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596 species have research-grade observations in North Korea 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. Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha56
  2. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos49
  3. Oriental Magpie Pica serica38
  4. Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris37
  5. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus25
  6. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus24
  7. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica23
  8. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope22
  9. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus21
  10. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea20

Plants

  1. Chinese red pine Pinus tabuliformis10
  2. Korean maple Acer pseudosieboldianum6
  3. Japanese red pine Pinus densiflora5
  4. Korean rhododendron Rhododendron mucronulatum5
  5. Annual fleabane Erigeron annuus4
  6. Royal azalea Rhododendron schlippenbachii4
  7. Fan Columbine Aquilegia flabellata4
  8. Spotted bellflower Campanula punctata3
  9. Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii3
  10. Mongolian Oak Quercus mongolica3

Mammals

  1. Spotted Seal Phoca largha9
  2. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris6
  3. Siberian Chipmunk Eutamias sibiricus5
  4. Korean Pika Ochotona coreana3
  5. Water Deer Hydropotes inermis2
  6. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2
  7. Wolverine Gulo gulo1
  8. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus1
  9. Striped Field Mouse Apodemus agrarius1
  10. Large Mole Mogera robusta1

Insects

  1. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis9
  2. Japanese Carpenter Ant Camponotus japonicus7
  3. Kosemia admirabilis5
  4. Spotted Lanternfly Lycorma delicatula4
  5. Large Brown Cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata4
  6. Chizuella bonneti4
  7. Small White Pieris rapae3
  8. Eastern horse cicada Cryptotympana atrata3
  9. Oedaleus infernalis3
  10. Asian Green-veined White Pieris melete3

Spiders and kin

  1. Joro Spider Trichonephila clavata3
  2. Furrow Orbweaver Larinioides cornutus2
  3. Filmy Dome Spider Neriene radiata2
  4. Carrhotus xanthogramma2
  5. Triangulate Combfoot Steatoda triangulosa1
  6. Common Stretch Spider Tetragnatha extensa1
  7. Turf Running Spider Philodromus cespitum1
  8. Alopecosa inquilina1
  9. Pond Wolf Spider Pardosa pseudoannulata1
  10. Araneus ventricosus1

Reptiles

  1. Steppe Ratsnake Elaphe dione4
  2. Japanese Keelback Hebius vibakari2
  3. Frog-eating Rat Snake Oocatochus rufodorsatus1
  4. Amur Grass Lizard Takydromus amurensis1
  5. Central Asian Pitviper Gloydius intermedius1
  6. Mountain Grass Lizard Takydromus wolteri1
  7. Slender Racer Orientocoluber spinalis1

Amphibians

  1. Black-spotted Frog Pelophylax nigromaculatus75
  2. Japanese Tree Frog Dryophytes japonicus28
  3. Golden Pond Frog Pelophylax chosenicus9
  4. Oriental Fire-bellied Toad Bombina orientalis8
  5. Suweon Tree Frog Dryophytes suweonensis4
  6. Dybowski's Frog Rana dybowskii3
  7. Jilin Clawed Salamander Onychodactylus zhangyapingi3
  8. Imienpo Station frog Glandirana emeljanovi2
  9. Mongolian Toad Strauchbufo raddei2

Fish

  1. Chinese Rice Fish Oryzias sinensis1
  2. Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica1
  3. Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus1
  4. Sweetfish Plecoglossus altivelis1

Mollusks

  1. Schistodesmus lampreyanus2
  2. Snowy Limpet Niveotectura pallida2
  3. Big-eared Radix Radix auricularia1
  4. Sinotaia quadrata1

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.