Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kiriita

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

101

Observations

180

Area

73,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 25 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 Kiriita : 23 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.071
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

101 distinct species · 180 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

180 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 180
180–179
180–179
180–179
< 180

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 195mm

Warmest m°

23,0°C

Coldest m°

9,3°C

Elevation: 2 322 m on average (min 2 193 m, max 2 425 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,5°C
Annual rain
1 195mm
Warmest month
23,0°C
Coldest month
9,3°C
Mean alt.
2 322m
Min
2 193m
Max
2 425m
Std. dev.
47m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, 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

6,0

Org. C

29,2g/kg

Clay

30,7%

Sand

35,7%

Silt

33,6%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Ndaragwa

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
40,0g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
34,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
24,9g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
33,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
33,1%

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

Land cover

Forest16.7%
Crops43.4%
Built-up3.0%
Bare soil2.1%
Other (grassland, water…)34.8%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3,4km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 852km²

Discharge in basins

0,4m³/s

Mean precip.

832mm/an

Mean T°

16,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,50

Mean runoff

193mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 029m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

303,4%

Pesticides

1,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 3

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

Uaso Narok

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1960

20 km²

Leshau

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1960

2 km²

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