Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kiptuya

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

137

Observations

266

Area

69,3km²

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

137 distinct species · 266 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

266 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 197
197–196
197–196
197–196
< 197

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,6°C

Annual rain

2 017mm

Warmest m°

24,7°C

Coldest m°

11,7°C

Elevation: 1 901 m on average (min 1 775 m, max 2 056 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,6°C
Annual rain
2 017mm
Warmest month
24,7°C
Coldest month
11,7°C
Mean alt.
1 901m
Min
1 775m
Max
2 056m
Std. dev.
65m
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

5,3

Org. C

39,9g/kg

Clay

40,2%

Sand

33,4%

Silt

26,4%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Chesumei

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
52,8g/kg
Clay
39,4%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
27,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
39,6g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
27,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
27,2g/kg
Clay
42,3%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
25,3%

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

Land cover

Forest53.4%
Crops15.4%
Built-up2.1%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)28.4%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

7,4km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

1 655km²

Discharge in basins

5,5m³/s

Mean precip.

1 787mm/an

Mean T°

18,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,02

Mean runoff

451mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 775m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

213,1%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 3

South Nandi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1936

195 km²

North Nandi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1936

113 km²

Kaptaroi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1936

3 km²

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