Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kipkaren

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(73 %)

Species observed

67

Observations

97

Area

96,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 8 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 Kipkaren : 8 espèces reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 17.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
8
Interactions affichées
5
Connectance
0.179
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

67 distinct species · 97 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

97 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 96
96–95
96–95
96–95
< 96

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,3°C

Annual rain

1 526mm

Warmest m°

26,5°C

Coldest m°

11,6°C

Elevation: 1 867 m on average (min 1 772 m, max 2 035 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,3°C
Annual rain
1 526mm
Warmest month
26,5°C
Coldest month
11,6°C
Mean alt.
1 867m
Min
1 772m
Max
2 035m
Std. dev.
56m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(73 %)Temperate

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

33,4g/kg

Clay

39,8%

Sand

31,3%

Silt

29,0%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mosop

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
43,9g/kg
Clay
38,6%
Sand
31,1%
Silt
30,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
32,5g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
32,3%
Silt
29,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
24,0g/kg
Clay
42,5%
Sand
30,3%
Silt
27,2%

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

Land cover

Forest26.6%
Crops35.3%
Built-up2.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)35.7%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

21,4km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 796km²

Discharge in basins

3,6m³/s

Mean precip.

1 334mm/an

Mean T°

17,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,26

Mean runoff

394mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 935m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

205,5%

Pesticides

1,7kg/km²

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