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Learn the wildlife of Mount Rainier National Park

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1,977 species have research-grade observations inside Mount Rainier 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. Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis899
  2. Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus847
  3. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri422
  4. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis311
  5. Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana215
  6. American Pipit Anthus rubescens171
  7. American Robin Turdus migratorius168
  8. Common Raven Corvus corax151
  9. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata146
  10. Pine Siskin Spinus pinus120

Plants

  1. White pasqueflower Pulsatilla occidentalis2,227
  2. Avalanche lily Erythronium montanum1,456
  3. Pink mountainheath Phyllodoce empetriformis1,252
  4. Mountain paintbrush Castilleja parviflora1,103
  5. Common beargrass Xerophyllum tenax1,056
  6. Mountain Bog Gentian Gentiana calycosa1,028
  7. Lewis' monkeyflower Erythranthe lewisii906
  8. Sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis873
  9. Mountain Spirea Spiraea splendens834
  10. Partridgefoot Luetkea pectinata825

Mammals

  1. Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata2,361
  2. Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Callospermophilus saturatus1,824
  3. American Pika Ochotona princeps738
  4. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus656
  5. Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus528
  6. Yellow-pine Chipmunk Neotamias amoenus462
  7. American Black Bear Ursus americanus405
  8. Douglas's Squirrel Tamiasciurus douglasii183
  9. Townsend's Chipmunk Neotamias townsendii155
  10. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes68

Insects

  1. Anna's Blue Plebejus anna457
  2. Edith's Checkerspot Euphydryas editha397
  3. Dispirited Tiger Beetle Cicindela depressula237
  4. Mormon Fritillary Argynnis mormonia236
  5. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus168
  6. California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica159
  7. Boisduval's Blue Icaricia icarioides150
  8. Snowberry Checkerspot Euphydryas colon130
  9. Black-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus melanopygus120
  10. Vancouver Bumble Bee Bombus vancouverensis108

Spiders and kin

  1. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia61
  2. Nordmann's Orbweaver Spider Araneus nordmanni35
  3. Six-spotted Orbweaver Araniella displicata20
  4. Sierra Dome Spider Neriene litigiosa16

Amphibians

  1. Cascades Frog Rana cascadae231
  2. Northwestern Salamander Ambystoma gracile189
  3. Coastal Tailed Frog Ascaphus truei39
  4. Pacific chorus frog Pseudacris regilla27
  5. Northern Red-legged Frog Rana aurora17
  6. Long-toed Salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum15

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.