Where your curiosity contributes to science.
Identify plants, animals, fungi, and more while adding to a living atlas of life on Earth.
Join the communityFree, nonprofit, community-powered.
With iNaturalist, you can:
Identify
plants, animals, fungi, & more
Track
species you've seen worldwide
Discover
nature nearby
Contribute
to real science
Learn
from a global community of naturalists
The power of community science
Rediscovering long-lost species
The Frosted Phoenix moth hadn't been spotted in decades and was once thought extinct — until a tourist in New Zealand spotted it by accident.
Seen by pav_johnsson in New Zealand
Discovering new-to-science species
Inimia nat — abbreviated to I. nat — is a new-to-science mantis species found by a woman in Australia walking in her neighborhood.
Seen by glendawalter in Australia
Protecting local ecosystems
A group of local volunteers in California came together through iNaturalist to protect migrating amphibians crossing a busy road.
Seen by tcuriel in United States
Every observation tells a story
- Where
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Barrio Flaminia, Heredia, Sarapiquí, Costa Rica
- When
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Mar 25, 2023 · 8:38 PM CST
300M +
observations contributing to biodiversity science
550,000 +
species documented across the globe
7,000 +
papers citing iNaturalist data
500 +
species discovered or rediscovered by community scientists
Observe
Open the app and photograph any wild plant, animal, fungi, or other organism — from your neighborhood or anywhere in the world.
Identify
The app suggests an identification instantly, and a global community of naturalists confirms or refines it.
Contribute
Your observation becomes open data — used by scientists, conservationists, and researchers worldwide.
Nature is changing faster than ever, so we need you to help record what lives where.
It has really helped me with species identification, in addition to giving me the opportunity to interact with different people around the world.
Dzivula Gube
Marine Conservationist & Underwater Photographer, Kenya
iNaturalist opens the door to so much new and exciting research on understudied taxa. In my opinion, this platform is the cutting edge of ecological science.
Chris Alice "Alie" Kratzer
Field Guide Author at Owlfly LLC, USA