Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Kitui Rural

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(81 %)

Species observed

561

Observations

1 697

Area

1 720,9km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 23 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 Rural : 18 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.083
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

561 distinct species · 1 697 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 697 obs · 33 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 418
120–417
41–119
17–40
< 17

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

Climate

Mean T°

22,2°C

Annual rain

877mm

Warmest m°

28,6°C

Coldest m°

15,3°C

Elevation: 1 034 m on average (min 791 m, max 1 401 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,2°C
Annual rain
877mm
Warmest month
28,6°C
Coldest month
15,3°C
Mean alt.
1 034m
Min
791m
Max
1 401m
Std. dev.
119m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(81 %)Tropical

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

11,1g/kg

Clay

33,6%

Sand

48,8%

Silt

17,7%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
50,2%
Silt
18,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
49,8%
Silt
17,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
46,3%
Silt
17,2%

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

Land cover

Forest6.9%
Crops62.8%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)28.9%

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

Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

193,0km

Basins crossed

10

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

10 935km²

Discharge in basins

15,1m³/s

Mean precip.

808mm/an

Mean T°

21,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,56

Mean runoff

133mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 072m

Watersheds crossing here

1 more basins

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

93,2%

Pesticides

0,9kg/km²

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

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