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Learn the wildlife of Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park

Italy

1,084 species have research-grade observations inside Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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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. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe13
  2. Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis6
  3. Marsh Tit Poecile palustris6
  4. Coal Tit Periparus ater5
  5. Gray Partridge Perdix perdix4
  6. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos4
  7. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs4
  8. Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus3
  9. Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus3
  10. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius3

Plants

  1. Elder-flowered Orchid Dactylorhiza sambucina33
  2. Knotted Crane's-bill Geranium nodosum31
  3. Common bistort Bistorta officinalis28
  4. Marsh marigold Caltha palustris26
  5. European beech Fagus sylvatica25
  6. Trumpet gentian Gentiana acaulis21
  7. Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula21
  8. Alpine Squill Scilla bifolia20
  9. Fringed Pink Dianthus hyssopifolius20
  10. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium20

Mammals

  1. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus7
  2. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes4
  3. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota4
  4. European Fat Dormouse Glis glis3
  5. Domestic Sheep Ovis aries3
  6. Wild Boar Sus scrofa2
  7. European Mole Talpa europaea2

Insects

  1. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia45
  2. Marbled White Melanargia galathea31
  3. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus19
  4. Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus18
  5. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius17
  6. Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaureae17
  7. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria16
  8. Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi14
  9. Beech Gall Midge Mikiola fagi14
  10. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata12

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus8
  2. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus7
  3. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi3
  4. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis3
  5. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata3
  6. European Harvestman Phalangium opilio2

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis28
  2. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica5
  3. Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata4
  4. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus4
  5. Asp Vipera aspis3
  6. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus2

Amphibians

  1. European Common Frog Rana temporaria63
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo38
  3. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris11
  4. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra4
  5. Italian Stream Frog Rana italica3
  6. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina3
  7. Italian Crested Newt Triturus carnifex3
  8. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus3
  9. Strinati's Cave Salamander Speleomantes strinatii2

Fish

  1. Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2
  2. Italian rudd Scardinius hesperidicus2
  3. Cavedano Chub Squalius squalus2

Mollusks

  1. Round-mouthed Snail Pomatias elegans6
  2. Retinella olivetorum4
  3. Cheese Snail Helicodonta obvoluta3
  4. Turkish Snail Helix lucorum3
  5. Campylaea planospira3

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. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.