Ontologia

Commune · KEN

North Karachuonyo

Kenya

AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)

Species observed

172

Observations

514

Area

36,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 21 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 North Karachuonyo : 18 espèces reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
22
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.104
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

172 distinct species · 514 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

514 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 514
514–513
514–513
514–513
< 514

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,1°C

Annual rain

1 521mm

Warmest m°

28,3°C

Coldest m°

18,8°C

Elevation: 1 185 m on average (min 1 133 m, max 1 296 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,1°C
Annual rain
1 521mm
Warmest month
28,3°C
Coldest month
18,8°C
Mean alt.
1 185m
Min
1 133m
Max
1 296m
Std. dev.
50m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,8

Org. C

21,4g/kg

Clay

43,3%

Sand

31,4%

Silt

25,3%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Karachuonyo

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
30,9g/kg
Clay
41,5%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
26,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
19,0g/kg
Clay
42,6%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
25,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
45,9%
Sand
29,8%
Silt
24,3%

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

Land cover

Forest11.6%
Crops26.0%
Built-up4.2%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)56.3%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 2 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

13,8km

Lake surface here

9,85km²

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

8 921km²

Discharge in basins

1,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 447mm/an

Mean T°

20,9°C

Moisture idx

-0,21

Mean runoff

349mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 434m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (2, top by area)

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

0,7nW

Built-up

421,7%

Pesticides

2,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

Lake Simbi

IUCN Not Reported

National Sanctuary · 2000

0 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN