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Learn the wildlife of Šumava National Park

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1,915 species have research-grade observations inside Šumava 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 platyrhynchos25
  2. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs22
  3. White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla16
  4. Mute Swan Cygnus olor14
  5. Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula13
  6. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros12
  7. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio10
  8. European Robin Erithacus rubecula10
  9. Coal Tit Periparus ater10
  10. Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus9

Plants

  1. Mountain Tassel-Flower Soldanella montana113
  2. Red campion Silene dioica106
  3. Broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine105
  4. Marsh marigold Caltha palustris86
  5. Orange hawkweed Pilosella aurantiaca86
  6. White Butterbur Petasites albus73
  7. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea61
  8. Large-leaved lupine Lupinus polyphyllus61
  9. Melancholy Thistle Cirsium heterophyllum59
  10. Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii53

Mammals

  1. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber16
  2. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes11
  3. European Mole Talpa europaea10
  4. Wild Boar Sus scrofa7
  5. Mouse-eared Bat Myotis myotis6
  6. Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx6
  7. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus6
  8. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris6
  9. Red Deer Cervus elaphus6

Insects

  1. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus71
  2. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io55
  3. Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus40
  4. Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola38
  5. Goat Moth Cossus cossus36
  6. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia33
  7. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae31
  8. Musk beetle Aromia moschata31
  9. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta30
  10. Map Araschnia levana30

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus19
  2. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi10
  3. Green Huntsman Spider Micrommata virescens8

Reptiles

  1. Adder Vipera berus37
  2. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara35
  3. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis30
  4. Grass snake Natrix natrix12
  5. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis8

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo57
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria46
  3. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris7

Mollusks

  1. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum14
  2. Roman Snail Helix pomatia14
  3. White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis6

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.