Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kajiado North

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(95 %)

Species observed

838

Observations

16 475

Area

112,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 32 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 Kajiado North : 30 espèces reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.052
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

838 distinct species · 16 475 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

16 475 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 10 667
10 667–10 666
10 667–10 666
10 667–10 666
< 10 667

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,0°C

Annual rain

875mm

Warmest m°

25,7°C

Coldest m°

10,8°C

Elevation: 1 864 m on average (min 1 641 m, max 2 257 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
875mm
Warmest month
25,7°C
Coldest month
10,8°C
Mean alt.
1 864m
Min
1 641m
Max
2 257m
Std. dev.
115m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(95 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,3

Org. C

26,9g/kg

Clay

46,2%

Sand

27,4%

Silt

26,4%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
32,1g/kg
Clay
45,5%
Sand
27,7%
Silt
26,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
45,7%
Sand
27,7%
Silt
26,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
24,9g/kg
Clay
47,3%
Sand
26,8%
Silt
25,9%

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

Land cover

Forest14.3%
Crops33.0%
Built-up10.3%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)42.1%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

29,9km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

3 657km²

Discharge in basins

0,1m³/s

Mean precip.

762mm/an

Mean T°

18,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,51

Mean runoff

79mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 724m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

20hab/km²

Night light

3,8nW

Built-up

1 033,0%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN II · 1

Nairobi

IUCN II

National Park · 1946

116 km²

Ngong Hills

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1985

31 km²

Dagoretti

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1938

8 km²

Ololua

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

6 km²

Embakasi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

6 km²

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

Sub-administrations5