Annual rain
2 689mm
Warmest month
21,4°C
Coldest month
9,3°C
Mean alt.
2 516m
Min
1 699m
Max
4 102m
Std. dev.
537m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(64 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

58,2g/kg

Clay

37,0%

Sand

35,3%

Silt

27,7%

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
5,7
Org. C
77,9g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
27,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
53,9g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
28,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
42,9g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
34,5%
Silt
27,2%

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

Land cover

Forest46.0%
Crops15.3%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)37.4%

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

6,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 591mm/an

Mean T°

18,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,07

Mean runoff

387mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 917m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

70,4%

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