Kikuyu Escarpment
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1943
374 km²
Commune · KEN
Kiganjo
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
42
Observations
60
Area
52,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 6 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 Kiganjo : 6 espèces reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 33.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
6
Interactions affichées
5
Connectance
0.333
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
42 distinct species · 60 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,3°C
Annual rain
1 239mm
Warmest m°
23,7°C
Coldest m°
9,9°C
Elevation: 1 950 m on average (min 1 729 m, max 2 252 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,3°C
Annual rain
1 239mm
Warmest month
23,7°C
Coldest month
9,9°C
Mean alt.
1 950m
Min
1 729m
Max
2 252m
Std. dev.
119m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, 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
5,5
Org. C
46,6g/kg
Clay
39,4%
Sand
25,1%
Silt
35,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Gatundu South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
60,2g/kg
Clay
39,4%
Sand
25,2%
Silt
35,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
44,8g/kg
Clay
38,9%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
35,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
34,7g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
24,9%
Silt
35,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.5%
Crops42.0%
Built-up3.7%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)25.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
22,2km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
1 887km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 076mm/an
Mean T°
17,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Mean runoff
155mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 846m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
365,9%
Pesticides
1,0kg/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