KnowKi

Learn the wildlife of national parks

Learn the wildlife of Lanín National Park

Argentina

790 species have research-grade observations inside Lanín 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.

Start this trip in KnowKi →
Āki the kiwi, KnowKi's guide

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. Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango194
  2. Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala132
  3. Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis124
  4. Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis116
  5. Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus75
  6. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus67
  7. Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii54
  8. Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris49
  9. Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus49
  10. Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus48

Plants

  1. Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana121
  2. Peruvian Lily Alstroemeria aurea87
  3. Calafate Berberis microphylla77
  4. Hardy Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica64
  5. Cordilleran cypress Austrocedrus chilensis61
  6. Quinchamali Quinchamalium chilense52
  7. Carnation of the field Mutisia decurrens48
  8. Black queen Mutisia spinosa48
  9. Dombey's Beech Nothofagus dombeyi47
  10. Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii46

Mammals

  1. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus23
  2. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus17
  3. American Mink Neogale vison8
  4. Red Deer Cervus elaphus6
  5. Mountain Lion Puma concolor5
  6. Wild Boar Sus scrofa4
  7. Domestic Cattle Bos taurus4
  8. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus3
  9. Coypu Myocastor coypus3
  10. Cinnamon Red Bat Lasiurus varius3

Insects

  1. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris66
  2. Apterodorcus bacchus31
  3. Colias vauthierii21
  4. Astylus trifasciatus21
  5. Esphalmenus lativentris21
  6. Rialla villosa20
  7. Chilean Lady Vanessa terpsichore19
  8. Cytheris Fritillary Yramea cytheris17
  9. Epistomentis pictus17
  10. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis16

Spiders and kin

  1. Chilean Ocelot Tarantula Phrixotrichus vulpinus14
  2. False Black Widow Steatoda grossa13
  3. Barn Funnel Weaver Tegenaria domestica8
  4. Tomopisthes horrendus6
  5. Red Nail Gall Mite Eriophyes tiliae3
  6. Silver-sided Sector Spider Zygiella x-notata2
  7. Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei2
  8. Nelima doriae2
  9. Trydarssus pantherinus2
  10. Philisca atrata2

Reptiles

  1. Common Painted Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus pictus135
  2. Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus tenuis39
  3. Chilean Tree Iguana Liolaemus chiliensis34
  4. Six-banded Patagonian Lizard Diplolaemus sexcinctus9
  5. Caautín Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus araucaniensis8
  6. Elongate Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus elongatus7
  7. Chilean Slender Snake Galvarinus chilensis7
  8. Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus lemniscatus3
  9. Concepción Blue-bellied Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus cyanogaster3
  10. Decorated Tree Iguana Liolaemus lineomaculatus2

Amphibians

  1. Chilean Four-eyed Frog Pleurodema thaul13
  2. Rosy Ground Frog Eupsophus roseus6
  3. Tonchek Spiny-chest Frog Alsodes gargola2
  4. Banded Wood Frog Batrachyla taeniata2

Fish

  1. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss9
  2. Brown Trout Salmo trutta4
  3. Creole Perch Percichthys trucha3

Mollusks

  1. Diplodon chilensis10
  2. Leopard Slug Limax maximus6
  3. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum4
  4. Milky Slug Deroceras reticulatum3
  5. Yellow Cellar Slug Limacus flavus2

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.

Start this trip in KnowKi →

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.