Kikuyu Escarpment
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1943
374 km²
Commune · KEN
Ndeiya
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(82 %)
Species observed
259
Observations
871
Area
128,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Ndeiya : 13 espèces reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.110
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
259 distinct species · 871 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,3°C
Annual rain
979mm
Warmest m°
25,1°C
Coldest m°
10,4°C
Elevation: 1 948 m on average (min 1 436 m, max 2 266 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
979mm
Warmest month
25,1°C
Coldest month
10,4°C
Mean alt.
1 948m
Min
1 436m
Max
2 266m
Std. dev.
234m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(82 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
27,4g/kg
Clay
38,7%
Sand
31,6%
Silt
29,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Limuru
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
35,7g/kg
Clay
38,7%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
29,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
23,3g/kg
Clay
38,4%
Sand
31,8%
Silt
29,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
31,5%
Silt
29,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.9%
Crops28.7%
Built-up2.0%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)49.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
4
Max drainage
3 657km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
782mm/an
Mean T°
19,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,51
Mean runoff
110mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 630m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
205,4%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN