Karura
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1932
10 km²
Commune · KEN
Kitisuru
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
941
Observations
28 159
Area
20,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Kitisuru : 24 espèces reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
25
Connectance
0.062
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
941 distinct species · 28 159 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,0°C
Annual rain
914mm
Warmest m°
25,7°C
Coldest m°
11,1°C
Elevation: 1 795 m on average (min 1 701 m, max 1 878 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
914mm
Warmest month
25,7°C
Coldest month
11,1°C
Mean alt.
1 795m
Min
1 701m
Max
1 878m
Std. dev.
42m
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
6,3
Org. C
24,4g/kg
Clay
57,4%
Sand
16,5%
Silt
26,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Westlands
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
30,6g/kg
Clay
56,3%
Sand
16,8%
Silt
26,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
56,6%
Sand
16,8%
Silt
26,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
20,0g/kg
Clay
59,4%
Sand
15,8%
Silt
24,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.5%
Crops18.6%
Built-up10.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)54.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,9km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
1 887km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 076mm/an
Mean T°
17,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Mean runoff
155mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 846m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
17hab/km²
Night light
10,8nW
Built-up
1 020,5%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN