Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Malaba South

Kenya

AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)

Species observed

138

Observations

631

Area

46,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 40 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 Malaba South : 33 espèces reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.047
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

138 distinct species · 631 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

631 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 631
631–630
631–630
631–630
< 631

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

Climate

Mean T°

22,0°C

Annual rain

1 440mm

Warmest m°

28,6°C

Coldest m°

16,3°C

Elevation: 1 187 m on average (min 1 131 m, max 1 283 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,0°C
Annual rain
1 440mm
Warmest month
28,6°C
Coldest month
16,3°C
Mean alt.
1 187m
Min
1 131m
Max
1 283m
Std. dev.
47m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AmTropical, monsoon(100 %)Tropical

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

24,6g/kg

Clay

40,0%

Sand

33,9%

Silt

26,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Teso North

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
37,1g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
27,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
26,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
15,2g/kg
Clay
41,6%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
24,5%

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

Land cover

Forest17.9%
Crops36.7%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)41.5%

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

2 249km²

Discharge in basins

0,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 547mm/an

Mean T°

20,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,09

Mean runoff

270mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 475m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

259,6%

Pesticides

1,9kg/km²

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