Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Gatitu/Muruguru

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

306

Observations

2 947

Area

36km²

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 Gatitu/Muruguru : 29 espèces reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.066
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

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

Species present

306 distinct species · 2 947 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 947 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 947
2 947–2 946
2 947–2 946
2 947–2 946
< 2 947

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,3°C

Annual rain

1 305mm

Warmest m°

24,0°C

Coldest m°

11,7°C

Elevation: 1 712 m on average (min 1 663 m, max 1 766 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
1 305mm
Warmest month
24,0°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
1 712m
Min
1 663m
Max
1 766m
Std. dev.
28m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, 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

6,2

Org. C

28,7g/kg

Clay

39,3%

Sand

30,6%

Silt

30,1%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Nyeri Town

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
37,9g/kg
Clay
38,6%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
30,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
27,9g/kg
Clay
38,7%
Sand
30,9%
Silt
30,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
20,4g/kg
Clay
40,6%
Sand
29,8%
Silt
29,6%

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

Land cover

Forest17.4%
Crops59.5%
Built-up3.3%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)19.7%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

12,3km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

1 600km²

Discharge in basins

1,6m³/s

Mean precip.

1 277mm/an

Mean T°

14,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,17

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

318mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 188m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

1,8nW

Built-up

327,3%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

Kiganjo

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

2 km²

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