Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kipkelion East

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(70 %)

Species observed

573

Observations

3 055

Area

752,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 15 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 Kipkelion East : 14 espèces reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.114
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

573 distinct species · 3 055 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

3 055 obs · 19 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 136
548–1 135
145–547
43–144
< 43

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,5°C

Annual rain

1 883mm

Warmest m°

23,0°C

Coldest m°

9,4°C

Elevation: 2 325 m on average (min 1 665 m, max 2 815 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,5°C
Annual rain
1 883mm
Warmest month
23,0°C
Coldest month
9,4°C
Mean alt.
2 325m
Min
1 665m
Max
2 815m
Std. dev.
202m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(70 %)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

44,9g/kg

Clay

42,2%

Sand

30,6%

Silt

27,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
63,5g/kg
Clay
41,9%
Sand
30,6%
Silt
27,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
39,4g/kg
Clay
40,7%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
27,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
31,9g/kg
Clay
43,9%
Sand
29,6%
Silt
26,4%

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

Land cover

Forest41.6%
Crops23.0%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)33.3%

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

Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

70,2km

Basins crossed

7

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 573km²

Discharge in basins

13,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 322mm/an

Mean T°

16,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,18

Mean runoff

398mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 220m

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

135,8%

Pesticides

1,4kg/km²

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

Protected areas7

IUCN Not Reported · 7

Tinderet

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

280 km²

Western Mau

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

226 km²

Timboroa

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

58 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations4