Katimok
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1949
20 km²
Commune · KEN
Saimo/Kipsaraman
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(33 %)
Species observed
336
Observations
740
Area
91km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 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 Saimo/Kipsaraman : 12 espèces reliées par 17 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
17
Connectance
0.125
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
336 distinct species · 740 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,2°C
Annual rain
1 095mm
Warmest m°
26,9°C
Coldest m°
12,0°C
Elevation: 1 889 m on average (min 1 272 m, max 2 255 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,2°C
Annual rain
1 095mm
Warmest month
26,9°C
Coldest month
12,0°C
Mean alt.
1 889m
Min
1 272m
Max
2 255m
Std. dev.
278m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(33 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
34,7g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
27,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Baringo North
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
50,0g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
28,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
29,8g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
32,7%
Silt
28,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
24,2g/kg
Clay
41,9%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
26,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest40.0%
Crops16.7%
Built-up2.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)40.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
16,5km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
6 604km²
Discharge in basins
2,5m³/s
Mean precip.
878mm/an
Mean T°
21,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,54
Mean runoff
240mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 397m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
216,3%
Pesticides
1,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN Not Reported · 6
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN