Kikuyu Escarpment
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1943
374 km²
Commune · KEN
Kijabe
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
737
Observations
7 565
Area
78,5km²
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 Kijabe : 16 espèces reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (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
737 distinct species · 7 565 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,1°C
Annual rain
1 179mm
Warmest m°
21,6°C
Coldest m°
7,6°C
Elevation: 2 362 m on average (min 1 930 m, max 2 627 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,1°C
Annual rain
1 179mm
Warmest month
21,6°C
Coldest month
7,6°C
Mean alt.
2 362m
Min
1 930m
Max
2 627m
Std. dev.
144m
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
5,7
Org. C
53,6g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
27,9%
Silt
37,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Lari
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
70,9g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
27,7%
Silt
36,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
50,1g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
28,1%
Silt
37,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
39,6g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
28,0%
Silt
37,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest57.6%
Crops11.7%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)28.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
11,6km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
3 657km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
975mm/an
Mean T°
18,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Mean runoff
140mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 771m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
183,1%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1📍 Point sites · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN