Kikuyu Escarpment
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1943
374 km²
Constituency · KEN
Limuru
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(92 %)
Species observed
993
Observations
36 873
Area
282,6km²
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 Limuru : 20 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 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
993 distinct species · 36 873 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,3°C
Annual rain
1 049mm
Warmest m°
24,0°C
Coldest m°
9,4°C
Elevation: 2 076 m on average (min 1 436 m, max 2 370 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,3°C
Annual rain
1 049mm
Warmest month
24,0°C
Coldest month
9,4°C
Mean alt.
2 076m
Min
1 436m
Max
2 370m
Std. dev.
214m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(92 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
36,9g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
26,9%
Silt
32,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
46,7g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
26,9%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
34,1g/kg
Clay
39,5%
Sand
27,3%
Silt
33,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
30,0g/kg
Clay
41,1%
Sand
26,5%
Silt
32,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.0%
Crops30.3%
Built-up3.2%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)41.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1,0km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
3 657km²
Discharge in basins
0,7m³/s
Mean precip.
923mm/an
Mean T°
18,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,41
Mean runoff
132mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 734m
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
1,2nW
Built-up
323,3%
Pesticides
1,1kg/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