Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kitengela

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(53 %)

Species observed

1 189

Observations

17 648

Area

134,1km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 33 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 Kitengela : 32 espèces reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.057
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

1 189 distinct species · 17 648 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

17 648 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 15 553
15 553–15 552
15 553–15 552
1 850–15 552
< 1 850

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,0°C

Annual rain

784mm

Warmest m°

26,4°C

Coldest m°

12,0°C

Elevation: 1 682 m on average (min 1 554 m, max 1 788 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,0°C
Annual rain
784mm
Warmest month
26,4°C
Coldest month
12,0°C
Mean alt.
1 682m
Min
1 554m
Max
1 788m
Std. dev.
49m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(53 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,5

Org. C

21,4g/kg

Clay

44,6%

Sand

32,5%

Silt

22,9%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Kajiado East

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
27,0g/kg
Clay
43,2%
Sand
33,1%
Silt
23,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
44,2%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
22,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
17,7g/kg
Clay
46,3%
Sand
31,5%
Silt
22,2%

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

Land cover

Forest8.9%
Crops37.2%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)51.3%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

18,2km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

772km²

Discharge in basins

0,2m³/s

Mean precip.

763mm/an

Mean T°

18,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,51

Mean runoff

78mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 728m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,8nW

Built-up

149,3%

Pesticides

1,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN II · 1

Nairobi

IUCN II

National Park · 1946

116 km²

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