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8,427 species have research-grade observations in Slovenia 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 platyrhynchos986
  2. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula771
  3. Mute Swan Cygnus olor657
  4. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo630
  5. House Sparrow Passer domesticus612
  6. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix609
  7. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs550
  8. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea518
  9. European Robin Erithacus rubecula464
  10. Great Tit Parus major379

Plants

  1. European Cyclamen Cyclamen purpurascens1,564
  2. European beech Fagus sylvatica1,283
  3. Christmas-rose Helleborus niger905
  4. Primrose Primula vulgaris854
  5. Wood anemone Anemonoides nemorosa852
  6. Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes793
  7. Hart's-tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium717
  8. Annual fleabane Erigeron annuus677
  9. Liverleaf Hepatica nobilis672
  10. Willow gentian Gentiana asclepiadea655

Mammals

  1. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus687
  2. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber375
  3. Brown Bear Ursus arctos309
  4. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris303
  5. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes273
  6. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus270
  7. Coypu Myocastor coypus204
  8. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra198
  9. Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra175
  10. European Badger Meles meles170

Insects

  1. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia742
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera640
  3. European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus565
  4. Japanese Silk Moth Antheraea yamamai555
  5. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus546
  6. European Mantis Mantis religiosa532
  7. European Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata486
  8. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina444
  9. Oleander Hawkmoth Daphnis nerii400
  10. Marbled White Melanargia galathea390

Spiders and kin

  1. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi307
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus290
  3. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis181
  4. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia166
  5. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata121

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis1,504
  2. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis649
  3. Grass snake Natrix natrix459
  4. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata277
  5. Green Lizard Lacerta viridis273
  6. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus203
  7. Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus186
  8. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca184
  9. Long-nosed Viper Vipera ammodytes145

Amphibians

  1. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra1,049
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo889
  3. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata478
  4. European Common Frog Rana temporaria459
  5. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris249
  6. Alpine Salamander Salamandra atra171
  7. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina136
  8. European Tree Frog Hyla arborea127

Mollusks

  1. Roman Snail Helix pomatia943
  2. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger322
  3. Large Glass Snail Aegopis verticillus238
  4. Vineyard Snail Caucasotachea vindobonensis217
  5. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis160
  6. Illyrian Rock Snail Campylaea illyrica157

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.