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Learn the wildlife of Denali National Park

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889 species have research-grade observations inside Denali 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. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus762
  2. Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis274
  3. Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus205
  4. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys177
  5. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis170
  6. Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia162
  7. Common Raven Corvus corax93
  8. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos87
  9. Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus59
  10. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis58

Plants

  1. Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa692
  2. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium511
  3. Tall Bluebell Mertensia paniculata501
  4. Dwarf Fireweed Chamaenerion latifolium416
  5. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea353
  6. Marsh grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris343
  7. Alpine Sweet-vetch Hedysarum alpinum280
  8. Canadian buffalo-berry Shepherdia canadensis272
  9. Larkspurleaf Monkshood Aconitum delphiniifolium265
  10. Siberian Aster Eurybia sibirica258

Mammals

  1. Caribou Rangifer tarandus1,091
  2. Moose Alces alces951
  3. Brown Bear Ursus arctos876
  4. Arctic Ground Squirrel Urocitellus parryii865
  5. Thinhorn Sheep Ovis dalli498
  6. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus333
  7. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus217
  8. Collared Pika Ochotona collaris138
  9. North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum114
  10. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes107

Insects

  1. Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth Phyllocnistis populiella62
  2. Theano Alpine Erebia pawloskii46
  3. Cryptic Bumble Bee Bombus cryptarum46
  4. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus30
  5. Forest Bumble Bee Bombus sylvicola24
  6. Cranberry Blue Agriades optilete24
  7. Large Heath Coenonympha tullia23
  8. Arctic White Pieris angelika23
  9. Arctic Fritillary Boloria chariclea22
  10. Phoebus Apollo Parnassius phoebus21

Spiders and kin

  1. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia5
  2. Spinyrib Wolf Spider Alopecosa aculeata5
  3. Arctic Pseudoscorpion Wyochernes asiaticus5
  4. Filmy Dome Spider Neriene radiata3

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.