Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Tigithi

Kenya

CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(65 %)

Species observed

859

Observations

30 273

Area

684,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 11 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 Tigithi : 10 espèces reliées par 8 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 14.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
11
Interactions affichées
8
Connectance
0.145
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

859 distinct species · 30 273 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

30 273 obs · 17 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 15 682
3 114–15 681
988–3 113
486–987
< 486

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,0°C

Annual rain

948mm

Warmest m°

25,6°C

Coldest m°

11,6°C

Elevation: 1 865 m on average (min 1 752 m, max 2 046 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
948mm
Warmest month
25,6°C
Coldest month
11,6°C
Mean alt.
1 865m
Min
1 752m
Max
2 046m
Std. dev.
52m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(65 %)Temperate

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,6

Org. C

22,5g/kg

Clay

37,4%

Sand

38,4%

Silt

24,3%

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
6,6
Org. C
30,7g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
39,2%
Silt
24,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
24,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
16,2g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
23,6%

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

Land cover

Forest11.5%
Crops41.0%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)45.4%

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

Hydrology9 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

75,9km

Basins crossed

9

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 196km²

Discharge in basins

23,5m³/s

Mean precip.

946mm/an

Mean T°

15,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,39

Max snow

1%

Mean runoff

252mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

2 078m

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,1nW

Built-up

60,9%

Pesticides

1,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas3

IUCN Not Reported · 3

Ol Pejeta

IUCN Not Reported

Community Conservancy · 2004

370 km²

Lusoi

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 1984

3 km²

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