Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Masige East

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(77 %)

Species observed

19

Observations

24

Area

20,9km²

Partial data for this territory

Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

19 distinct species · 24 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

24 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 24
24–23
24–23
24–23
< 24

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,0°C

Annual rain

1 548mm

Warmest m°

24,2°C

Coldest m°

12,3°C

Elevation: 1 856 m on average (min 1 705 m, max 1 953 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
1 548mm
Warmest month
24,2°C
Coldest month
12,3°C
Mean alt.
1 856m
Min
1 705m
Max
1 953m
Std. dev.
77m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(77 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,3

Org. C

41,6g/kg

Clay

42,6%

Sand

23,8%

Silt

33,6%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Bobasi

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
55,3g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
24,7%
Silt
35,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
40,4g/kg
Clay
41,1%
Sand
24,5%
Silt
34,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
29,1g/kg
Clay
46,4%
Sand
22,2%
Silt
31,3%

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

Land cover

Forest34.0%
Crops26.2%
Built-up5.6%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)33.4%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

2,1km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

3 108km²

Discharge in basins

0,2m³/s

Mean precip.

1 555mm/an

Mean T°

19,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,12

Mean runoff

290mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 586m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

9hab/km²

Night light

0,7nW

Built-up

563,1%

Pesticides

1,7kg/km²

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