Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Githioro

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(68 %)

Species observed

238

Observations

2 068

Area

150,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 24 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 Githioro : 21 espèces reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.068
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

238 distinct species · 2 068 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 068 obs · 5 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 749
1 749–1 748
120–1 748
89–119
< 89

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,3°C

Annual rain

1 549mm

Warmest m°

21,5°C

Coldest m°

8,2°C

Elevation: 2 434 m on average (min 1 986 m, max 3 222 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,3°C
Annual rain
1 549mm
Warmest month
21,5°C
Coldest month
8,2°C
Mean alt.
2 434m
Min
1 986m
Max
3 222m
Std. dev.
275m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(68 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,0

Org. C

41,2g/kg

Clay

33,4%

Sand

36,7%

Silt

29,9%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Kipipiri

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
58,1g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
30,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
35,9g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
30,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
29,6g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
29,5%

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

Land cover

Forest38.5%
Crops23.6%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)35.3%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

28,5km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

3 253km²

Discharge in basins

0,6m³/s

Mean precip.

961mm/an

Mean T°

14,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,34

Mean runoff

253mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 359m

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

156,3%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 2

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

Kipipiri

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1956

51 km²

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