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30,498 species have research-grade observations in France 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 platyrhynchos18,135
  2. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea16,557
  3. European Robin Erithacus rubecula16,439
  4. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs15,143
  5. House Sparrow Passer domesticus14,341
  6. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula14,217
  7. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus13,547
  8. Great Tit Parus major13,211
  9. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo12,428
  10. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo12,306

Plants

  1. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis12,720
  2. Giant orchid Himantoglossum robertianum8,417
  3. Common ivy Hedera helix7,987
  4. Lesser celandine Ficaria verna7,129
  5. Lady Orchid Orchis purpurea7,038
  6. Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula7,026
  7. Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum6,860
  8. Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera6,780
  9. Red Valerian Centranthus ruber6,739
  10. Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare6,661

Mammals

  1. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus7,957
  2. Coypu Myocastor coypus6,964
  3. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris5,763
  4. Common Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus4,783
  5. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota4,272
  6. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes4,214
  7. Wild Boar Sus scrofa3,267
  8. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra3,033
  9. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2,906
  10. Alpine Ibex Capra ibex2,805

Insects

  1. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis19,622
  2. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria19,095
  3. European Striped Shield Bug Graphosoma italicum15,125
  4. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata14,691
  5. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera14,397
  6. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus13,834
  7. European Mantis Mantis religiosa13,780
  8. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta12,459
  9. Southern Green Stink Bug Nezara viridula12,153
  10. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina12,104

Spiders and kin

  1. Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider Zoropsis spinimana10,248
  2. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi9,418
  3. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus9,109
  4. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis8,382
  5. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia6,940
  6. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum6,065
  7. European Harvestman Phalangium opilio5,265
  8. Cricket-bat Orbweaver Mangora acalypha3,916
  9. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus3,840
  10. Walnut Orbweaver Nuctenea umbratica3,602

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis29,059
  2. Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata10,576
  3. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica9,508
  4. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis4,990
  5. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica3,685
  6. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus3,553
  7. Asp Vipera aspis3,489
  8. Viperine Snake Natrix maura3,256
  9. Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard Podarcis tiliguerta2,570
  10. Western Montpellier Snake Malpolon monspessulanus2,291

Amphibians

  1. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra9,943
  2. Spiny Toad Bufo spinosus9,007
  3. European Common Frog Rana temporaria6,360
  4. Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus4,959
  5. Mediterranean Tree Frog Hyla meridionalis4,638
  6. European Toad Bufo bufo4,119
  7. Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita4,111
  8. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina2,845
  9. Common Midwife Toad Alytes obstetricans2,745
  10. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata2,673

Mollusks

  1. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum13,191
  2. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis5,610
  3. White Italian Snail Theba pisana4,054
  4. Roman Snail Helix pomatia4,001
  5. Round-mouthed Snail Pomatias elegans3,615
  6. Leopard Slug Limax maximus3,076
  7. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata2,353
  8. European Common Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis2,313

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.