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Learn the wildlife of San Marino

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680 species have research-grade observations in San Marino 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. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula13
  2. Rock Pigeon Columba livia11
  3. European Serin Serinus serinus9
  4. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis6
  5. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros6
  6. Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula6
  7. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto4
  8. Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus4
  9. European Robin Erithacus rubecula4
  10. Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris4

Plants

  1. Adriatic Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum adriaticum30
  2. Annual Honesty Lunaria annua27
  3. Ivy-leaved toadflax Cymbalaria muralis22
  4. Ivy-leaved cyclamen Cyclamen hederifolium22
  5. European Hop-hornbeam Ostrya carpinifolia18
  6. White stonecrop Sedum album16
  7. Italian maple Acer opalus15
  8. Montpellier Maple Acer monspessulanum14
  9. Rustyback Asplenium ceterach13
  10. Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima12

Mammals

  1. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus6
  2. Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata6
  3. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris3
  4. Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2
  5. Wild Boar Sus scrofa2
  6. Common Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2
  7. European Badger Meles meles2
  8. Stone Marten Martes foina1
  9. Gray Wolf Canis lupus1
  10. Coypu Myocastor coypus1

Insects

  1. Mediterranean Acrobat Ant Crematogaster scutellaris32
  2. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon27
  3. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius22
  4. Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum21
  5. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta16
  6. Wall Brown Lasiommata megera14
  7. Central European Bicolored Ant Lasius emarginatus14
  8. Camponotus lateralis13
  9. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui10
  10. Formica cunicularia10

Spiders and kin

  1. Tube-dwelling Spider Segestria florentina5
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus3
  3. Italian scorpion Euscorpius italicus3
  4. Ant-eating theridiid Dipoenoides episinoides3
  5. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus2
  6. Long-bodied Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides2
  7. Green Huntsman Spider Micrommata virescens2
  8. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus2
  9. Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei2
  10. Olios argelasius2

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis68
  2. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica2
  3. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus2
  4. Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata1
  5. Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca1
  6. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus1

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo8
  2. Italian Stream Frog Rana italica6
  3. Italian Cave Salamander Speleomantes italicus3

Mollusks

  1. Round-mouthed Snail Pomatias elegans14
  2. Decollate Snail Rumina decollata10
  3. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum9
  4. Campylaea planospira9
  5. Cliveden Snail Papillifera papillaris8
  6. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata7
  7. Rounded Snail Gonyodiscus rotundatus4
  8. Girdled Snail Hygromia cinctella3
  9. Leopard Slug Limax maximus2
  10. Granaria frumentum2

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.