Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Mwanganthia

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(42 %)

Species observed

70

Observations

153

Area

191,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 13 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 Mwanganthia : 9 espèces reliées par 10 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 12.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
13
Interactions affichées
10
Connectance
0.128
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

70 distinct species · 153 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

153 obs · 4 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 73
73–72
51–72
51–50
< 51

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

Climate

Mean T°

12,8°C

Annual rain

2 012mm

Warmest m°

18,4°C

Coldest m°

7,6°C

Elevation: 2 659 m on average (min 1 528 m, max 4 453 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,8°C
Annual rain
2 012mm
Warmest month
18,4°C
Coldest month
7,6°C
Mean alt.
2 659m
Min
1 528m
Max
4 453m
Std. dev.
693m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(42 %)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

57,1g/kg

Clay

33,7%

Sand

34,5%

Silt

31,8%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Central Imenti

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
73,0g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
34,9%
Silt
31,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
56,0g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
34,7%
Silt
32,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
42,4g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
31,6%

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

Land cover

Forest28.9%
Crops25.2%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil2.4%
Other (grassland, water…)42.1%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

15,3km

Lake surface here

0,17km²

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 939km²

Discharge in basins

2,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 213mm/an

Mean T°

19,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,30

Mean runoff

326mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 418m

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

0,2nW

Built-up

144,7%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN 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