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Learn the wildlife of Sequoia National Park

CA

1,996 species have research-grade observations inside Sequoia 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. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis281
  2. White-headed Woodpecker Leuconotopicus albolarvatus219
  3. Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus207
  4. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri160
  5. American Robin Turdus migratorius150
  6. Common Raven Corvus corax148
  7. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus107
  8. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata107
  9. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo98
  10. Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus89

Plants

  1. Giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum2,493
  2. Snowplant Sarcodes sanguinea553
  3. Mountain Pride Penstemon newberryi552
  4. Whiskerbrush Leptosiphon ciliatus546
  5. Bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens426
  6. Corn Lily Veratrum californicum402
  7. Mountain Misery Chamaebatia foliolosa378
  8. Violet draperia Draperia systyla347
  9. Pacific Dogwood Cornus nuttallii336
  10. Western columbine Aquilegia formosa291

Mammals

  1. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus924
  2. Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris820
  3. American Black Bear Ursus americanus705
  4. Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Callospermophilus lateralis487
  5. Douglas's Squirrel Tamiasciurus douglasii289
  6. Lodgepole Chipmunk Neotamias speciosus153
  7. American Pika Ochotona princeps140
  8. California Ground Squirrel Otospermophilus beecheyi102
  9. Western Gray Squirrel Sciurus griseus72
  10. Coyote Canis latrans18

Insects

  1. Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens167
  2. California Sister Adelpha californica121
  3. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus117
  4. Yellow-faced Bumble Bee Bombus vosnesenskii107
  5. Pale Swallowtail Papilio eurymedon85
  6. Echo Azure Celastrina echo68
  7. Western Black Carpenter Ant Camponotus modoc65
  8. Crackling Forest Grasshopper Trimerotropis verruculata62
  9. Douglas-fir tussock moth Orgyia pseudotsugata61
  10. California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica61

Spiders and kin

  1. Western Forest Scorpion Uroctonus mordax52
  2. Johnny Cash Tarantula Aphonopelma johnnycashi41
  3. Koch's Wolf Spider Alopecosa kochi28
  4. Western Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus23
  5. Giant Crab Spider Olios giganteus19
  6. Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite Aceria calaceris16
  7. Sawfinger Scorpion Serradigitus gertschi13

Reptiles

  1. Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis389
  2. Common Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus147
  3. Northern Alligator Lizard Elgaria coerulea101
  4. Western Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus84
  5. Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans73
  6. Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer60
  7. Northern Rubber Boa Charina bottae45
  8. Southern Alligator Lizard Elgaria multicarinata31
  9. Western Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris28
  10. Sierra Garter Snake Thamnophis couchii27

Amphibians

  1. Pacific chorus frog Pseudacris regilla132
  2. Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii47
  3. Sierra Newt Taricha sierrae31
  4. California Newt Taricha torosa29
  5. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas28

Fish

  1. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis165
  2. Golden Trout Oncorhynchus aguabonita68
  3. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss67

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.