Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kitui East

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(82 %)

Species observed

575

Observations

2 927

Area

4 726,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 22 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 Kitui East : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.091
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

575 distinct species · 2 927 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 927 obs · 47 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 459
146–1 458
22–145
5–21
< 5

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

Climate

Mean T°

25,5°C

Annual rain

706mm

Warmest m°

32,1°C

Coldest m°

18,6°C

Elevation: 548 m on average (min 309 m, max 1 370 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,5°C
Annual rain
706mm
Warmest month
32,1°C
Coldest month
18,6°C
Mean alt.
548m
Min
309m
Max
1 370m
Std. dev.
153m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(82 %)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

10,3g/kg

Clay

28,2%

Sand

56,5%

Silt

15,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
58,0%
Silt
15,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
57,4%
Silt
15,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
6,8g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
54,0%
Silt
15,0%

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

Land cover

Forest20.6%
Crops15.9%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)61.6%

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

Hydrology17 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

210,1km

Basins crossed

17

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

13 398km²

Discharge in basins

36,5m³/s

Mean precip.

710mm/an

Mean T°

24,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,63

Mean runoff

90mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

548m

Watersheds crossing here

8 more basins

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

20,4%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas6

IUCN Not Reported · 6📍 Point sites · 1

Mutito

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1962

20 km²

East Ngamba

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1978

12 km²

Ngamba

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1961

11 km²

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

Sub-administrations6