Aberdares
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1943
1 029 km²
Commune · KEN
Ngobit
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(88 %)
Species observed
363
Observations
2 694
Area
569,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Ngobit : 35 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 4.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.047
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
363 distinct species · 2 694 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,3°C
Annual rain
819mm
Warmest m°
25,2°C
Coldest m°
10,7°C
Elevation: 2 019 m on average (min 1 808 m, max 2 325 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
819mm
Warmest month
25,2°C
Coldest month
10,7°C
Mean alt.
2 019m
Min
1 808m
Max
2 325m
Std. dev.
107m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(88 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
26,3g/kg
Clay
33,8%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
26,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Laikipia East
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
38,7g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
40,5%
Silt
27,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
23,1g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
26,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
38,3%
Silt
26,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.4%
Crops45.2%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)44.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,7km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
2 196km²
Discharge in basins
6,3m³/s
Mean precip.
821mm/an
Mean T°
15,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
199mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 085m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #38290sub-area737 km²overlap351.36 km²62%
- Basin #44310sub-area345,6 km²overlap154.56 km²27%
- Bassin de Ngare Ngirosub-area589,1 km²overlap58.67 km²10%
- Bassin de Naro Morusub-area38,5 km²overlap4.00 km²1%
- Basin #46330sub-area437,5 km²overlap0.51 km²0%
- Basin #33110sub-area467,4 km²overlap0.44 km²0%
- Basin #42200sub-area206,1 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
65,4%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2
Ol Pejeta
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Conservancy · 2004
370 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN