Ontologia

County · ken

Embu

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(83 %)

Species observed

1 728

Observations

14 448

Area

2 904,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 30 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 Embu : 27 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.058
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

1 728 distinct species · 14 448 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

14 448 obs · 71 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 3 157
502–3 156
68–501
45–67
< 45

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,5°C

Annual rain

1 209mm

Warmest m°

27,9°C

Coldest m°

15,6°C

Elevation: 1 211 m on average (min 554 m, max 4 632 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,5°C
Annual rain
1 209mm
Warmest month
27,9°C
Coldest month
15,6°C
Mean alt.
1 211m
Min
554m
Max
4 632m
Std. dev.
483m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(83 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

22,9g/kg

Clay

44,3%

Sand

32,2%

Silt

23,5%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
30,7g/kg
Clay
43,2%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
23,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
21,7g/kg
Clay
43,6%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
23,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
46,2%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
22,9%

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

Land cover

Forest15.1%
Crops55.4%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)27.1%

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

Hydrology9 basins · 6 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

233,7km

Lake surface here

32,77km²

Basins crossed

9

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

13 349km²

Discharge in basins

141,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 030mm/an

Mean T°

20,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,44

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

241mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 262m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (6, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

185,3%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas8

IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN VI · 1📍 Point sites · 5

Mt. Kenya

IUCN II

National Reserve · 2000

2 120 km²

Mount Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 987 km²

Mt. Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 1968

593 km²

Mwea

IUCN VI

National Reserve · 1976

68 km²

Kianjiru Hills

IUCN Not Reported

Community Forest Reserve · 1964

10 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations4