Kianjiru Hills
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Forest Reserve · 1964
10 km²
Commune · KEN
Mbeti South
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
288
Observations
612
Area
257,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Mbeti South : 33 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.046
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
288 distinct species · 612 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,6°C
Annual rain
1 054mm
Warmest m°
28,4°C
Coldest m°
15,5°C
Elevation: 1 161 m on average (min 1 041 m, max 1 383 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,6°C
Annual rain
1 054mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
15,5°C
Mean alt.
1 161m
Min
1 041m
Max
1 383m
Std. dev.
73m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
51,9%
Sand
28,0%
Silt
20,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Mbeere South
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
21,0g/kg
Clay
50,9%
Sand
28,6%
Silt
20,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
51,3%
Sand
28,4%
Silt
20,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
53,4%
Sand
27,1%
Silt
19,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.4%
Crops52.8%
Built-up2.1%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)34.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
20,7km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
13 349km²
Discharge in basins
2,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 261mm/an
Mean T°
18,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,29
Mean runoff
271mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 586m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
206,4%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN