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Learn the wildlife of Canyonlands National Park

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777 species have research-grade observations inside Canyonlands 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. Common Raven Corvus corax366
  2. Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii69
  3. Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata37
  4. Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi34
  5. Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens24
  6. Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus23
  7. Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya23
  8. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis22
  9. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo15
  10. Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus15

Plants

  1. Kingcup Cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus400
  2. Fremont barberry Berberis fremontii303
  3. Colorado Pinyon Pinus edulis302
  4. Plains Pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha265
  5. Utah Juniper Juniperus osteosperma261
  6. Smallflower Fishhook Cactus Sclerocactus parviflorus243
  7. Single-leaf ash Fraxinus anomala226
  8. Woolly Locoweed Astragalus mollissimus216
  9. Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus intricatus170
  10. Desert Prince's Plume Stanleya pinnata168

Mammals

  1. Hopi Chipmunk Neotamias rufus195
  2. Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii49
  3. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus34
  4. Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis27
  5. Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus27
  6. White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus25
  7. Mountain Lion Puma concolor8
  8. Coyote Canis latrans7
  9. Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus5
  10. Bobcat Lynx rufus4

Insects

  1. Hairy Bear Scarab Beetle Paracotalpa granicollis24
  2. Dasymutilla vestita22
  3. Cotton-gall Tephritid Aciurina bigeloviae20
  4. White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata16
  5. Rhopalomyia obovata15
  6. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui14
  7. Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus14
  8. Sagebrush medusa gall midge Rhopalomyia medusa14
  9. Golden Paper Wasp Polistes aurifer13
  10. Western Carpenter Bee Xylocopa californica12

Spiders and kin

  1. Black Hairy Scorpion Hadrurus spadix11
  2. Giant Crab Spider Olios giganteus10
  3. Western Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus7
  4. Shoreline Wolf Spider Arctosa littoralis4
  5. Serradigitus wupatkiensis4
  6. Northern Scorpion Paruroctonus boreus3
  7. Eastern sand scorpion Paruroctonus utahensis2
  8. Arizona Bark Scorpion Centruroides sculpturatus2
  9. Leiobunum townsendi2
  10. Yellow Devil Scorpion Paravaejovis confusus2

Reptiles

  1. Common Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana562
  2. Plateau Fence Lizard Sceloporus tristichus340
  3. Western Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris217
  4. Ornate Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus152
  5. Common Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus121
  6. Long-nosed Leopard Lizard Gambelia wislizenii50
  7. Desert Collared Lizard Crotaphytus bicinctores42
  8. Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer41
  9. Striped Whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus33
  10. Western Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus30

Amphibians

  1. Red-spotted Toad Anaxyrus punctatus40
  2. Woodhouse's Toad Anaxyrus woodhousii30
  3. Western Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium4
  4. Great Basin Spadefoot Spea intermontana3

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 National Park Service. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.