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Learn the wildlife of Desierto de los Leones National Park

Distrito Federal · Mexico

516 species have research-grade observations inside Desierto de los Leones 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. Red Warbler Cardellina rubra98
  2. Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus84
  3. Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa62
  4. Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli60
  5. Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus43
  6. Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri42
  7. Brown Creeper Certhia americana39
  8. Green-striped Brushfinch Arremon virenticeps39
  9. Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis36
  10. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos34

Plants

  1. Sacred fir Abies religiosa102
  2. Senecio callosus89
  3. Cardinal Sage Salvia cardinalis86
  4. Salvia concolor85
  5. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea73
  6. Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans71
  7. Greater periwinkle Vinca major67
  8. Ghost Pipe Monotropa uniflora57
  9. Roldana barba-johannis57
  10. Packera sanguisorbae51

Mammals

  1. Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster28
  2. Ringtail Bassariscus astutus11
  3. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus9
  4. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor7
  5. Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus4
  6. Bobcat Lynx rufus3
  7. Mexican Cottontail Sylvilagus cunicularius3
  8. Central Mexican Broad-clawed Shrew Cryptotis alticola2
  9. Coyote Canis latrans1
  10. Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana1

Insects

  1. Mesoamerican Bumble Bee Bombus ephippiatus29
  2. Pure-banded Dartwhite Archonias teutila18
  3. Spotless Anglewing Polygonia haroldii15
  4. Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta13
  5. Acronyctodes mexicanaria13
  6. Phyllodonta coztomatlivora12
  7. Acronyctodes cautama9
  8. Pine Satyr Paramacera xicaque7
  9. Chrysina orizabae7
  10. Hunt's Bumble Bee Bombus huntii6

Spiders and kin

  1. Bowl-and-doily Spider Frontinella pyramitela4
  2. Desert Grass Spider Agelenopsis aperta2
  3. Mabel Orchard Orbweaver Leucauge argyrobapta2
  4. Golden Jumping Spider Paraphidippus aurantius1
  5. Paraphidippus fartilis1
  6. Orizaba Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona orizabensis1
  7. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes1

Reptiles

  1. Dusky Rattlesnake Crotalus triseriatus45
  2. Anahuacan Bunchgrass Lizard Sceloporus anahuacus34
  3. Central Cleft Lizard Sceloporus mucronatus29
  4. Transvolcanic Alligator Lizard Barisia imbricata22
  5. Graphic Spiny Lizard Sceloporus grammicus18
  6. Mexican Brown Snake Storeria storerioides13
  7. Cope's Skink Plestiodon copei10
  8. Longtail Alpine Garter Snake Thamnophis scalaris5
  9. Crevice Swift Sceloporus torquatus2
  10. Palacios' Bunchgrass Lizard Sceloporus palaciosi1

Amphibians

  1. Leprous False Brook Salamander Pseudoeurycea leprosa14
  2. Chunky False Brook Salamander Aquiloeurycea cephalica14
  3. African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis2
  4. Morelos False Brook Salamander Pseudoeurycea altamontana2

Mollusks

  1. Leopard Slug Limax maximus47
  2. Mesembrinus sulcosus36
  3. Pallifera costaricensis9
  4. Spanish Slug Arion vulgaris6
  5. Hedgehog Slug Arion intermedius3
  6. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum3
  7. Black Slug Arion ater1

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.