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Key Places for biodiversity

Learn the wildlife of the Greater Manú Region

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Ghe Greater Manú Region is one of E.O. Wilson's Key Places, irreplaceable for life on Earth. 1,550 species have research-grade observations there on iNaturalist, and KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos.

Manú National Park

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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. Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin110
  2. Black Skimmer Rynchops niger90
  3. Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi67
  4. Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis61
  5. Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex60
  6. Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta54
  7. White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer52
  8. Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum52
  9. Anhinga Anhinga anhinga51
  10. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata50

Plants

  1. Golden Cyrtochilum Cyrtochilum aureum29
  2. Shingles plant Monstera dubia16
  3. Cacao tree Theobroma cacao15
  4. Copa Palm Iriartea deltoidea15
  5. Fringed Epidendrum Epidendrum fimbriatum15
  6. Andean Firebush Oreocallis grandiflora15
  7. Gynerium sagittatum14
  8. Andean Alder Alnus acuminata14
  9. Andean blueberry Vaccinium floribundum12
  10. Kapok Tree Ceiba pentandra11

Mammals

  1. Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis94
  2. Black-faced Black Spider Monkey Ateles chamek92
  3. Brown Capuchin Sapajus apella75
  4. Black-capped Squirrel Monkey Saimiri boliviensis72
  5. Common Woolly Monkey Lagothrix lagothricha50
  6. Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris44
  7. Jaguar Panthera onca35
  8. South American Tapir Tapirus terrestris27
  9. White-mantled Tamarin Saguinus weddelli25
  10. Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso22

Insects

  1. Bullet Ant Paraponera clavata54
  2. Green-banded Urania Urania leilus46
  3. Red Flasher Panacea prola24
  4. Many-banded Daggerwing Marpesia chiron22
  5. Suriname Grasshopper Tetrataenia surinama19
  6. Zammara smaragdula19
  7. Malachite Siproeta stelenes18
  8. Red-barred Amarynthis Amarynthis meneria17
  9. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris14
  10. Prionolopha serrata14

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes33
  2. Phoneutria boliviensis28
  3. Micrathena kirbyi23
  4. Micrathena miles22
  5. Tropical Orb Weaver Eriophora fuliginea21
  6. Brazilian Wandering Spider Phoneutria fera14
  7. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata14
  8. Yellow-banded Pinktoe Tarantula Avicularia rufa10
  9. Amazon Thorn Spider Micrathena schreibersi9
  10. Argiope submaronica7

Reptiles

  1. Black Caiman Melanosuchus niger82
  2. Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus70
  3. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva42
  4. Southern Turniptail Gecko Thecadactylus solimoensis40
  5. Brown-eared Anole Anolis fuscoauratus40
  6. Garden Tree Boa Corallus hortulana33
  7. Yellow-headed Sideneck Podocnemis unifilis30
  8. Tanda's Anole Anolis tandai21
  9. Collared Treerunner Plica plica17
  10. Brazilian Giant Tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus16

Amphibians

  1. Cane Toad Rhinella marina70
  2. Amazonian Horned Frog Ceratophrys cornuta64
  3. Perez's Snouted Frog Edalorhina perezi45
  4. Three-striped Poison Frog Ameerega trivittata40
  5. Map Tree Frog Boana geographica32
  6. Bolivian White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus bolivianus30
  7. Amazon Sheep Frog Hamptophryne boliviana24
  8. Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog Leptodactylus didymus17
  9. Jaguar Leaf Frog Pithecopus palliatus15
  10. White-lined Leaf Frog Phyllomedusa vaillantii12

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. KnowKi is not affiliated with the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.