Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Mutira

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(79 %)

Species observed

10

Observations

283

Area

80,1km²

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

10 distinct species · 283 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

283 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 283
283–282
283–282
283–282
< 283

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

Climate

Mean T°

13,6°C

Annual rain

1 911mm

Warmest m°

19,9°C

Coldest m°

8,1°C

Elevation: 2 363 m on average (min 1 547 m, max 4 632 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,6°C
Annual rain
1 911mm
Warmest month
19,9°C
Coldest month
8,1°C
Mean alt.
2 363m
Min
1 547m
Max
4 632m
Std. dev.
680m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(79 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,2

Org. C

65,1g/kg

Clay

33,0%

Sand

33,7%

Silt

33,3%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Kirinyaga Central

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
86,8g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
33,8%
Silt
33,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
64,0g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
33,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
44,4g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
33,4%

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

Land cover

Forest44.0%
Crops24.1%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)29.4%

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

Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

13,5km

Basins crossed

5

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 849km²

Discharge in basins

1,9m³/s

Mean precip.

1 336mm/an

Mean T°

18,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,24

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

279mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 661m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

183,3%

Pesticides

1,0kg/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