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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.

5,444
recent observations
30
species listed
25
plants
3
reptiles & amphibians
2
mammals

Naturalists have logged 5,444 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Capitol Reef. The most frequently seen is the Roundleaf buffaloberry, with 645 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (25 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (3).

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Most-observed species in Capitol Reef

Roundleaf buffaloberry
Shepherdia rotundifolia
645 observations · iNaturalist
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
418 observations
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
390 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
380 observations
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
323 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
292 observations
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
265 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
241 observations
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
207 observations
Western Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris
188 observations
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
154 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
144 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
126 observations · iNaturalist
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
119 observations · iNaturalist
Wyoming Paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia
117 observations · iNaturalist
Fremont barberry
Berberis fremontii
113 observations · iNaturalist
Hoary Townsend Daisy
Townsendia incana
108 observations · iNaturalist
Badlands Mule-ears
Scabrethia scabra
105 observations · iNaturalist
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
103 observations
Frémont Cottonwood
Populus fremontii
102 observations
Smallflower Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus parviflorus
101 observations · iNaturalist
Littleleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus intricatus
97 observations · iNaturalist
firecracker penstemon
Penstemon eatonii
96 observations
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
92 observations
single-leaf ash
Fraxinus anomala
91 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
88 observations
Great Basin Sand Verbena
Abronia elliptica
87 observations · iNaturalist
Winkler's Pincushion Cactus
Pediocactus winkleri
86 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
84 observations
Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
82 observations

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