Wildlife in Capitol Reef National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Capitol Reef right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Capitol Reef
Roundleaf buffaloberry
Shepherdia rotundifolia
626 observations · iNaturalist
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
402 observations
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
383 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
368 observations
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
299 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
273 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
225 observations
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
203 observations
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
198 observations · iNaturalist
Western Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris
183 observations
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
147 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
133 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
126 observations · iNaturalist
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
117 observations · iNaturalist
Fremont barberry
Berberis fremontii
112 observations · iNaturalist
Wyoming Paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia
110 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Townsend Daisy
Townsendia incana
107 observations · iNaturalist
Badlands Mule-ears
Scabrethia scabra
105 observations · iNaturalist
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
101 observations
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
101 observations
Smallflower Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus parviflorus
101 observations · iNaturalist
firecracker penstemon
Penstemon eatonii
96 observations
Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus intricatus
96 observations · iNaturalist
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
89 observations
single-leaf ash
Fraxinus anomala
88 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
87 observations
Winkler's Pincushion Cactus
Pediocactus winkleri
86 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
80 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
80 observations
Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
79 observations
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