Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kapenguria

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(63 %)

Species observed

298

Observations

822

Area

117,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 25 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 Kapenguria : 22 espèces reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 6.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 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

298 distinct species · 822 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

822 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 481
481–480
481–480
338–480
< 338

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,5°C

Annual rain

1 294mm

Warmest m°

25,6°C

Coldest m°

12,6°C

Elevation: 1 899 m on average (min 1 395 m, max 2 227 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 294mm
Warmest month
25,6°C
Coldest month
12,6°C
Mean alt.
1 899m
Min
1 395m
Max
2 227m
Std. dev.
259m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(63 %)Temperate

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

33,3g/kg

Clay

36,7%

Sand

38,1%

Silt

25,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kapenguria

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
45,3g/kg
Clay
37,0%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
25,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
28,4g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
38,8%
Silt
25,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
26,3g/kg
Clay
37,5%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
24,6%

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

Land cover

Forest18.9%
Crops33.4%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil2.1%
Other (grassland, water…)43.6%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

13,8km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 368km²

Discharge in basins

0,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 075mm/an

Mean T°

18,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,36

Mean runoff

216mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 784m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,5nW

Built-up

194,5%

Pesticides

1,7kg/km²

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