Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kipkelion

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(98 %)

Species observed

247

Observations

621

Area

100,8km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 31 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 : 30 espèces reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.060
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

247 distinct species · 621 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

621 obs · 4 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 294
294–293
220–293
220–219
< 220

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,5°C

Annual rain

1 761mm

Warmest m°

23,9°C

Coldest m°

10,4°C

Elevation: 2 150 m on average (min 1 603 m, max 2 506 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,5°C
Annual rain
1 761mm
Warmest month
23,9°C
Coldest month
10,4°C
Mean alt.
2 150m
Min
1 603m
Max
2 506m
Std. dev.
200m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(98 %)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

41,3g/kg

Clay

41,7%

Sand

31,3%

Silt

27,0%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kipkelion West

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
54,3g/kg
Clay
41,6%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
27,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
38,1g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
27,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
31,3g/kg
Clay
43,2%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
26,3%

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

Land cover

Forest31.5%
Crops29.8%
Built-up1.7%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)36.4%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

25,9km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

915km²

Discharge in basins

2,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 375mm/an

Mean T°

17,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,19

Mean runoff

430mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 036m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

171,8%

Pesticides

1,6kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

Tinderet

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

280 km²

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