Ontologia

County · ken

Kakamega

Kenya

AfTropical, rainforest(63 %)

Species observed

2 726

Observations

153 721

Area

2 442,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 2 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 Kakamega : 2 espèces reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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

2 726 distinct species · 153 721 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

153 721 obs · 65 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 71 166
2 207–71 165
265–2 206
94–264
< 94

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,9°C

Annual rain

1 539mm

Warmest m°

28,4°C

Coldest m°

14,9°C

Elevation: 1 451 m on average (min 1 220 m, max 2 024 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,9°C
Annual rain
1 539mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
14,9°C
Mean alt.
1 451m
Min
1 220m
Max
2 024m
Std. dev.
118m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(63 %)Tropical

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

29,4g/kg

Clay

44,8%

Sand

29,3%

Silt

25,9%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
41,6g/kg
Clay
43,9%
Sand
29,8%
Silt
26,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
27,4g/kg
Clay
44,9%
Sand
29,1%
Silt
25,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
45,6%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
25,6%

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

Land cover

Forest23.8%
Crops34.6%
Built-up3.7%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)36.1%

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

Hydrology11 basins · 1 lakes · 7 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

366,6km

Lake surface here

0,20km²

Basins crossed

11

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

12 736km²

Discharge in basins

118,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 755mm/an

Mean T°

20,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,05

Mean runoff

452mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 526m

Watersheds crossing here

2 more basins

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

6hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

367,6%

Pesticides

1,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 5📍 Point sites · 1

Kakamega

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1933

197 km²

North Nandi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1936

113 km²

Kakamega

IUCN Not Reported

National Reserve · 1985

44 km²

Bunyala

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1956

8 km²

Malaba

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1933

7 km²

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

Sub-administrations11