Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Municipality

Kenya

CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(95 %)

Species observed

291

Observations

2 456

Area

31,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 27 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 Municipality : 25 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.066
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

291 distinct species · 2 456 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 456 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 456
2 456–2 455
2 456–2 455
2 456–2 455
< 2 456

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,3°C

Annual rain

1 431mm

Warmest m°

24,2°C

Coldest m°

12,7°C

Elevation: 1 741 m on average (min 1 543 m, max 1 906 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,3°C
Annual rain
1 431mm
Warmest month
24,2°C
Coldest month
12,7°C
Mean alt.
1 741m
Min
1 543m
Max
1 906m
Std. dev.
78m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(95 %)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

33,3g/kg

Clay

52,0%

Sand

23,9%

Silt

24,1%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to North Imenti

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
41,6g/kg
Clay
51,0%
Sand
24,4%
Silt
24,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
32,6g/kg
Clay
51,3%
Sand
24,2%
Silt
24,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
25,6g/kg
Clay
53,6%
Sand
23,1%
Silt
23,3%

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

Land cover

Forest54.6%
Crops8.6%
Built-up4.5%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)32.2%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 846km²

Discharge in basins

0,4m³/s

Mean precip.

1 201mm/an

Mean T°

19,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,31

Mean runoff

316mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 396m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

14hab/km²

Night light

2,0nW

Built-up

448,7%

Pesticides

1,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1

Mt. Kenya

IUCN II

National Reserve · 2000

2 120 km²

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