Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Murhanda

Kenya

AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)

Species observed

419

Observations

3 720

Area

57,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 25 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 Murhanda : 20 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.080
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

419 distinct species · 3 720 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

3 720 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 3 422
3 422–3 421
3 422–3 421
3 422–3 421
< 3 422

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

Climate

Mean T°

20,2°C

Annual rain

1 760mm

Warmest m°

27,7°C

Coldest m°

14,2°C

Elevation: 1 541 m on average (min 1 495 m, max 1 573 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
1 760mm
Warmest month
27,7°C
Coldest month
14,2°C
Mean alt.
1 541m
Min
1 495m
Max
1 573m
Std. dev.
15m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,4

Org. C

34,2g/kg

Clay

45,0%

Sand

24,1%

Silt

30,9%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Shinyalu

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
46,8g/kg
Clay
44,4%
Sand
24,4%
Silt
31,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
32,2g/kg
Clay
44,0%
Sand
24,5%
Silt
31,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
23,7g/kg
Clay
46,6%
Sand
23,3%
Silt
30,1%

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

Land cover

Forest46.4%
Crops20.0%
Built-up2.5%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)30.5%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

25,0km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 194km²

Discharge in basins

0,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 833mm/an

Mean T°

20,4°C

Moisture idx

-0,03

Mean runoff

488mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 525m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

5hab/km²

Night light

0,4nW

Built-up

251,7%

Pesticides

1,7kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 2

Kakamega

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1933

197 km²

Kakamega

IUCN Not Reported

National Reserve · 1985

44 km²

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