Chepalungu
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1956
95 km²
Commune · KEN
Siongiroi
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
33
Observations
36
Area
94,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Siongiroi : 7 espèces reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 13.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
5
Connectance
0.139
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
33 distinct species · 36 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,7°C
Annual rain
1 201mm
Warmest m°
25,4°C
Coldest m°
12,2°C
Elevation: 1 831 m on average (min 1 774 m, max 1 869 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,7°C
Annual rain
1 201mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
1 831m
Min
1 774m
Max
1 869m
Std. dev.
16m
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
5,7
Org. C
28,8g/kg
Clay
36,6%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
26,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Chepalungu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
44,7g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
27,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
25,8g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
26,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
15,9g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
25,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.7%
Crops37.5%
Built-up3.2%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)40.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,3km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
3 427km²
Discharge in basins
0,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 366mm/an
Mean T°
17,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,18
Mean runoff
258mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 946m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
322,0%
Pesticides
1,6kg/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