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Learn the wildlife of Seoraksan National Park

South Korea

509 species have research-grade observations inside Seoraksan 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 europaea23
  2. Varied Tit Sittiparus varius17
  3. Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus14
  4. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos13
  5. Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes12
  6. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus kizuki11
  7. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii10
  8. Marsh Tit Poecile palustris7
  9. Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis7
  10. Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis6

Plants

  1. Korean maple Acer pseudosieboldianum28
  2. Blunt-lobe spicebush Lindera obtusiloba11
  3. Korean lespedeza Lespedeza maximowiczii11
  4. Kudzu Pueraria montana7
  5. Leafy lespedeza Lespedeza cyrtobotrya7
  6. Mongolian Oak Quercus mongolica7
  7. Acer komarovii7
  8. Harlequin glorybower Clerodendrum trichotomum6
  9. Korean rhododendron Rhododendron mucronulatum6
  10. Royal azalea Rhododendron schlippenbachii6

Mammals

  1. Siberian Chipmunk Eutamias sibiricus93
  2. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris4
  3. Asian Badger Meles leucurus2
  4. Water Deer Hydropotes inermis1
  5. Domestic Cat Felis catus1
  6. Mainland Raccoon Dog Nyctereutes procyonoides1

Insects

  1. Japanese Earth-boring Dung Beetle Phelotrupes auratus26
  2. Chinese windmill Byasa alcinous15
  3. Camponotus atrox13
  4. Zubovskya koreana10
  5. Oak Longicorn Beetle Moechotypa diphysis7
  6. Dybowski's Stag Beetle Lucanus dybowski7
  7. Clown Stink Bug Poecilocoris lewisi6
  8. Robust Cicada Hyalessa maculaticollis6
  9. Tettigonia ussuriana6
  10. Myrmica kotokui6

Spiders and kin

  1. Joro Spider Trichonephila clavata13
  2. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi2
  3. Araneus ishisawai1
  4. Telamonia vlijmi1
  5. Leiobunum japonicum1
  6. Oligolophus tienmushanensis1
  7. Pisaura ancora1

Reptiles

  1. Central Asian Pitviper Gloydius intermedius10
  2. Ussuri Mamushi Gloydius ussuriensis7
  3. Amur Grass Lizard Takydromus amurensis7
  4. Steppe Ratsnake Elaphe dione3
  5. Manchurian Black Ratsnake Elaphe schrenckii1
  6. Chinese Tiger Keelback Rhabdophis lateralis1

Amphibians

  1. Oriental Fire-bellied Toad Bombina orientalis9
  2. Water Toad Bufo stejnegeri4
  3. Ueno's Brown Frog Rana uenoi3
  4. Japanese Tree Frog Dryophytes japonicus3
  5. Black-spotted Frog Pelophylax nigromaculatus2
  6. Korean Clawed Salamander Onychodactylus koreanus2
  7. Sakhalin Toad Bufo sachalinensis2
  8. Huanren Frog Rana huanrensis1

Fish

  1. Korean Dark Chub Nipponocypris koreanus2
  2. Coreoperca herzi1
  3. Slender Catfish Silurus microdorsalis1

Mollusks

  1. Karaftohelix kurodana4
  2. Milky Slug Deroceras reticulatum1
  3. Aegista proxima1

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.