Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kiguchwa

Kenya

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(78 %)

Species observed

179

Observations

797

Area

67,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 9 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 Kiguchwa : 9 espèces reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 19.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.194
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

179 distinct species · 797 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

797 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 784
784–783
784–783
784–783
< 784

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,9°C

Annual rain

1 127mm

Warmest m°

22,9°C

Coldest m°

10,8°C

Elevation: 1 833 m on average (min 1 342 m, max 2 326 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
1 127mm
Warmest month
22,9°C
Coldest month
10,8°C
Mean alt.
1 833m
Min
1 342m
Max
2 326m
Std. dev.
233m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(78 %)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

45,4g/kg

Clay

47,7%

Sand

27,6%

Silt

24,7%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Tigania East

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
55,9g/kg
Clay
47,4%
Sand
27,8%
Silt
24,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
42,4g/kg
Clay
47,2%
Sand
27,9%
Silt
24,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
48,6%
Sand
27,0%
Silt
24,4%

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

Land cover

Forest56.7%
Crops20.0%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)21.8%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

5

Max drainage

20 610km²

Discharge in basins

3,5m³/s

Mean precip.

816mm/an

Mean T°

22,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,57

Mean runoff

194mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

864m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

131,5%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 2

Nyambeni

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1959

54 km²

Kibithewa

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1959

2 km²

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