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Learn the wildlife of Risnjak National Park

Croatia

432 species have research-grade observations inside Risnjak 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. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos12
  2. Coal Tit Periparus ater3
  3. Great Tit Parus major3
  4. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus2
  5. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2
  6. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2
  7. European Robin Erithacus rubecula2
  8. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2
  9. Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus1
  10. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea1

Plants

  1. European Cyclamen Cyclamen purpurascens22
  2. Willow gentian Gentiana asclepiadea18
  3. Hairy Alpenrose Rhododendron hirsutum12
  4. Sticky Sage Salvia glutinosa12
  5. Balm-leaved Archangel Lamium orvala12
  6. Perennial honesty Lunaria rediviva11
  7. Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola11
  8. Alpine Butterwort Pinguicula alpina11
  9. Yellow archangel Lamium galeobdolon10
  10. Green spleenwort Asplenium viride9

Mammals

  1. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber3
  2. Brown Bear Ursus arctos1
  3. Gray Wolf Canis lupus1
  4. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes1
  5. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus1
  6. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra1
  7. European Mole Talpa europaea1
  8. European Badger Meles meles1

Insects

  1. Morimus funereus13
  2. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia8
  3. Black-striped Longhorn Beetle Stenurella melanura7
  4. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui4
  5. Common Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni4
  6. Spotted Longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata4
  7. Eurasian White Admiral Limenitis camilla3
  8. Fairy-ring Longhorn Beetle Pseudovadonia livida3
  9. Spilostethus saxatilis3
  10. Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria3

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus1
  2. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia1
  3. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops1
  4. Cricket-bat Orbweaver Mangora acalypha1
  5. Spring Harvestman Rilaena triangularis1

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis6
  2. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis4
  3. Adder Vipera berus2
  4. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata1

Amphibians

  1. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra5
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo5
  3. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata2

Fish

  1. Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella2
  2. European Bullhead Cottus gobio1
  3. European Grayling Thymallus thymallus1
  4. Balkan Italic Minnow Phoxinus lumaireul1

Mollusks

  1. Roman Snail Helix pomatia2
  2. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger2
  3. Round-mouthed Snail Pomatias elegans1
  4. Illyrian Rock Snail Campylaea illyrica1

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.