Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Rwathia

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(95 %)

Species observed

166

Observations

209

Area

124,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 29 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 Rwathia : 28 espèces reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
22
Connectance
0.054
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

166 distinct species · 209 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

209 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 151
151–150
151–150
151–150
< 151

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

Climate

Mean T°

13,3°C

Annual rain

1 809mm

Warmest m°

20,5°C

Coldest m°

7,3°C

Elevation: 2 400 m on average (min 1 746 m, max 3 670 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,3°C
Annual rain
1 809mm
Warmest month
20,5°C
Coldest month
7,3°C
Mean alt.
2 400m
Min
1 746m
Max
3 670m
Std. dev.
405m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(95 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,1

Org. C

70,7g/kg

Clay

35,7%

Sand

28,5%

Silt

35,8%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kangema

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
92,5g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
28,3%
Silt
35,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
69,6g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
35,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
50,0g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
28,3%
Silt
35,8%

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

Land cover

Forest56.8%
Crops18.7%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)22.8%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

2

Max drainage

1 909km²

Discharge in basins

1,7m³/s

Mean precip.

1 647mm/an

Mean T°

16,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,00

Mean runoff

309mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 971m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

146,7%

Pesticides

0,2kg/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