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Wildlife in Redwood National Park

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

31,556
recent observations
30
species listed
18
plants
8
other
1
mammals

Naturalists have logged 31,556 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Redwood. The most frequently seen is the Pacific Banana Slug, with 2,960 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (18 of the species listed here), followed by other (8).

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Most-observed species in Redwood

Pacific Banana Slug
Ariolimax columbianus
2,960 observations · iNaturalist
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
2,596 observations
Ochre Sea Star
Pisaster ochraceus
2,405 observations · iNaturalist
coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
1,666 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
1,495 observations
salal
Gaultheria shallon
1,350 observations
Giant Green Anemone
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
1,245 observations · iNaturalist
Leather Star
Dermasterias imbricata
1,110 observations · iNaturalist
Western Lily of the Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
1,104 observations · iNaturalist
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
984 observations
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
983 observations
Gumboot Chiton
Cryptochiton stelleri
937 observations · iNaturalist
deer fern
Struthiopteris spicant
936 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
926 observations
Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
890 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
785 observations
coastal manroot
Marah oregana
782 observations · iNaturalist
Aggregating Anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima
755 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
730 observations · iNaturalist
western maidenhair fern
Adiantum aleuticum
717 observations · iNaturalist
Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis
677 observations
Pacific Purple Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
673 observations · iNaturalist
Clown Dorid
Triopha catalinae
669 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
647 observations · iNaturalist
Coastal Monkeyflower
Erythranthe dentata
633 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Sand Verbena
Abronia latifolia
626 observations · iNaturalist
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
585 observations
European Searocket
Cakile maritima
583 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Red-legged Frog
Rana aurora
571 observations
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
536 observations

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