Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kerugoya

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(59 %)

Species observed

71

Observations

118

Area

28,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 19 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 Kerugoya : 18 espèces reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
19
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.088
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

71 distinct species · 118 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

118 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 118
118–117
118–117
118–117
< 118

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,4°C

Annual rain

1 520mm

Warmest m°

25,1°C

Coldest m°

12,7°C

Elevation: 1 554 m on average (min 1 353 m, max 1 750 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,4°C
Annual rain
1 520mm
Warmest month
25,1°C
Coldest month
12,7°C
Mean alt.
1 554m
Min
1 353m
Max
1 750m
Std. dev.
103m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(59 %)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

32,8g/kg

Clay

45,8%

Sand

21,8%

Silt

32,4%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Kirinyaga Central

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
44,1g/kg
Clay
44,7%
Sand
22,6%
Silt
32,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
31,9g/kg
Clay
45,1%
Sand
22,3%
Silt
32,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
22,3g/kg
Clay
47,7%
Sand
20,6%
Silt
31,7%

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

Land cover

Forest16.0%
Crops55.7%
Built-up6.6%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)21.5%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1,2km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 031km²

Discharge in basins

0,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 270mm/an

Mean T°

18,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,28

Mean runoff

272mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 599m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

10hab/km²

Night light

1,8nW

Built-up

663,8%

Pesticides

0,0kg/km²

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