Chepalungu
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1956
95 km²
Constituency · KEN
Sotik
Kenya
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(96 %)
Species observed
366
Observations
656
Area
484,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Sotik : 37 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
36
Connectance
0.042
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
366 distinct species · 656 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 420mm
Warmest m°
25,0°C
Coldest m°
12,4°C
Elevation: 1 839 m on average (min 1 727 m, max 2 062 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,5°C
Annual rain
1 420mm
Warmest month
25,0°C
Coldest month
12,4°C
Mean alt.
1 839m
Min
1 727m
Max
2 062m
Std. dev.
56m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(96 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
34,1g/kg
Clay
41,5%
Sand
25,6%
Silt
32,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
52,4g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
26,1%
Silt
33,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
29,9g/kg
Clay
41,4%
Sand
25,7%
Silt
32,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
20,0g/kg
Clay
43,0%
Sand
25,2%
Silt
31,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.1%
Crops30.2%
Built-up2.7%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)38.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
90,9km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 577km²
Discharge in basins
4,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 449mm/an
Mean T°
17,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,14
Mean runoff
285mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 949m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
271,7%
Pesticides
1,8kg/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