Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Karingani

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(55 %)

Species observed

247

Observations

527

Area

65,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 32 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 Karingani : 28 espèces reliées par 27 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
27
Connectance
0.054
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

247 distinct species · 527 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

527 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 321
321–320
321–320
135–320
< 135

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,6°C

Annual rain

1 968mm

Warmest m°

23,2°C

Coldest m°

12,4°C

Elevation: 1 848 m on average (min 1 163 m, max 4 591 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,6°C
Annual rain
1 968mm
Warmest month
23,2°C
Coldest month
12,4°C
Mean alt.
1 848m
Min
1 163m
Max
4 591m
Std. dev.
620m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(55 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,2

Org. C

48,2g/kg

Clay

46,6%

Sand

23,7%

Silt

29,7%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Chuka/Igambang'Ombe

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
65,1g/kg
Clay
46,1%
Sand
24,2%
Silt
29,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
48,8g/kg
Clay
45,9%
Sand
24,0%
Silt
30,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
30,7g/kg
Clay
47,9%
Sand
22,9%
Silt
29,2%

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

Land cover

Forest48.0%
Crops25.9%
Built-up2.4%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)23.1%

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

2 031km²

Discharge in basins

0,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 409mm/an

Mean T°

18,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,18

Mean runoff

378mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 599m

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

239,4%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1

Mt. Kenya

IUCN II

National Reserve · 2000

2 120 km²

Mount Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 987 km²

Mt. Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 1968

593 km²

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