Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Mitheru

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(55 %)

Species observed

290

Observations

752

Area

66,4km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 35 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 Mitheru : 33 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 46 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 7.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
46
Connectance
0.073
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

290 distinct species · 752 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

752 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 752
752–751
752–751
752–751
< 752

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 851mm

Warmest m°

24,2°C

Coldest m°

13,3°C

Elevation: 1 699 m on average (min 958 m, max 4 591 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 851mm
Warmest month
24,2°C
Coldest month
13,3°C
Mean alt.
1 699m
Min
958m
Max
4 591m
Std. dev.
588m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(55 %)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

44,0g/kg

Clay

49,3%

Sand

23,1%

Silt

27,6%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Maara

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
60,0g/kg
Clay
48,7%
Sand
23,6%
Silt
27,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
44,2g/kg
Clay
48,7%
Sand
23,4%
Silt
28,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
27,8g/kg
Clay
50,6%
Sand
22,3%
Silt
27,0%

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

Land cover

Forest44.4%
Crops34.1%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)19.5%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

2

Max drainage

2 031km²

Discharge in basins

0,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 409mm/an

Mean T°

18,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,18

Mean runoff

378mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 599m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

160,7%

Pesticides

0,8kg/km²

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

Protected areas4

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

Mt. Kenya

IUCN II

National Reserve · 2000

2 120 km²

Mount Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 987 km²

Mt. Kenya

IUCN Not Reported

National Park · 1968

593 km²

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