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Learn the wildlife of Odaesan National Park

South Korea

578 species have research-grade observations inside Odaesan 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. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea20
  2. Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus16
  3. Varied Tit Sittiparus varius14
  4. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos9
  5. Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus8
  6. Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia8
  7. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii7
  8. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea6
  9. Marsh Tit Poecile palustris6
  10. Coal Tit Periparus ater6

Plants

  1. Asian trailplant Adenocaulon himalaicum13
  2. Touch-me-not Balsam Impatiens noli-tangere12
  3. Thick-stemmed woodfern Dryopteris crassirhizoma11
  4. Korean Raspberry Rubus crataegifolius10
  5. White clover Trifolium repens7
  6. Manchurian fir Abies holophylla7
  7. Mock strawberry Potentilla indica7
  8. Korean maple Acer pseudosieboldianum7
  9. Manchurian Striped Maple Acer tegmentosum7
  10. Asian celandine Chelidonium asiaticum7

Mammals

  1. Siberian Chipmunk Eutamias sibiricus42
  2. Water Deer Hydropotes inermis3
  3. Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula1
  4. Wild Boar Sus scrofa1
  5. Eastern Roe Deer Capreolus pygargus1
  6. Korean Hare Lepus coreanus1
  7. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris1
  8. Siberian Flying Squirrel Pteromys volans1
  9. Large Mole Mogera robusta1
  10. Domestic Cat Felis catus1

Insects

  1. Chinese windmill Byasa alcinous16
  2. Schrenck's emperor Mimathyma schrenckii16
  3. European Comma Polygonia c-album13
  4. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia10
  5. Paratlanticus ussuriensis10
  6. Asian Green-veined White Pieris melete10
  7. Zubovskya koreana10
  8. Spongy Moth Lymantria dispar9
  9. Oxya sinuosa9
  10. Freyer's Purple Emperor Apatura metis7

Spiders and kin

  1. Dolomedes sulfureus1
  2. Leiobunum japonicum1
  3. Nelima coreana1
  4. Oligolophus tienmushanensis1

Reptiles

  1. Steppe Ratsnake Elaphe dione10
  2. Chinese Tiger Keelback Rhabdophis lateralis4
  3. Ussuri Mamushi Gloydius ussuriensis3
  4. Central Asian Pitviper Gloydius intermedius2
  5. Manchurian Black Ratsnake Elaphe schrenckii1
  6. Amur Grass Lizard Takydromus amurensis1
  7. Japanese Keelback Hebius vibakari1

Amphibians

  1. Oriental Fire-bellied Toad Bombina orientalis7
  2. Water Toad Bufo stejnegeri5
  3. Ueno's Brown Frog Rana uenoi5
  4. Black-spotted Frog Pelophylax nigromaculatus2
  5. Huanren Frog Rana huanrensis2
  6. Gensan Salamander Hynobius leechii1

Fish

  1. Korean Dark Chub Nipponocypris koreanus1
  2. Korean Sculpin Cottus koreanus1
  3. Sharp-snouted Lenok Brachymystax lenok1

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.