Kakamega
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1933
197 km²
Commune · KEN
Shiru
Kenya
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Species observed
343
Observations
977
Area
37,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 17 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 Shiru : 14 espèces reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
15
Connectance
0.110
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
343 distinct species · 977 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,5°C
Annual rain
1 877mm
Warmest m°
26,4°C
Coldest m°
14,0°C
Elevation: 1 617 m on average (min 1 536 m, max 1 740 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,5°C
Annual rain
1 877mm
Warmest month
26,4°C
Coldest month
14,0°C
Mean alt.
1 617m
Min
1 536m
Max
1 740m
Std. dev.
40m
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
5,3
Org. C
39,4g/kg
Clay
44,5%
Sand
25,2%
Silt
30,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Hamisi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
54,6g/kg
Clay
43,4%
Sand
25,8%
Silt
30,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
41,2g/kg
Clay
43,2%
Sand
26,0%
Silt
30,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
22,5g/kg
Clay
47,0%
Sand
23,7%
Silt
29,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest53.8%
Crops15.4%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)27.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,9km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 655km²
Discharge in basins
1,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 867mm/an
Mean T°
19,3°C
Moisture idx
0,01
Mean runoff
470mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 720m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
258,7%
Pesticides
1,4kg/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