Kikuyu Escarpment
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1943
374 km²
Constituency · KEN
Gatundu South
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(98 %)
Species observed
234
Observations
896
Area
213,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Gatundu South : 31 espèces reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.050
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
234 distinct species · 896 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,4°C
Annual rain
1 248mm
Warmest m°
23,8°C
Coldest m°
10,0°C
Elevation: 1 930 m on average (min 1 585 m, max 2 549 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,4°C
Annual rain
1 248mm
Warmest month
23,8°C
Coldest month
10,0°C
Mean alt.
1 930m
Min
1 585m
Max
2 549m
Std. dev.
239m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(98 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
43,8g/kg
Clay
41,0%
Sand
24,9%
Silt
34,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
57,2g/kg
Clay
40,6%
Sand
25,1%
Silt
34,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
42,3g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
25,2%
Silt
34,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
31,9g/kg
Clay
42,3%
Sand
24,3%
Silt
33,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest31.6%
Crops40.1%
Built-up3.6%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)24.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
46,1km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 909km²
Discharge in basins
1,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 136mm/an
Mean T°
17,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,27
Mean runoff
187mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 835m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
0,8nW
Built-up
365,3%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN