Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Matumbei

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(66 %)

Species observed

250

Observations

689

Area

176,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 43 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 Matumbei : 39 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
43
Interactions affichées
38
Connectance
0.042
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

250 distinct species · 689 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

689 obs · 5 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 267
267–266
190–266
126–189
< 126

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

Climate

Mean T°

14,3°C

Annual rain

2 144mm

Warmest m°

20,7°C

Coldest m°

8,8°C

Elevation: 2 671 m on average (min 1 831 m, max 3 958 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,3°C
Annual rain
2 144mm
Warmest month
20,7°C
Coldest month
8,8°C
Mean alt.
2 671m
Min
1 831m
Max
3 958m
Std. dev.
647m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(66 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,6

Org. C

55,8g/kg

Clay

35,3%

Sand

37,0%

Silt

27,7%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Endebess

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
72,3g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
27,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
53,4g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
28,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
41,6g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
36,2%
Silt
27,2%

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

Land cover

Forest32.7%
Crops19.5%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)46.2%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

0,1km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 368km²

Discharge in basins

1,8m³/s

Mean precip.

1 144mm/an

Mean T°

17,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

280mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 984m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

90,5%

Pesticides

1,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1

Mount Elgon

IUCN Not Applicable

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2005

1 110 km²

Mount Elgon

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

722 km²

Mt. Elgon

IUCN II

National Park · 1968

158 km²

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