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Learn the wildlife of Lomas de Padierna National Park

Distrito Federal · Mexico

652 species have research-grade observations inside Lomas de Padierna 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. House Sparrow Passer domesticus186
  2. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus140
  3. Rock Pigeon Columba livia95
  4. Inca Dove Columbina inca81
  5. American Robin Turdus migratorius48
  6. Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca48
  7. Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus37
  8. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia35
  9. Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus26
  10. Rufous-backed Robin Turdus rufopalliatus26

Plants

  1. Tepozan Buddleja cordata102
  2. Garden nasturtium Tropaeolum majus98
  3. Castor bean Ricinus communis67
  4. Greater periwinkle Vinca major49
  5. Tropical Pokeweed Phytolacca icosandra44
  6. Pink knotweed Persicaria capitata42
  7. Common morning-glory Ipomoea purpurea41
  8. Ivy-leaved toadflax Cymbalaria muralis40
  9. Rose evening primrose Oenothera rosea38
  10. Bristly oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides34

Mammals

  1. Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster61
  2. Ringtail Bassariscus astutus9
  3. Merriam's Piñon Mouse Peromyscus gratus2
  4. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2
  5. Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus2
  6. Northern Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus1
  7. Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana1
  8. Black Rat Rattus rattus1
  9. House Mouse Mus musculus1
  10. Merriam's pocket gopher Cratogeomys merriami1

Insects

  1. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata69
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera67
  3. Acronyctodes mexicanaria46
  4. Green-eyed White Leptophobia aripa41
  5. Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta40
  6. Euphoria basalis32
  7. Pure-banded Dartwhite Archonias teutila28
  8. Argentine Ant Linepithema humile26
  9. Juno Silverspot Dione juno26
  10. Pale Sicklewing Eantis pallida24

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Jumping Spider Paraphidippus aurantius39
  2. Mexican Scorpion Vaejovis mexicanus36
  3. Western Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona oaxacensis23
  4. Orizaba Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona orizabensis10
  5. Woodlouse Spider Dysdera crocata8
  6. False Black Widow Steatoda grossa4
  7. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus3
  8. Pedregal Tarantula Dugesiella anitahoffmannae3
  9. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata1
  10. Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona crucifera1

Reptiles

  1. Lined Tolucan Ground Snake Conopsis lineata23
  2. Graphic Spiny Lizard Sceloporus grammicus18
  3. Mexican Brown Snake Storeria storerioides9
  4. Short-tail Alpine Garter Snake Thamnophis scaliger4
  5. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus3
  6. Longtail Alpine Garter Snake Thamnophis scalaris1
  7. Western Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura pectinata1
  8. Palacios' Bunchgrass Lizard Sceloporus palaciosi1
  9. Mountain Horned Lizard Phrynosoma orbiculare1

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.