Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Rumuruti Township

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

128

Observations

211

Area

236,2km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 40 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 Rumuruti Township : 34 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
33
Connectance
0.042
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

128 distinct species · 211 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

211 obs · 4 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 116
116–115
47–115
47–46
< 47

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,2°C

Annual rain

836mm

Warmest m°

25,7°C

Coldest m°

11,6°C

Elevation: 1 912 m on average (min 1 819 m, max 2 048 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,2°C
Annual rain
836mm
Warmest month
25,7°C
Coldest month
11,6°C
Mean alt.
1 912m
Min
1 819m
Max
2 048m
Std. dev.
46m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, 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

6,5

Org. C

24,8g/kg

Clay

39,6%

Sand

36,6%

Silt

23,8%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Laikipia West

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
36,5g/kg
Clay
38,0%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
24,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
20,5g/kg
Clay
40,0%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
23,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
40,7%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
23,2%

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

Land cover

Forest10.2%
Crops32.6%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)54.6%

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

Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

13,5km

Basins crossed

1

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

1 242km²

Discharge in basins

1,2m³/s

Mean precip.

786mm/an

Mean T°

16,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,53

Mean runoff

167mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 029m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

97,5%

Pesticides

1,5kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

Rumuruti

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

65 km²

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