Ontologia

Commune · KEN

West Karachuonyo

Kenya

AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)

Species observed

44

Observations

108

Area

161,6km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 18 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 West Karachuonyo : 18 espèces reliées par 11 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).

Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
11
Connectance
0.072
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

44 distinct species · 108 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

108 obs · 4 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 67
67–66
26–66
26–25
< 26

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

Climate

Mean T°

23,2°C

Annual rain

1 444mm

Warmest m°

27,0°C

Coldest m°

19,9°C

Elevation: 1 187 m on average (min 1 133 m, max 1 563 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 444mm
Warmest month
27,0°C
Coldest month
19,9°C
Mean alt.
1 187m
Min
1 133m
Max
1 563m
Std. dev.
90m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical

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

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,3

Org. C

28,0g/kg

Clay

42,6%

Sand

37,4%

Silt

20,1%

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

Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Karachuonyo

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
42,4g/kg
Clay
40,2%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
21,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
25,4g/kg
Clay
41,8%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
20,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
16,1g/kg
Clay
45,6%
Sand
35,6%
Silt
18,8%

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

Land cover

Forest8.8%
Crops13.4%
Built-up1.7%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)75.6%

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

Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 0 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Lake surface here

79,56km²

Basins crossed

4

Max drainage

10 693km²

Discharge in basins

74,5m³/s

Mean precip.

1 268mm/an

Mean T°

22,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,32

Mean runoff

315mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

1 239m

Watersheds crossing here

Lakes (1, top by area)

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

Human pressure

Pop. density

2hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

167,3%

Pesticides

2,1kg/km²

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

Protected areas1

IUCN Not Reported · 1

Homa

IUCN Not Reported

Forest Reserve · 2017

12 km²

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