Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Mai Mahiu

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(62 %)

Species observed

471

Observations

2 691

Area

322km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 26 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 Mai Mahiu : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.086
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

471 distinct species · 2 691 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 691 obs · 6 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 723
723–722
589–722
517–588
< 517

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,8°C

Annual rain

871mm

Warmest m°

26,5°C

Coldest m°

12,3°C

Elevation: 1 716 m on average (min 1 542 m, max 2 444 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,8°C
Annual rain
871mm
Warmest month
26,5°C
Coldest month
12,3°C
Mean alt.
1 716m
Min
1 542m
Max
2 444m
Std. dev.
133m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(62 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,7

Org. C

28,6g/kg

Clay

34,3%

Sand

34,4%

Silt

31,3%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Naivasha

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
37,7g/kg
Clay
34,2%
Sand
34,4%
Silt
31,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
25,4g/kg
Clay
34,0%
Sand
34,7%
Silt
31,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
22,6g/kg
Clay
34,7%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
31,3%

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

Land cover

Forest10.4%
Crops23.4%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil3.5%
Other (grassland, water…)61.9%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

1

Max drainage

3 657km²

Discharge in basins

0,7m³/s

Mean precip.

714mm/an

Mean T°

19,5°C

Moisture idx

-0,56

Mean runoff

100mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 578m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,8nW

Built-up

70,5%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1

Kijabe Hill

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1980

7 km²

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