Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kamenu

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

934

Observations

7 679

Area

33,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 23 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 Kamenu : 20 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.083
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

934 distinct species · 7 679 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

7 679 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 7 679
7 679–7 678
7 679–7 678
7 679–7 678
< 7 679

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,4°C

Annual rain

1 005mm

Warmest m°

26,7°C

Coldest m°

13,0°C

Elevation: 1 484 m on average (min 1 451 m, max 1 508 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,4°C
Annual rain
1 005mm
Warmest month
26,7°C
Coldest month
13,0°C
Mean alt.
1 484m
Min
1 451m
Max
1 508m
Std. dev.
13m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical

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

16,0g/kg

Clay

51,7%

Sand

29,9%

Silt

18,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Thika Town

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
50,2%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
19,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
51,1%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
18,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
53,9%
Sand
28,6%
Silt
17,5%

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

Land cover

Forest4.4%
Crops34.5%
Built-up14.6%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)45.0%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

4,4km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

1

Max drainage

7 292km²

Discharge in basins

0,4m³/s

Mean precip.

1 067mm/an

Mean T°

18,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,36

Mean runoff

208mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 579m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

29hab/km²

Night light

9,3nW

Built-up

1 462,3%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

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