Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Tarakwa

Kenya

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(64 %)

Species observed

386

Observations

2 835

Area

405,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 25 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 Tarakwa : 22 espèces reliées par 20 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
25
Interactions affichées
20
Connectance
0.067
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

386 distinct species · 2 835 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 835 obs · 11 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 987
268–1 986
100–267
89–99
< 89

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

15,0°C

Annual rain

1 984mm

Warmest m°

22,6°C

Coldest m°

8,8°C

Elevation: 2 468 m on average (min 2 122 m, max 2 780 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,0°C
Annual rain
1 984mm
Warmest month
22,6°C
Coldest month
8,8°C
Mean alt.
2 468m
Min
2 122m
Max
2 780m
Std. dev.
167m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(64 %)Temperate

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

43,9g/kg

Clay

42,8%

Sand

32,3%

Silt

24,9%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kesses

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
62,8g/kg
Clay
42,7%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
24,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
37,6g/kg
Clay
41,1%
Sand
33,4%
Silt
25,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
31,4g/kg
Clay
44,8%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
24,1%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest43.4%
Crops23.1%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)31.6%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Basins crossed

6

Max drainage

1 454km²

Discharge in basins

4,8m³/s

Mean precip.

1 376mm/an

Mean T°

17,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,19

Mean runoff

376mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 070m

Watersheds crossing here

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

104,5%

Pesticides

1,3kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas5

IUCN Not Reported · 5

Tinderet

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

280 km²

Lembus

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1959

169 km²

Timboroa

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

58 km²

Nabkoi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1932

30 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN