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4,311 species have research-grade observations in Iran 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. Rock Pigeon Columba livia696
  2. White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis596
  3. House Sparrow Passer domesticus543
  4. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis531
  5. Eurasian Magpie Pica pica510
  6. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix485
  7. White Wagtail Motacilla alba464
  8. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos364
  9. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris326
  10. Great Tit Parus major277

Plants

  1. Field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis112
  2. Common Mallow Malva sylvestris97
  3. Pomegranate Punica granatum73
  4. Common fig Ficus carica72
  5. Creeping Woodsorrel Oxalis corniculata70
  6. Siberian Lily Ixiolirion tataricum69
  7. Bird's-eye speedwell Veronica persica68
  8. Harmel Peganum harmala64
  9. Persian oak Quercus brantii64
  10. Eastern Groundsel Senecio vernalis63

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus1,144
  2. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris717
  3. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes239
  4. Golden Jackal Canis aureus159
  5. Wild Goat Capra aegagrus125
  6. Caucasian Squirrel Sciurus anomalus106
  7. Wild Boar Sus scrofa90
  8. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus80
  9. Afghan Pika Ochotona rufescens57
  10. Red Deer Cervus elaphus51

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera252
  2. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata206
  3. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui184
  4. Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina149
  5. Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus142
  6. Cardinal Butterfly Argynnis pandora127
  7. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis118
  8. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis117
  9. Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens92
  10. Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum76

Spiders and kin

  1. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi191
  2. Mediterranean false black widow Steatoda paykulliana104
  3. Doria Yellow Scorpion Odontobuthus doriae89
  4. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops69
  5. Gadim Slender-tailed Scorpion Hemiscorpius lepturus42
  6. Iranian Fat-tailed Scorpion Androctonus crassicauda41
  7. Mesobuthus phillipsi35
  8. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus34
  9. Mesobuthus mirshamsii30
  10. White Widow Spider Latrodectus pallidus29

Reptiles

  1. European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis323
  2. Caucasian Agama Paralaudakia caucasia252
  3. Keeled Rock Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum235
  4. Caspian Bent-toed Gecko Tenuidactylus caspius192
  5. Grass snake Natrix natrix184
  6. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata153
  7. Snake-eyed Lizard Ophisops elegans147
  8. Green-bellied Lizard Darevskia chlorogaster141
  9. Bedriaga's Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus bedriagai140
  10. Persian Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus keyserlingii133

Amphibians

  1. Green Toad Bufotes viridis464
  2. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus344
  3. Hyrcanian Wood Frog Rana pseudodalmatina164
  4. Eichwald's Toad Bufo eichwaldi150
  5. Eastern Tree Frog Hyla orientalis96
  6. Caucasian Smooth Newt Lissotriton lantzi92
  7. Persian Mountain Salamander Paradactylodon persicus52
  8. Olive Toad Firouzophrynus olivaceus46
  9. Lemon-yellow Tree Frog Hyla savignyi40
  10. Southern Crested Newt Triturus karelinii28

Mollusks

  1. Caucasotachea leucoranea371
  2. Lagoon Cockle Cerastoderma glaucum244
  3. Didacna trigonoides67
  4. Corbicula fluminalis50
  5. Vine Slug Drusia ibera48

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.