Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Thingithu

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

337

Observations

2 854

Area

104,3km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 28 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 Thingithu : 26 espèces reliées par 26 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
26
Connectance
0.064
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

337 distinct species · 2 854 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

2 854 obs · 2 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 2 368
2 368–2 367
2 368–2 367
2 368–2 367
< 2 368

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,1°C

Annual rain

1 072mm

Warmest m°

25,4°C

Coldest m°

12,2°C

Elevation: 1 860 m on average (min 1 810 m, max 1 947 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,1°C
Annual rain
1 072mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
1 860m
Min
1 810m
Max
1 947m
Std. dev.
28m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, 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

6,7

Org. C

20,0g/kg

Clay

42,3%

Sand

34,9%

Silt

22,8%

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

Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Laikipia East

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
25,5g/kg
Clay
41,1%
Sand
35,5%
Silt
23,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
19,9g/kg
Clay
41,8%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
23,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
44,1%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
22,0%

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

Land cover

Forest10.9%
Crops41.4%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)43.9%

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

Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

15,5km

Basins crossed

3

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

2 196km²

Discharge in basins

2,1m³/s

Mean precip.

830mm/an

Mean T°

16,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,48

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

182mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 976m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

1,0nW

Built-up

181,7%

Pesticides

1,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

Ol Pejeta

IUCN Not Reported

Community Conservancy · 2004

370 km²

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