Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kedowa/Kimugul

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(68 %)

Species observed

275

Observations

829

Area

239,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 34 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 Kedowa/Kimugul : 31 espèces reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
29
Connectance
0.052
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

275 distinct species · 829 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

829 obs · 6 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 418
418–417
225–417
81–224
< 81

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,4°C

Annual rain

1 808mm

Warmest m°

22,7°C

Coldest m°

9,2°C

Elevation: 2 333 m on average (min 1 971 m, max 2 728 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,4°C
Annual rain
1 808mm
Warmest month
22,7°C
Coldest month
9,2°C
Mean alt.
2 333m
Min
1 971m
Max
2 728m
Std. dev.
182m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(68 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,6

Org. C

42,4g/kg

Clay

41,3%

Sand

30,4%

Silt

28,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kipkelion East

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
58,9g/kg
Clay
41,4%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
28,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
36,5g/kg
Clay
39,6%
Sand
31,5%
Silt
29,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
31,7g/kg
Clay
43,0%
Sand
29,7%
Silt
27,2%

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

Land cover

Forest39.6%
Crops23.7%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)34.7%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

30,5km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 573km²

Discharge in basins

3,7m³/s

Mean precip.

1 265mm/an

Mean T°

15,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,18

Mean runoff

384mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 347m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

142,1%

Pesticides

1,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 3

Western Mau

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

226 km²

Londiani

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

1 km²

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