Ontologia

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Kitui

Kenya

BShArid, steppe, hot(73 %)

Species observed

2 578

Observations

22 802

Area

30 457,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 16 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
16
Connectance
0.076
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

2 578 distinct species · 22 802 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

22 802 obs · 462 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 701
122–700
21–121
6–20
< 6

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

Climate

Mean T°

24,9°C

Annual rain

711mm

Warmest m°

31,6°C

Coldest m°

18,2°C

Elevation: 635 m on average (min 202 m, max 1 530 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,9°C
Annual rain
711mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
18,2°C
Mean alt.
635m
Min
202m
Max
1 530m
Std. dev.
241m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(73 %)Arid

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,6

Org. C

10,4g/kg

Clay

28,7%

Sand

55,7%

Silt

15,6%

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

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
57,4%
Silt
15,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
56,7%
Silt
15,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
53,0%
Silt
15,2%

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

Land cover

Forest14.4%
Crops27.9%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)55.5%

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

Hydrology59 basins · 2 lakes · 30 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

1 876,6km

Lake surface here

6,39km²

Basins crossed

59

Max stream order

6

Max drainage

34 964km²

Discharge in basins

734,0m³/s

Mean precip.

705mm/an

Mean T°

24,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,63

Mean runoff

97mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

621m

Watersheds crossing here

50 more basins

Lakes (2, top by area)

Rivers / streams (30, ord ≥ 4)

18 more river segments

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

31,7%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

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

Protected areas21

IUCN Not Reported · 13IUCN II · 4IUCN VI · 4📍 Point sites · 4

Tsavo East

IUCN II

National Park · 1948

13 381 km²

Tsavo West

IUCN II

National Park · 1948

7 024 km²

Kora

IUCN II

National Park · 1989

1 790 km²

Meru

IUCN II

National Park · 1966

871 km²

Mwingi

IUCN VI

National Reserve · 1979

636 km²

Complete list

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

Sub-administrations8