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Wildlife in Sequoia National Park

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

17,566
recent observations
30
species listed
23
plants
5
mammals
1
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 17,566 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Sequoia. The most frequently seen is the giant sequoia, with 2,651 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (23 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (5).

Rarer finds confirmed in Sequoia include Giant Sequoia - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Giant Sequoia
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Most-observed species in Sequoia

giant sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
2,651 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
1,196 observations
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
991 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
949 observations
Mountain Pride
Penstemon newberryi
844 observations · iNaturalist
Snowplant
Sarcodes sanguinea
811 observations · iNaturalist
Whiskerbrush
Leptosiphon ciliatus
648 observations · iNaturalist
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
590 observations
bush chinquapin
Chrysolepis sempervirens
574 observations · iNaturalist
Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
545 observations
Corn Lily
Veratrum californicum
538 observations
Mountain Misery
Chamaebatia foliolosa
476 observations · iNaturalist
sugar pine
Pinus lambertiana
456 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
436 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
418 observations
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
414 observations · iNaturalist
Violet draperia
Draperia systyla
388 observations · iNaturalist
Bigelow's sneezeweed
Helenium bigelovii
387 observations · iNaturalist
Kelley's Lily
Lilium kelleyanum
373 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Dogwood
Cornus nuttallii
368 observations
pink-flowered stickseed
Hackelia mundula
368 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
364 observations · iNaturalist
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
359 observations
California incense-cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
356 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
355 observations · iNaturalist
California black oak
Quercus kelloggii
351 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
350 observations
white fir
Abies concolor
345 observations
Douglas's Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
333 observations
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus leichtlinii
332 observations · iNaturalist

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