Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kiganjo/Mathari

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

550

Observations

2 121

Area

80,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 37 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/Mathari : 34 espèces reliées par 39 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
39
Connectance
0.059
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

550 distinct species · 2 121 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 121 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 121
2 121–2 120
2 121–2 120
2 121–2 120
< 2 121

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,1°C

Annual rain

1 261mm

Warmest m°

24,0°C

Coldest m°

11,4°C

Elevation: 1 793 m on average (min 1 670 m, max 1 996 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,1°C
Annual rain
1 261mm
Warmest month
24,0°C
Coldest month
11,4°C
Mean alt.
1 793m
Min
1 670m
Max
1 996m
Std. dev.
80m
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

6,1

Org. C

29,9g/kg

Clay

37,2%

Sand

33,9%

Silt

28,9%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Nyeri Town

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
39,5g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
29,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
27,7g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
29,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
22,7g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
28,4%

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

Land cover

Forest27.9%
Crops46.4%
Built-up2.4%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)22.9%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

8,4km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

969km²

Discharge in basins

0,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 278mm/an

Mean T°

14,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,14

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

319mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 322m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

1,2nW

Built-up

240,5%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN II · 1

Aberdare

IUCN II

National Park · 1950

772 km²

Nyeri

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

12 km²

Nyeri Hill

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1944

2 km²

Kiganjo

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

2 km²

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