Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Ruiru

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(95 %)

Species observed

775

Observations

13 763

Area

203,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 23 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 Ruiru : 20 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.091
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

775 distinct species · 13 763 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

13 763 obs · 6 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 5 306
5 306–5 305
4 575–5 305
3 480–4 574
< 3 480

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

Climate

Mean T°

19,5°C

Annual rain

875mm

Warmest m°

26,7°C

Coldest m°

13,0°C

Elevation: 1 513 m on average (min 1 460 m, max 1 653 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,5°C
Annual rain
875mm
Warmest month
26,7°C
Coldest month
13,0°C
Mean alt.
1 513m
Min
1 460m
Max
1 653m
Std. dev.
41m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)Tropical

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

18,0g/kg

Clay

39,7%

Sand

36,9%

Silt

23,4%

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

Dominant lithology: ssGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
23,2g/kg
Clay
38,3%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
24,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
23,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
41,6%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
22,6%

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

Land cover

Forest7.6%
Crops42.6%
Built-up5.9%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)43.0%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 1 lakes · 7 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

67,0km

Lake surface here

0,13km²

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

5 286km²

Discharge in basins

0,7m³/s

Mean precip.

1 051mm/an

Mean T°

17,7°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

153mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 825m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

15hab/km²

Night light

6,0nW

Built-up

589,6%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

Kamiti

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1933

2 km²

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

Sub-administrations3