Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Endebess

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

512

Observations

3 400

Area

193,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 19 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 Endebess : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.088
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

512 distinct species · 3 400 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

3 400 obs · 4 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 811
1 811–1 810
1 060–1 810
1 060–1 059
< 1 060

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,3°C

Annual rain

1 848mm

Warmest m°

22,9°C

Coldest m°

10,8°C

Elevation: 2 253 m on average (min 1 813 m, max 3 216 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,3°C
Annual rain
1 848mm
Warmest month
22,9°C
Coldest month
10,8°C
Mean alt.
2 253m
Min
1 813m
Max
3 216m
Std. dev.
405m
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

5,7

Org. C

45,9g/kg

Clay

40,7%

Sand

34,4%

Silt

25,0%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Endebess

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
66,1g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
25,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
25,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
31,7g/kg
Clay
41,8%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
24,6%

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

Land cover

Forest41.5%
Crops20.8%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)36.9%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

44,1km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

862km²

Discharge in basins

2,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 235mm/an

Mean T°

17,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,27

Mean runoff

323mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 040m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

53,5%

Pesticides

1,6kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1

Mount Elgon

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

722 km²

Chepkitale

IUCN Not Reported

National Reserve · 2000

183 km²

Mt. Elgon

IUCN II

National Park · 1968

158 km²

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