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498 species have research-grade observations in Niger 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. Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus43
  2. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis37
  3. Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus30
  4. Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala30
  5. Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator29
  6. Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis26
  7. Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii25
  8. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea25
  9. Pied Crow Corvus albus25
  10. Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus25

Plants

  1. African baobab Adansonia digitata30
  2. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera27
  3. Wild custard-apple Annona senegalensis26
  4. Simple-thorned greenthorn Balanites aegyptiaca26
  5. Neem Azadirachta indica25
  6. Pergularia tomentosa24
  7. Doum palm Hyphaene thebaica18
  8. Camel's Foot Piliostigma reticulatum15
  9. Sleepy Morning Waltheria indica13
  10. Ana tree Faidherbia albida13

Mammals

  1. Northern Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis672
  2. Lion Panthera leo203
  3. Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus109
  4. Northern Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus94
  5. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer89
  6. Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas77
  7. Olive Baboon Papio anubis77
  8. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus70
  9. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana62
  10. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta60

Insects

  1. Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata16
  2. Kraussaria angulifera9
  3. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus4
  4. Gonimbrasia hecate4
  5. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus3
  6. Convolvulus Hawkmoth Agrius convolvuli3
  7. Pioneer White Belenois aurota3
  8. Garden Locust Acanthacris ruficornis3
  9. African Giant Water Bug Lethocerus cordofanus3
  10. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2

Spiders and kin

  1. Alligatorback Scorpion Hottentotta hottentotta2
  2. Rhagoderma tricolor1
  3. Cicileus cloudsleythompsoni1
  4. Androctonus santi1
  5. Androctonus burkinensis1

Reptiles

  1. African Chameleon Chamaeleo africanus35
  2. West African Crocodile Crocodylus suchus27
  3. Rainbow Agama Agama agama16
  4. Roman's Saw-scaled Viper Echis leucogaster14
  5. African Five-lined Skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata13
  6. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus11
  7. False Agama Agama paragama8
  8. African Spurred Tortoise Centrochelys sulcata7
  9. Ragazzi’s Fan-footed gecko Ptyodactylus ragazzii6
  10. African Rock Python Python sebae5

Amphibians

  1. Crowned bullfrog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis7
  2. Egyptian Toad Sclerophrys regularis7
  3. Subdesert Toad Sclerophrys xeros5
  4. Penton's Toad Sclerophrys pentoni2
  5. Senegal Running Frog Kassina senegalensis1
  6. Broad-banded Grass Frog Ptychadena bibroni1
  7. Galam white-lipped frog Hylarana galamensis1
  8. Hallowell's Toad Sclerophrys maculata1

Fish

  1. Fahaka Puffer Tetraodon lineatus3
  2. Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus2
  3. Moon Fish Citharinus citharus2
  4. African Arowana Heterotis niloticus1
  5. Nile Perch Lates niloticus1
  6. Electric Catfish Malapterurus electricus1

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.