Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Ruring'U

Kenya

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

Species observed

306

Observations

2 947

Area

16km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 33 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 Ruring'U : 29 espèces reliées par 35 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
35
Connectance
0.066
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

306 distinct species · 2 947 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 947 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 947
2 947–2 946
2 947–2 946
2 947–2 946
< 2 947

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

Climate

Mean T°

16,9°C

Annual rain

1 395mm

Warmest m°

23,7°C

Coldest m°

11,4°C

Elevation: 1 772 m on average (min 1 726 m, max 1 861 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,9°C
Annual rain
1 395mm
Warmest month
23,7°C
Coldest month
11,4°C
Mean alt.
1 772m
Min
1 726m
Max
1 861m
Std. dev.
33m
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

6,1

Org. C

30,8g/kg

Clay

38,5%

Sand

30,2%

Silt

31,3%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Nyeri Town

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
39,1g/kg
Clay
37,7%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
31,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
30,3g/kg
Clay
38,1%
Sand
30,5%
Silt
31,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
39,7%
Sand
29,5%
Silt
30,9%

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

Land cover

Forest13.8%
Crops43.0%
Built-up9.3%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)33.7%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

4,0km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

1 600km²

Discharge in basins

0,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 272mm/an

Mean T°

14,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,15

Mean runoff

319mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 284m

Watersheds crossing here

Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

15hab/km²

Night light

4,6nW

Built-up

924,7%

Pesticides

1,0kg/km²

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