Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Township

Kenya

AwTropical, savannah(89 %)

Species observed

276

Observations

3 513

Area

30km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 16 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 Township : 15 espèces reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.092
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

276 distinct species · 3 513 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

3 513 obs · 1 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 3 513
3 513–3 512
3 513–3 512
3 513–3 512
< 3 513

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

Climate

Mean T°

18,9°C

Annual rain

1 093mm

Warmest m°

26,3°C

Coldest m°

12,5°C

Elevation: 1 540 m on average (min 1 494 m, max 1 602 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,9°C
Annual rain
1 093mm
Warmest month
26,3°C
Coldest month
12,5°C
Mean alt.
1 540m
Min
1 494m
Max
1 602m
Std. dev.
27m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(89 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

5,9

Org. C

23,4g/kg

Clay

57,2%

Sand

21,6%

Silt

21,2%

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

Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Thika Town

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
32,9g/kg
Clay
55,3%
Sand
22,6%
Silt
22,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
56,5%
Sand
22,0%
Silt
21,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
59,9%
Sand
20,2%
Silt
19,9%

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

Land cover

Forest14.6%
Crops49.2%
Built-up5.5%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)30.3%

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

Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

19,5km

Basins crossed

2

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

7 292km²

Discharge in basins

0,3m³/s

Mean precip.

1 145mm/an

Mean T°

18,2°C

Moisture idx

-0,30

Mean runoff

224mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 680m

Watersheds crossing here

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

4hab/km²

Night light

4,4nW

Built-up

550,8%

Pesticides

0,1kg/km²

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