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Learn the wildlife of Cumbres de Majalca National Park

Mexico

634 species have research-grade observations inside Cumbres de Majalca 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. Mexican Jay Aphelocoma wollweberi44
  2. Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus42
  3. American Robin Turdus migratorius26
  4. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis26
  5. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina25
  6. Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus25
  7. White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis24
  8. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus22
  9. Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi21
  10. Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus19

Plants

  1. Echinocereus polyacanthus189
  2. Green-flowered pincushion cactus Cochemiea barbata89
  3. Pointleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens47
  4. Coryphantha compacta38
  5. Dahlia sherffii35
  6. Santa Fe phlox Phlox nana28
  7. Echeveria mucronata26
  8. Parry's agave Agave parryi25
  9. Alpine cancer-root Conopholis alpina22
  10. Nopal tapón Opuntia robusta21

Mammals

  1. Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus22
  2. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus13
  3. Cliff Chipmunk Neotamias dorsalis13
  4. Mexican Fox Squirrel Sciurus nayaritensis10
  5. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus5
  6. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor2
  7. American Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus leuconotus2
  8. Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis2
  9. Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu2
  10. Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus1

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera11
  2. Plains Lubber Grasshopper Brachystola magna8
  3. Southern Piñon Sun-Singer Hadoa chisosensis8
  4. Blue Fungus Beetle Cypherotylus californicus6
  5. Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens5
  6. Arizona Sister Adelpha eulalia4
  7. Gerrodes minataea4
  8. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis3
  9. White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata3
  10. Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis3

Spiders and kin

  1. Mexican Rose Tarantula Aphonopelma pallidum16
  2. Phidippus toro3
  3. Durango Bark Scorpion Centruroides suffusus2
  4. Leiobunum townsendi2
  5. Shoreline Wolf Spider Arctosa littoralis1
  6. Striped Bark Scorpion Centruroides vittatus1
  7. Hogna antelucana1

Reptiles

  1. Yarrow's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus jarrovii34
  2. Black-necked Garter Snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis12
  3. Crevice Spiny Lizard Sceloporus poinsettii11
  4. Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus10
  5. Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail Aspidoscelis exsanguis5
  6. Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus4
  7. Madrean Alligator Lizard Elgaria kingii4
  8. Greater Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi4
  9. Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake Tantilla wilcoxi3
  10. Mexican Garter Snake Thamnophis eques2

Amphibians

  1. Red-spotted Toad Anaxyrus punctatus13
  2. Canyon Tree Frog Dryophytes arenicolor13
  3. Great Plains Toad Anaxyrus cognatus3
  4. Woodhouse's Toad Anaxyrus woodhousii1
  5. American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus1

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.