Ontologia

Commune · KEN

North Kinangop

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

361

Observations

4 841

Area

123,5km²

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 Kinangop : 19 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.100
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

361 distinct species · 4 841 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

4 841 obs · 3 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 024
2 024–2 023
2 024–2 023
2 021–2 023
< 2 021

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

Climate

Mean T°

12,4°C

Annual rain

1 586mm

Warmest m°

19,6°C

Coldest m°

6,3°C

Elevation: 2 715 m on average (min 2 434 m, max 3 291 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,4°C
Annual rain
1 586mm
Warmest month
19,6°C
Coldest month
6,3°C
Mean alt.
2 715m
Min
2 434m
Max
3 291m
Std. dev.
235m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,7

Org. C

48,6g/kg

Clay

36,0%

Sand

33,7%

Silt

30,2%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Kinangop

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
64,5g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
33,7%
Silt
30,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
45,8g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
30,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
35,5g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
30,0%

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

Land cover

Forest48.0%
Crops18.0%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)31.8%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

3

Max drainage

3 253km²

Discharge in basins

0,5m³/s

Mean precip.

965mm/an

Mean T°

14,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,34

Mean runoff

254mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 358m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

136,0%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas2

IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1

Aberdares

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1943

1 029 km²

Aberdare

IUCN II

National Park · 1950

772 km²

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