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Learn the wildlife of Cascada de Bassaseachic National Park

Mexico

716 species have research-grade observations inside Cascada de Bassaseachic 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. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri30
  2. Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus25
  3. American Robin Turdus migratorius24
  4. Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus19
  5. Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri18
  6. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula18
  7. Mountain Trogon Trogon mexicanus17
  8. Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus15
  9. Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons13
  10. Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae12

Plants

  1. Echinocereus salm-dyckianus54
  2. Bigtooth maple Acer grandidentatum46
  3. Echeveria chihuahuaensis44
  4. Two-toned Orange Orchid Dichromanthus aurantiacus35
  5. Ghost Pipe Monotropa uniflora28
  6. Pointleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens25
  7. Mammillaria sinforosensis25
  8. Red Dahlia Dahlia coccinea24
  9. Mexican cypress Hesperocyparis lusitanica22
  10. Tillandsia erubescens20

Mammals

  1. Abert's Squirrel Sciurus aberti12
  2. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus9
  3. Cliff Chipmunk Neotamias dorsalis9
  4. Holzner Cottontail Sylvilagus holzneri9
  5. Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus6
  6. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica5
  7. Mexican Fox Squirrel Sciurus nayaritensis5
  8. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor4
  9. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus2
  10. Bobcat Lynx rufus1

Insects

  1. Mesoamerican Bumble Bee Bombus ephippiatus19
  2. Resplendent Buprestid Acmaeodera resplendens9
  3. Blue Fungus Beetle Cypherotylus californicus8
  4. Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia7
  5. American Zela Metalmark Apodemia cleis7
  6. Southwest Red Satyr Cissia cheneyorum6
  7. Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata4
  8. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui4
  9. Apache Dancer Argia munda4
  10. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata3

Reptiles

  1. Yarrow's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus jarrovii61
  2. Madrean Alligator Lizard Elgaria kingii20
  3. Black-necked Garter Snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis18
  4. Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus17
  5. Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake Crotalus willardi12
  6. Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus12
  7. Chihuahuan Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis knoblochi11
  8. Mountain Horned Lizard Phrynosoma orbiculare7
  9. Mexican Garter Snake Thamnophis eques6
  10. Twin-spotted Rattlesnake Crotalus pricei5

Amphibians

  1. Arizona Tree Frog Dryophytes wrightorum19
  2. Canyon Tree Frog Dryophytes arenicolor7
  3. Barking Frog Craugastor augusti4
  4. Chiricahua Leopard Frog Lithobates chiricahuensis3
  5. Tarahumara Salamander Ambystoma rosaceum2
  6. Southwestern Toad Anaxyrus mexicanus1
  7. Woodhouse's Toad Anaxyrus woodhousii1
  8. Lowland Leopard Frog Lithobates yavapaiensis1
  9. McCoy's Toad Incilius mccoyi1

Fish

  1. Mexican Stoneroller Campostoma ornatum4
  2. Ornate Shiner Codoma ornata3
  3. Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1

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.