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Wildlife in Grand Teton National Park

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Grand Teton right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

19,462
recent observations
30
species listed
13
mammals
15
plants
2
birds

Naturalists have logged 19,462 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Grand Teton. The most frequently seen is the Moose, with 2,435 recorded sightings.

Mammals account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by plants (15).

Rarer finds confirmed in Grand Teton include Grizzly Bear and Western Monkshood - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Grizzly BearWestern Monkshood
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Most-observed species in Grand Teton

Moose
Alces alces
2,435 observations
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
1,093 observations
American Bison
Bos bison
923 observations · iNaturalist
Uinta Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus armatus
847 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
821 observations
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
787 observations
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
778 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
776 observations · iNaturalist
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
725 observations · iNaturalist
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
709 observations
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
643 observations
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
632 observations · iNaturalist
Pronghorn
Antilocapra americana
594 observations
Utah Honeysuckle
Lonicera utahensis
563 observations · iNaturalist
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
535 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
520 observations · iNaturalist
Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
511 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
507 observations
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
477 observations
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
476 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
473 observations
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
454 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
453 observations · iNaturalist
American Pika
Ochotona princeps
446 observations
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
414 observations
Columbian Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum
396 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
395 observations
Snowbrush Ceanothus
Ceanothus velutinus
375 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
358 observations
Pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
346 observations · iNaturalist

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