Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Malewa West

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(83 %)

Species observed

713

Observations

17 445

Area

270,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 17 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 Malewa West : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
13
Connectance
0.096
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

713 distinct species · 17 445 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

17 445 obs · 8 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 8 521
8 521–8 520
1 534–8 520
1 180–1 533
< 1 180

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

Climate

Mean T°

17,2°C

Annual rain

950mm

Warmest m°

24,7°C

Coldest m°

10,9°C

Elevation: 2 032 m on average (min 1 884 m, max 2 451 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,2°C
Annual rain
950mm
Warmest month
24,7°C
Coldest month
10,9°C
Mean alt.
2 032m
Min
1 884m
Max
2 451m
Std. dev.
131m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(83 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,5

Org. C

31,3g/kg

Clay

29,9%

Sand

39,9%

Silt

30,2%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Gilgil

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
43,3g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
41,0%
Silt
30,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
27,9g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
40,1%
Silt
30,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
22,5g/kg
Clay
31,8%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
29,7%

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

Land cover

Forest22.8%
Crops26.2%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)48.8%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

50,8km

Lake surface here

0,76km²

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

3 253km²

Discharge in basins

1,0m³/s

Mean precip.

959mm/an

Mean T°

14,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,34

Mean runoff

253mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 355m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

67,7%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1

Lake Naivasha

IUCN IV

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1995

306 km²

Eburu

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

87 km²

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