Chepalungu
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1956
95 km²
Commune · KEN
Kong'Asis
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
15
Observations
21
Area
95,5km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 2 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 Kong'Asis : 2 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
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
15 distinct species · 21 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 238mm
Warmest m°
25,2°C
Coldest m°
12,2°C
Elevation: 1 857 m on average (min 1 785 m, max 1 929 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 238mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
1 857m
Min
1 785m
Max
1 929m
Std. dev.
32m
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
5,7
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
26,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Chepalungu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
45,2g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
27,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
26,6g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
27,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
16,6g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
35,6%
Silt
26,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.3%
Crops35.1%
Built-up2.7%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)38.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
15,9km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 577km²
Discharge in basins
0,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 394mm/an
Mean T°
17,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,16
Mean runoff
270mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 997m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
268,5%
Pesticides
1,5kg/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