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Learn the wildlife of Eifel National Park

Germany

840 species have research-grade observations inside Eifel 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. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola69
  2. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella66
  3. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio61
  4. Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina41
  5. Greater Whitethroat Curruca communis36
  6. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis35
  7. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus26
  8. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo23
  9. Red Kite Milvus milvus22
  10. European Robin Erithacus rubecula21

Plants

  1. Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius23
  2. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea22
  3. Wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides21
  4. Common toadflax Linaria vulgaris16
  5. Large-leaved lupine Lupinus polyphyllus15
  6. Blackthorn Prunus spinosa14
  7. European beech Fagus sylvatica13
  8. Cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias13
  9. Herb Robert Geranium robertianum13
  10. Greater stitchwort Rabelera holostea13

Mammals

  1. Red Deer Cervus elaphus60
  2. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes13
  3. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus11
  4. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris9
  5. Bank Vole Clethrionomys glareolus8
  6. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus5
  7. Wild Boar Sus scrofa4
  8. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber4
  9. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor2
  10. Domestic Sheep Ovis aries2

Insects

  1. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus39
  2. Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi30
  3. Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus28
  4. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus26
  5. Black-veined White Aporia crataegi25
  6. Marbled White Melanargia galathea25
  7. Sooty Copper Lycaena tityrus24
  8. Purple-edged Copper Lycaena hippothoe23
  9. Green-veined White Pieris napi22
  10. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria21

Spiders and kin

  1. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis7
  2. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus4
  3. Castor Bean Tick Ixodes ricinus3
  4. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus3
  5. Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia3
  6. Gorse Orbweaver Agalenatea redii3
  7. Spring Harvestman Rilaena triangularis3
  8. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia2
  9. Green Huntsman Spider Micrommata virescens2
  10. Canestrini's Harvestman Opilio canestrinii2

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis59
  2. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis12
  3. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica8
  4. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara2
  5. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca1

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo25
  2. Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita7
  3. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris6
  4. European Common Frog Rana temporaria5
  5. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra5
  6. Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus3
  7. Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus1

Mollusks

  1. Roman Snail Helix pomatia16
  2. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger15
  3. White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis4
  4. Black Slug Arion ater4
  5. Rounded Snail Gonyodiscus rotundatus4

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.