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5,711 species have research-grade observations in Morocco 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. House Bunting Emberiza sahari2,071
  2. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus1,522
  3. White Stork Ciconia ciconia1,463
  4. House Sparrow Passer domesticus980
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto879
  6. Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis860
  7. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis781
  8. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus721
  9. Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae714
  10. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula697

Plants

  1. Argan tree Sideroxylon spinosum525
  2. Mol-albina Launaea arborescens496
  3. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera488
  4. Euphorbia officinarum488
  5. Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera462
  6. Oleander Nerium oleander397
  7. Tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca375
  8. Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica336
  9. Tetraena gaetula318
  10. Mediterranean fan palm Chamaerops humilis302

Mammals

  1. Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus889
  2. Barbary Ground Squirrel Atlantoxerus getulus644
  3. Domestic Cat Felis catus348
  4. Dromedary Camel Camelus dromedarius209
  5. Fat Sand Rat Psammomys obesus190
  6. Wild Boar Sus scrofa164
  7. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes161
  8. North African Hedgehog Atelerix algirus147
  9. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris145
  10. Cuvier's Gazelle Gazella cuvieri118

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera518
  2. Striped Hawkmoth Hyles livornica514
  3. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui453
  4. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria332
  5. Orange-winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi322
  6. Garden Locust Acanthacris ruficornis319
  7. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata296
  8. Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas263
  9. Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria239
  10. Eugaster spinulosa223

Spiders and kin

  1. Hottentotta gentili281
  2. Buthus elmoutaouakili162
  3. African fattail scorpion Androctonus amoreuxi151
  4. Eusparassus oraniensis102
  5. Buthus parroti101
  6. Moroccan Fat-tailed Scorpion Androctonus liouvillei95
  7. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata89
  8. Buthus lienhardi89
  9. Buthus albengai82
  10. Buthus boumalenii75

Reptiles

  1. Bibron's Agama Agama bibronii988
  2. Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca931
  3. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica830
  4. Mediterranean Turtle Mauremys leprosa776
  5. Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx nigriventris471
  6. Andalusian wall lizard Podarcis vaucheri343
  7. Bosc’s Fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus319
  8. Atlas Day Gecko Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus296
  9. Common Chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon277
  10. Forskal Sand Snake Psammophis schokari262

Amphibians

  1. Sahara Frog Pelophylax saharicus1,231
  2. Mauritanian Toad Sclerophrys mauritanica1,027
  3. African Green Toad Bufotes boulengeri546
  4. Mediterranean Tree Frog Hyla meridionalis144
  5. Brongersma's Toad Barbarophryne brongersmai106
  6. Moroccan Painted Frog Discoglossus scovazzi83
  7. North African Fire Salamander Salamandra algira75

Mollusks

  1. White Italian Snail Theba pisana193
  2. Milk Snail Otala lactea103
  3. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum101
  4. Red-mouthed Dog Winkle Stramonita haemastoma97
  5. Decollate Snail Rumina decollata95
  6. Brown Mussel Perna perna57

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.