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Learn the wildlife of Grand Teton National Park

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1,589 species have research-grade observations inside Grand Teton 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. Common Merganser Mergus merganser469
  2. Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus315
  3. Common Raven Corvus corax293
  4. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus292
  5. American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos288
  6. Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus262
  7. Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides258
  8. Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana226
  9. American Robin Turdus migratorius202
  10. Canada Goose Branta canadensis200

Plants

  1. Creeping mahonia Berberis repens737
  2. Arrowleaf balsamroot Balsamorhiza sagittata719
  3. Sticky geranium Geranium viscosissimum622
  4. Musk thistle Carduus nutans615
  5. Scarlet Gilia Ipomopsis aggregata576
  6. Utah Honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis547
  7. Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus491
  8. Woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea477
  9. Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta441
  10. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium423

Mammals

  1. Moose Alces alces2,086
  2. American Bison Bos bison843
  3. Wapiti Cervus canadensis835
  4. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus753
  5. Uinta Ground Squirrel Urocitellus armatus735
  6. Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris704
  7. American Black Bear Ursus americanus672
  8. Pronghorn Antilocapra americana520
  9. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus513
  10. Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Callospermophilus lateralis486

Insects

  1. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus204
  2. Spotted Tussock Moth Lophocampa maculata182
  3. Weidemeyer's Admiral Limenitis weidemeyerii181
  4. Blue Copper Tharsalea heteronea156
  5. Western Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma californica142
  6. Mormon Cricket Anabrus simplex137
  7. Green Comma Polygonia faunus129
  8. California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica108
  9. Clodius Parnassian Parnassius clodius105
  10. Julia Orangetip Anthocharis julia99

Spiders and kin

  1. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia40
  2. Johnson's Jumping Spider Phidippus johnsoni20
  3. Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite Aceria calaceris17
  4. Bronze Jumping Spider Eris militaris13
  5. Boreal Tufted Jumping Spider Phidippus borealis12
  6. Shamrock Orbweaver Araneus trifolium11

Amphibians

  1. Columbia Spotted Frog Rana luteiventris93
  2. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas73
  3. Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris maculata36
  4. American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus16
  5. Western Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium13

Fish

  1. Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus virginalis82
  2. Convict Cichlid Amatitlania nigrofasciata39
  3. Utah Sucker Catostomus ardens34
  4. Utah Chub Gila atraria29
  5. Green Swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii28
  6. Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush25
  7. Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni21
  8. Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus20
  9. Guppy Poecilia reticulata14
  10. Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus11

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.