Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kitise/Kithuki

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(92 %)

Species observed

51

Observations

90

Area

320km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 4 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 Kitise/Kithuki : 4 espèces reliées par 2 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 33.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
4
Interactions affichées
2
Connectance
0.333
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

51 distinct species · 90 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

90 obs · 7 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 34
34–33
19–33
8–18
< 8

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,2°C

Annual rain

712mm

Warmest m°

29,7°C

Coldest m°

16,0°C

Elevation: 891 m on average (min 761 m, max 1 054 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
712mm
Warmest month
29,7°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
891m
Min
761m
Max
1 054m
Std. dev.
62m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(92 %)Arid

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

11,5g/kg

Clay

33,9%

Sand

49,7%

Silt

16,4%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Makueni

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
51,4%
Silt
17,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
51,2%
Silt
16,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
46,5%
Silt
15,3%

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

Land cover

Forest4.1%
Crops69.4%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)24.1%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

34,4km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

20 674km²

Discharge in basins

14,8m³/s

Mean precip.

659mm/an

Mean T°

22,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,63

Mean runoff

129mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

917m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

83,3%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

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