Northern Tinderet
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
262 km²
Commune · KEN
Kapchorua
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(99 %)
Species observed
35
Observations
49
Area
126,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 8 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 Kapchorua : 8 espèces reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 25.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
8
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.250
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
35 distinct species · 49 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,1°C
Annual rain
2 004mm
Warmest m°
23,8°C
Coldest m°
9,8°C
Elevation: 2 251 m on average (min 1 632 m, max 2 547 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,1°C
Annual rain
2 004mm
Warmest month
23,8°C
Coldest month
9,8°C
Mean alt.
2 251m
Min
1 632m
Max
2 547m
Std. dev.
203m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(99 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
48,3g/kg
Clay
41,8%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
25,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nandi Hills
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
67,6g/kg
Clay
41,0%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
25,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
42,5g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
25,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
34,7g/kg
Clay
43,9%
Sand
31,7%
Silt
24,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest57.1%
Crops12.2%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)29.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
984km²
Discharge in basins
1,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 433mm/an
Mean T°
17,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,16
Mean runoff
380mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 031m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
60,9%
Pesticides
1,3kg/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