Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Masige West

Kenya

AfTropical, rainforest(59 %)

Species observed

3

Observations

4

Area

28,8km²

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

3 distinct species · 4 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

4 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 4
4–3
4–3
4–3
< 4

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,5°C

Annual rain

1 502mm

Warmest m°

24,7°C

Coldest m°

12,8°C

Elevation: 1 787 m on average (min 1 627 m, max 1 953 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 502mm
Warmest month
24,7°C
Coldest month
12,8°C
Mean alt.
1 787m
Min
1 627m
Max
1 953m
Std. dev.
96m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(59 %)Tropical

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

39,1g/kg

Clay

43,2%

Sand

23,3%

Silt

33,4%

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
52,7g/kg
Clay
41,4%
Sand
23,9%
Silt
34,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
38,1g/kg
Clay
41,8%
Sand
24,0%
Silt
34,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
26,5g/kg
Clay
46,5%
Sand
22,0%
Silt
31,4%

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

Land cover

Forest36.1%
Crops25.3%
Built-up4.7%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)33.2%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

3,1km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

3 108km²

Discharge in basins

0,3m³/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

7hab/km²

Night light

0,7nW

Built-up

467,8%

Pesticides

1,8kg/km²

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