Kakamega
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1933
197 km²
Commune · KEN
Shirere
Kenya
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Species observed
483
Observations
1 568
Area
17,2km²
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 Shirere : 15 espèces reliées par 12 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
12
Connectance
0.100
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
483 distinct species · 1 568 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,4°C
Annual rain
1 681mm
Warmest m°
27,9°C
Coldest m°
14,5°C
Elevation: 1 507 m on average (min 1 444 m, max 1 547 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,4°C
Annual rain
1 681mm
Warmest month
27,9°C
Coldest month
14,5°C
Mean alt.
1 507m
Min
1 444m
Max
1 547m
Std. dev.
28m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
32,3g/kg
Clay
44,9%
Sand
25,6%
Silt
29,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Lurambi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
45,6g/kg
Clay
44,3%
Sand
26,2%
Silt
29,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
29,4g/kg
Clay
43,9%
Sand
26,0%
Silt
30,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
46,4%
Sand
24,7%
Silt
28,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.4%
Crops23.8%
Built-up10.7%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)48.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
1 194km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 833mm/an
Mean T°
20,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,03
Mean runoff
488mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 525m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
25hab/km²
Night light
3,9nW
Built-up
1 068,2%
Pesticides
2,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN