Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Moiben/Kuserwo

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(96 %)

Species observed

50

Observations

240

Area

137km²

Ecological tissue

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

Species present

50 distinct species · 240 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

240 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 187
187–186
187–186
33–186
< 33

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

Climate

Mean T°

15,6°C

Annual rain

2 397mm

Warmest m°

22,6°C

Coldest m°

9,6°C

Elevation: 2 474 m on average (min 2 203 m, max 2 766 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,6°C
Annual rain
2 397mm
Warmest month
22,6°C
Coldest month
9,6°C
Mean alt.
2 474m
Min
2 203m
Max
2 766m
Std. dev.
99m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(96 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,8

Org. C

41,9g/kg

Clay

39,4%

Sand

35,5%

Silt

25,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Marakwet West

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
59,3g/kg
Clay
39,9%
Sand
35,3%
Silt
24,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
37,3g/kg
Clay
38,6%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
25,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
29,0g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
35,3%
Silt
25,0%

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

Land cover

Forest43.2%
Crops22.9%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)31.5%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 5 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

39,3km

Lake surface here

0,67km²

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 506km²

Discharge in basins

1,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 129mm/an

Mean T°

15,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,29

Mean runoff

280mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 312m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

123,6%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

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

Protected areas6

IUCN Not Reported · 6

Kipkunurr

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

158 km²

Kapchemutwa

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

88 km²

Chemurokoi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

40 km²

Sogotio

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

35 km²

Cheboyit

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

25 km²

Toropket

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1941

1 km²

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