Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Musanda

Kenya

AfTropical, rainforest(92 %)

Species observed

12

Observations

17

Area

45,2km²

Partial data for this territory

Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.

Ecological tissue

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

Species present

12 distinct species · 17 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

17 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 17
17–16
17–16
17–16
< 17

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,6°C

Annual rain

1 684mm

Warmest m°

28,2°C

Coldest m°

16,2°C

Elevation: 1 309 m on average (min 1 255 m, max 1 363 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,6°C
Annual rain
1 684mm
Warmest month
28,2°C
Coldest month
16,2°C
Mean alt.
1 309m
Min
1 255m
Max
1 363m
Std. dev.
30m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(92 %)Tropical

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

25,7g/kg

Clay

46,8%

Sand

28,8%

Silt

24,4%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Mumias West

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
39,4g/kg
Clay
44,2%
Sand
30,4%
Silt
25,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
46,4%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
24,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
49,9%
Sand
27,1%
Silt
23,0%

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

Land cover

Forest18.1%
Crops33.5%
Built-up4.0%
Bare soil2.1%
Other (grassland, water…)42.4%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

8,2km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

1

Max drainage

12 736km²

Discharge in basins

5,4m³/s

Mean precip.

1 643mm/an

Mean T°

21,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,09

Mean runoff

414mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 286m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

7hab/km²

Night light

0,6nW

Built-up

398,2%

Pesticides

2,0kg/km²

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