Menengai
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1977
57 km²
Commune · KEN
Kaptembwo
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
203
Observations
581
Area
9,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 45 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 Kaptembwo : 39 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 50 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
45
Interactions affichées
50
Connectance
0.051
Patrimoniales
3
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
203 distinct species · 581 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,4°C
Annual rain
855mm
Warmest m°
26,4°C
Coldest m°
11,8°C
Elevation: 1 929 m on average (min 1 834 m, max 2 053 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,4°C
Annual rain
855mm
Warmest month
26,4°C
Coldest month
11,8°C
Mean alt.
1 929m
Min
1 834m
Max
2 053m
Std. dev.
66m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)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
31,7g/kg
Clay
33,8%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
30,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Nakuru Town West
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
46,1g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
35,4%
Silt
31,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
27,6g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
36,4%
Silt
31,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
21,3g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
34,7%
Silt
29,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.6%
Crops24.8%
Built-up11.7%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)53.7%
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
1 666km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
910mm/an
Mean T°
15,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,42
Mean runoff
246mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 188m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
21hab/km²
Night light
10,2nW
Built-up
1 170,3%
Pesticides
1,1kg/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