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18,952 species have research-grade observations in Austria on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos10,156
  2. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula8,062
  3. Great Tit Parus major7,142
  4. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus5,615
  5. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs5,398
  6. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major5,296
  7. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo5,225
  8. Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus4,652
  9. Mute Swan Cygnus olor4,375
  10. House Sparrow Passer domesticus4,275

Plants

  1. Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima8,089
  2. Carpet bugle Ajuga reptans6,209
  3. Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens6,081
  4. Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii5,560
  5. Lawn daisy Bellis perennis5,549
  6. Red Clover Trifolium pratense5,397
  7. Great stinging nettle Urtica dioica5,201
  8. Greater celandine Chelidonium majus5,105
  9. Cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias5,088
  10. Common ivy Hedera helix4,891

Mammals

  1. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus5,334
  2. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris3,798
  3. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber3,126
  4. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2,760
  5. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra2,098
  6. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota1,748
  7. European Mole Talpa europaea1,490

Insects

  1. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis11,865
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera9,830
  3. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus6,394
  4. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io6,121
  5. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina6,007
  6. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia5,973
  7. Southern Green Stink Bug Nezara viridula5,886
  8. Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera5,831
  9. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata5,765
  10. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta5,735

Spiders and kin

  1. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis4,852
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus4,153
  3. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi3,597
  4. Walnut Orbweaver Nuctenea umbratica3,058
  5. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia2,432
  6. Long-bodied Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides1,772
  7. European Harvestman Phalangium opilio1,496
  8. Triangulate Combfoot Steatoda triangulosa1,422

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis6,250
  2. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis5,223
  3. Green Lizard Lacerta viridis3,384
  4. Grass snake Natrix natrix3,065
  5. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis2,916
  6. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus2,688
  7. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca1,689

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo7,009
  2. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra6,303
  3. European Common Frog Rana temporaria4,995
  4. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina3,346
  5. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris2,014
  6. European Tree Frog Hyla arborea2,010
  7. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata1,824
  8. Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris1,820
  9. Alpine Salamander Salamandra atra1,527

Mollusks

  1. Roman Snail Helix pomatia9,808
  2. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis2,560
  3. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum2,377
  4. Leopard Slug Limax maximus2,351
  5. White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis2,247
  6. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger2,048
  7. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum2,017
  8. Vineyard Snail Caucasotachea vindobonensis1,755

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.