Ontologia

Constituency · KEN

Tigania West

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

593

Observations

1 383

Area

388,7km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 38 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 Tigania West : 32 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 40 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
40
Connectance
0.057
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

593 distinct species · 1 383 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

1 383 obs · 12 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 498
276–497
189–275
33–188
< 33

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

Climate

Mean T°

21,0°C

Annual rain

966mm

Warmest m°

27,3°C

Coldest m°

15,0°C

Elevation: 1 317 m on average (min 994 m, max 1 631 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,0°C
Annual rain
966mm
Warmest month
27,3°C
Coldest month
15,0°C
Mean alt.
1 317m
Min
994m
Max
1 631m
Std. dev.
109m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,1

Org. C

19,7g/kg

Clay

44,5%

Sand

33,3%

Silt

22,3%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
24,5g/kg
Clay
43,8%
Sand
33,7%
Silt
22,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
19,2g/kg
Clay
44,0%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
22,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
45,5%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
21,9%

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

Land cover

Forest11.3%
Crops57.9%
Built-up2.6%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)28.1%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

6,5km

Lake surface here

0,16km²

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

2

Max drainage

20 610km²

Discharge in basins

4,1m³/s

Mean precip.

1 173mm/an

Mean T°

20,3°C

Moisture idx

-0,35

Mean runoff

262mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 403m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

3hab/km²

Night light

0,3nW

Built-up

261,0%

Pesticides

1,2kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1

Mt. Kenya

IUCN II

National Reserve · 2000

2 120 km²

Kieiga

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1959

6 km²

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

Sub-administrations5