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Learn the wildlife of Minami alps National Park

Japan

621 species have research-grade observations inside Minami alps 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. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta9
  2. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris6
  3. Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes5
  4. Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides3
  5. Willow Tit Poecile montanus3
  6. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2
  7. Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris1
  8. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius1
  9. Japanese Accentor Prunella rubida1
  10. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea1

Plants

  1. Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis14
  2. Great mullein Verbascum thapsus14
  3. Campanula chamissonis12
  4. Japanese Edelweiss Leontopodium japonicum12
  5. Short-fruit rosebay Rhododendron brachycarpum12
  6. Leopardplant Ligularia dentata11
  7. Cirsium purpuratum11
  8. Roseroot Rhodiola rosea10
  9. Calthaleaf Avens Geum calthifolium10
  10. Aleutian Avens Geum pentapetalum10

Mammals

  1. Sika Deer Cervus nippon4
  2. Big-footed myotis Myotis macrodactylus1
  3. Asian Black Bear Ursus thibetanus1
  4. Japanese Serow Capricornis crispus1

Insects

  1. Japanese Alpine Ringlet Erebia niphonica16
  2. Ognevia longipennis10
  3. Cicindela sachalinensis9
  4. Ezo Spring Cicada Yezoterpnosia nigricosta8
  5. Gaurotes doris8
  6. Clown Stink Bug Poecilocoris lewisi7
  7. Judolia cometes7
  8. Arran Brown Erebia ligea6
  9. Chestnut Tiger Parantica sita6
  10. Leptura aethiops6

Spiders and kin

  1. Marpissa milleri2
  2. Neoscona scylloides1
  3. Mendoza canestrinii1
  4. Sinopoda forcipata1
  5. Karsch's Purseweb Spider Atypus karschi1
  6. Menemerus fulvus1

Reptiles

  1. Japanese Forest Ratsnake Euprepiophis conspicillatus2
  2. Japanese Ratsnake Elaphe climacophora2
  3. Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake Elaphe quadrivirgata2
  4. Japanese five-lined skink Plestiodon finitimus1
  5. Japanese Keelback Hebius vibakari1

Amphibians

  1. Japanese Clawed Salamander Onychodactylus japonicus2
  2. Eastern-Japanese Common Toad Bufo formosus2
  3. Kajika Frog Buergeria buergeri1
  4. Japanese Fire-bellied Newt Cynops pyrrhogaster1

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.