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Learn the wildlife of Cuc Phuong National Park

Ninh Bình · Vietnam

1,036 species have research-grade observations inside Cuc Phuong 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. Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis29
  2. White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus22
  3. Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja21
  4. Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis20
  5. Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis17
  6. White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca14
  7. Black-browed Fulvetta Alcippe grotei14
  8. Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps13
  9. Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris13
  10. Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens12

Plants

  1. Arenga westerhoutii13
  2. Impatiens bonii13
  3. Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima11
  4. Black bat flower Tacca chantrieri9
  5. Thladiantha angustisepala9
  6. Asian Taro Alocasia odora7
  7. Roxburgh fig Ficus auriculata6
  8. East-Himalayan Bell-Bush Mackaya neesiana6
  9. Largeflower pink-sorrel Oxalis debilis5
  10. Paper mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera5

Mammals

  1. Maritime Striped Squirrel Tamiops maritimus16
  2. Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel Dremomys pernyi11
  3. Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel Belomys pearsonii11
  4. Northern Pygmy Slow Loris Xanthonycticebus intermedius11
  5. Pallas' Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus9
  6. Northern Treeshrew Tupaia belangeri9
  7. Inornate Squirrel Callosciurus inornatus5
  8. Mekong White-bellied Rat Niviventer mekongis4
  9. Exotic Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros gentilis3
  10. Greater Long-tongued Fruit Bat Macroglossus sobrinus2

Insects

  1. Marbled Map Cyrestis cocles107
  2. Green Dragontail Butterfly Lamproptera meges99
  3. Common Jester Symbrenthia lilaea74
  4. White Albatross Appias albina73
  5. White Dragontail Butterfly Lamproptera curius72
  6. Three-coloured Kaiser Penthema darlisa72
  7. Common Cruiser Vindula erota66
  8. Indian Orange Albatross Appias galba60
  9. Little Mapwing Cyrestis themire59
  10. Stichophthalma fruhstorferi53

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes55
  2. Hasselt's Spiny Spider Macracantha hasselti26
  3. Argiope vietnamensis19
  4. Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider Herennia multipuncta11
  5. Abandoned-web Orb-weaver Parawixia dehaani9
  6. Orange-and-black Pear Spider Leucauge fastigata7
  7. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria6
  8. Spiny Orb-Weaver Spider Gasteracantha diadesmia5
  9. Leucauge tessellata5

Reptiles

  1. Scale-bellied Tree Lizard Acanthosaura lepidogaster95
  2. Oriental Whipsnake Ahaetulla prasina36
  3. Forest Garden Lizard Calotes emma36
  4. South China Green Snake Ptyas multicincta19
  5. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus18
  6. Formosa Slug Snake Pareas formosensis16
  7. Common Mock Viper Psammodynastes pulverulentus14
  8. Chinese Green Tree Viper Trimeresurus stejnegeri14
  9. Palm Gecko Gekko palmatus14
  10. Vietnamese Bronzeback Dendrelaphis ngansonensis13

Amphibians

  1. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus53
  2. Dotted Bubble-nest Frog Theloderma albopunctatum13
  3. Chinese Flying Frog Zhangixalus dennysi12
  4. Orlov's Treefrog Rhacophorus orlovi11
  5. Spot-legged Tree Frog Polypedates megacephalus9
  6. Bony-headed Toad Ingerophrynus galeatus8
  7. Asian Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra8
  8. Dark-sided Chorus Frog Microhyla heymonsi7
  9. Beautiful Pygmy Frog Microhyla pulchra6
  10. John's Frog Rana johnsi4

Mollusks

  1. Camaena chuongi36
  2. Arboreal Snail Megaustenia imperator5
  3. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica4

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.