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23,730 species have research-grade observations in Italy 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 platyrhynchos16,690
  2. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis15,599
  3. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula13,760
  4. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo12,581
  5. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea12,371
  6. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix12,123
  7. Rock Pigeon Columba livia10,630
  8. Italian Sparrow Passer italiae10,435
  9. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs10,112
  10. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus9,941

Plants

  1. Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima8,076
  2. Lawn daisy Bellis perennis6,116
  3. Green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio5,876
  4. Red Clover Trifolium pratense5,714
  5. Bird's-eye speedwell Veronica persica5,440
  6. European black elderberry Sambucus nigra5,333
  7. Lady Orchid Orchis purpurea5,317
  8. American pokeweed Phytolacca americana5,256
  9. Liverleaf Hepatica nobilis5,220
  10. Primrose Primula vulgaris4,952

Mammals

  1. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus7,562
  2. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes5,716
  3. Coypu Myocastor coypus5,124
  4. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra5,052
  5. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota4,307
  6. Wild Boar Sus scrofa4,247
  7. Common Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus3,414
  8. Red Deer Cervus elaphus3,207
  9. Alpine Ibex Capra ibex3,128
  10. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris3,094

Insects

  1. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta12,063
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera11,369
  3. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria9,875
  4. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis9,394
  5. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon9,371
  6. Mediterranean Spotted Chafer Oxythyrea funesta9,131
  7. European Mantis Mantis religiosa9,092
  8. Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus9,003
  9. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina8,750
  10. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia8,493

Spiders and kin

  1. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi6,110
  2. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus5,793
  3. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops5,077
  4. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus4,811
  5. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum3,884
  6. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata3,392
  7. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis3,073
  8. Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider Zoropsis spinimana2,891
  9. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus2,568
  10. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia2,123

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis25,220
  2. Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus18,384
  3. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica12,923
  4. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus9,321
  5. Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata7,207
  6. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta6,333
  7. Italian Slowworm Anguis veronensis4,492
  8. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica4,224
  9. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus2,809
  10. Asp Vipera aspis2,790

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo13,518
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria10,331
  3. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra9,531
  4. Green Toad Bufotes viridis5,834
  5. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina5,075
  6. Lanza's Alpine Salamander Salamandra lanzai3,232
  7. Italian Stream Frog Rana italica3,071
  8. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris2,641
  9. Italian Tree Frog Hyla intermedia2,560
  10. Italian Crested Newt Triturus carnifex2,518

Mollusks

  1. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum5,883
  2. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata3,775
  3. Roman Snail Helix pomatia2,966
  4. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis2,248
  5. Round-mouthed Snail Pomatias elegans1,704

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.