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Planet Zoo 2 Habitat Planner & Compatibility
A habitat calculator for Planet Zoo 2: pick up to six animals and their adult counts to get the space each one needs, plus temperature, terrain, barriers and official pairings. It covers all 136 Zoopedia animals, gives areas for 1 to 500 adults for 106 of them, and saves your plan in this browser.
Last updated Game version: Launch version (October 13, 2026)
Habitat calculator: choose your animals
Try a starter mix: · (why these)
Adults of each animal:
- Reticulated Giraffe
- Plains Zebra
- Common Ostrich
Plan summary
No conflict in the official data, but 1 point is open.
- OKLiving together: All 3 pairs are on both animals' official lists.
- OKGroup size: Every animal is within its preferred group size.
- OpenSpace: At least land area 1,750 m² (Reticulated Giraffe), shelter area 75 m² (Reticulated Giraffe). Each species also needs its own figures below; the game gives no rule for adding them up.
- OKTemperature: 14°C to 36°C.
- OKTerrain: One mix that fits: Grass 70%, Soil 20%, Sand 10%.
- OKBarrier: Grade 3, 2 m high.
Can they live together?
- Reticulated Giraffe + Plains Zebra: Thriving on both animals' official lists.
- Reticulated Giraffe + Common Ostrich: The Reticulated Giraffe lists the Common Ostrich as Thriving; the Common Ostrich lists the Reticulated Giraffe as Neutral.
- Plains Zebra + Common Ostrich: The Plains Zebra lists the Common Ostrich as Thriving; the Common Ostrich lists the Plains Zebra as Neutral.
The official lists name only Thriving and Neutral partners. A pair they leave out has no official pairing, which is not proof that it fails; sharing a biome does not settle it either.
Shared biomes and regions
Biomes: Grassland.
Regions: Africa.
A shared biome does not mean animals can live together.
Area for your adult counts
Read from the official Zoopedia's adult-count control, checked at every count from 1 to its maximum of 500 (official Habitat panels, checked 2026-11-09, after Update 1.0.10). Area categories can overlap; do not add them together.
Reticulated Giraffe · 3 adults
Within the published mixed-group range (3–12).
Sex limits: Male-only group 3 - 12 · Female-only group 3 - 12 · Maximum males 3 · Maximum females 9.
- Land area
- 1,750 m²
- Shelter area
- 75 m²
Each extra adult adds: Land area 125 m², Shelter area 25 m².
Full Reticulated Giraffe requirementsPlains Zebra · 3 adults
Within the published mixed-group range (3–6).
Sex limits: Male-only group 3 - 6 · Female-only group 3 - 6 · Maximum males 1 · Maximum females 5.
- Land area
- 740 m²
- Shelter area
- 30 m²
Each extra adult adds: Land area 140 m², Shelter area 10 m².
Common Ostrich · 1 adult
Within the published mixed-group range (1–8).
Sex limits: Male-only group 1 - 2 · Female-only group 1 - 2 · Maximum males 1 · Maximum females 7.
- Land area
- 300 m²
- Shelter area
- 10 m²
Each extra adult adds: Land area 300 m², Shelter area 10 m².
Mixed habitat area: the official panels give each animal's own area and no rule for adding them up, so make sure the habitat meets every figure above.
Temperature, terrain and barrier
Shared temperature: 14°C to 36°C
Terrain every selected animal accepts: Grass 40% to 80%, Sand 10% to 20%, Soil 20% to 50%, Rock 0% to 20%, Waterlogged 0% to 10%. One mix that adds up to 100% and fits every selected animal: Grass 70%, Soil 20%, Sand 10%.
Strongest barrier: Grade 3.
Tallest barrier: 2 m.
Climb-proof barrier: Not needed by any selected animal.
Water as the barrier: Not allowed. Reticulated Giraffe, Plains Zebra and Common Ostrich do not accept a water barrier.
The grade and height are on the official Habitat panel. Climb-proofing and water barriers come from the official Zoopedia's page data, which the panel does not display; it gives no unit for the water width and depth. Roofs and mixed-species safety need separate checks.
Official relationship checks
- Reticulated Giraffe + Plains Zebra: Thriving is listed on both checked pages.
- Reticulated Giraffe → Plains Zebra: Thriving. Official Habitat panel · 2026-10-15.
- Plains Zebra → Reticulated Giraffe: Thriving. Official Habitat panel · 2026-10-15.
- Reticulated Giraffe + Common Ostrich: The two official lists differ; see each direction below.
- Reticulated Giraffe → Common Ostrich: Thriving. Official Habitat panel · 2026-10-15.
- Common Ostrich → Reticulated Giraffe: Neutral. Official Habitat panel · 2026-10-15.
- Plains Zebra + Common Ostrich: The two official lists differ; see each direction below.
- Plains Zebra → Common Ostrich: Thriving. Official Habitat panel · 2026-10-15.
- Common Ostrich → Plains Zebra: Neutral. Official Habitat panel · 2026-10-15.
A missing listing does not prove incompatibility. Different ratings remain visible in both directions.
A listed pair still needs suitable space, group composition and habitat conditions. Pair results do not certify a whole group.
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What these results tell you
Use the animal list to find species, the biome finder to plan a theme, and this planner to compare recorded habitat requirements. A matching environment is one check; it does not establish that animals can live together. Which species each official entry names as Thriving or Neutral, for every animal, is on the Planet Zoo 2 thriving relationships page.
The temperature result is the overlap of every selected animal's published range. Barrier strength and height take the highest recorded value separately. A climb-proof barrier is needed when any selected animal needs one, and water can serve as the barrier only when every selected animal accepts it; these two settings come from the official Zoopedia's page data, which its Habitat panel does not display. For aquarium animals it shows the water types every selected species accepts, and for exhibit animals the overlap of their humidity ranges. How to set a network's water type is on the Planet Zoo 2 water filtration page. For terrain it gives the range of each terrain type that every selected animal's panel lists, and warns when the minimums add up to more than the whole habitat; a type only some panels list is named but not combined. Each animal also shows its official sex limits. The planner does not check enclosure type or every construction detail. Planning for young? The Planet Zoo 2 breeding guide lists each animal's litter size and mating season, and the Planet Zoo 2 breeding calculator shows how many young a group can have over the years.
How to calculate habitat size in Planet Zoo 2
Every area in the official Zoopedia grows in a straight line with the number of adults: the area for one adult, plus the same amount for each extra adult. A Lion needs 810 m² of land for one adult and 110 m² more for each extra adult, so a pride of 4 adults needs 1,140 m² of land and 40 m² of shelter. Water, deep water, climbing and flight areas work the same way for the animals that need them. Only adults count: Frontier's guide says juveniles do not change the space a habitat needs, so plan for young when they grow up. In the game, the Zoopedia gives the same numbers, and you can pin an animal to a habitat to check it there.
The habitat calculator above does this sum for each animal you pick, at any count from 1 to 500, and the table below lists what one more adult adds. It does not add different species together: the official panels give no rule for a mixed habitat, so plan each species' space and leave room to spare. Shelter needs its own care, because only some shelters count; the Planet Zoo 2 shelter area page explains which.
Checked habitat records
Visible official Habitat panels are available in our records for 136 animals. For 106 animals we read the area at every adult count from 1 to 500 on 2026-11-09. That reading came after Update 1.0.10 (November 9, 2026), which fixed deep water space not being calculated correctly in the game, most of all for the Eurasian Beaver; every official figure is the same as at our 2026-10-19 reading. Exhibit animals have no adult-count control; their panels give a group size, a temperature range and a humidity range. Aquarium animals also list their water type, and the planner shows which type suits every selected one. Every value comes from that animal's official Zoopedia Habitat panel. The table shows what each extra adult adds; the one-adult values are in the planner. For aviary birds, the flyable area table puts every bird's flight area side by side, and the Planet Zoo 2 shelter area page does the same for shelter. Keeping a single-sex group? The Planet Zoo 2 male bachelor herd table gives each species' size. For a worked example, the Planet Zoo 2 giant panda guide builds a habitat for a pair step by step.
| Animal | Each extra adult adds |
|---|---|
| Aardvark | 80 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| African Leopard | 110 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 15 m² climbing |
| African Penguin | 3 m² land, 2 m² shelter, 2 m² deep water, 2 m² water |
| African Savannah Elephant | 502 m² land, 56 m² shelter, 25 m² water |
| African Tigerfish | 30 m² deep water |
| African Wild Dog | 100 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Amazonian Giant Centipede | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| American Bullfrog | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Asian Elephant | 376 m² land, 55 m² shelter, 25 m² water |
| Asian Small-Clawed Otter | 30 m² land, 5 m² shelter, 8 m² deep water, 12 m² water |
| Axolotl | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Bactrian Camel | 100 m² land |
| Binturong | 18 m² land, 4 m² shelter, 16 m² climbing |
| Black Rhinoceros | 770 m² land, 40 m² shelter |
| Black Wildebeest | 40 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Blackspotted Puffer | 40 m² deep water |
| Blacktip Reef Shark | 105 m² deep water |
| Blue and Gold Fusilier | 15 m² deep water |
| Blue Wildebeest | 40 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Bluespine Unicornfish | 15 m² deep water |
| Blunthead Cichlid | 15 m² deep water |
| Boa Constrictor | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Boeseman's Rainbowfish | 15 m² deep water |
| Brown Trout | 15 m² deep water |
| Cape Buffalo | 90 m² land, 15 m² shelter, 10 m² water |
| Cloudless Sulphur | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Clown Anemonefish | 15 m² deep water |
| Clown Loach | 30 m² deep water |
| Clown Triggerfish | 16 m² deep water |
| Common Bluetongue | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Common Hippopotamus | 251 m² land, 35 m² shelter, 251 m² water |
| Common Ostrich | 300 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Common Rudd | 15 m² deep water |
| Common Warthog | 10 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Danube Crested Newt | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Desert Horned Viper | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Diamondback Terrapin | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Dolphinfish | 50 m² deep water |
| Eastern Brown Snake | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Eurasian Beaver | 35 m² land, 5 m² shelter, 15 m² deep water, 26 m² water |
| Eurasian Bittern | 40 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 15 m² water, 20 m² flight |
| Eurasian Brown Bear | 145 m² land, 30 m² shelter, 5 m² water |
| Eurasian Lynx | 165 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 5 m² climbing |
| European Bison | 105 m² land, 15 m² shelter |
| European Peacock | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Fire Salamander | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Galápagos Giant Tortoise | 5 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Gemsbok | 40 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Gharial | 16 m² land, 52 m² deep water, 30 m² water |
| Giant Forest Scorpion | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Giant Gourami | 30 m² deep water |
| Giant Grouper | 150 m² deep water |
| Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Giant Panda | 150 m² land, 15 m² shelter |
| Giant Slippery Frog | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Giant Tiger Land Snail | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Gila Monster | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Golden Eagle | 200 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 50 m² flight |
| Golden Lion Tamarin | 15 m² land, 2 m² shelter, 5 m² climbing |
| Golden Poison Frog | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Golden Trevally | 30 m² deep water |
| Goliath Beetle | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo | 50 m² land, 7.5 m² shelter, 10 m² climbing |
| Great Hammerhead | 240 m² deep water |
| Great Hornbill | 40 m² land, 5 m² shelter, 20 m² flight |
| Greater Flamingo | 6 m² land, 2 m² shelter, 3 m² water, 2 m² flight |
| Grey Wolf | 92 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Grizzly Bear | 145 m² land, 30 m² shelter, 5 m² water |
| Hawksbill Turtle | 25 m² deep water |
| Humphead Wrasse | 12.5 m² deep water |
| Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips | 30 m² deep water |
| Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark | 18 m² deep water |
| Indo-Pacific Sergeant | 15 m² deep water |
| Javan Green Magpie | 25 m² land, 2 m² shelter, 5 m² flight |
| Javanese Cownose Ray | 15 m² deep water |
| Koi | 15 m² deep water |
| Komodo Dragon | 285 m² land, 25 m² shelter, 15 m² water |
| Lehmann's Poison Frog | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Lion | 110 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Long-Eared Owl | 50 m² land, 5 m² shelter, 40 m² flight |
| Long-Tailed Parakeet | 6 m² land, 1 m² shelter, 6 m² flight |
| Longfin Batfish | 30 m² deep water |
| Malayan Tapir | 56 m² land, 12 m² shelter, 19 m² water |
| Masai Giraffe | 125 m² land, 25 m² shelter |
| Meerkat | 14 m² land, 2 m² shelter |
| Menelaus Blue Morpho | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Mexican Redknee | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Monarch | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Moon Jelly | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Mountain Hare | 90 m² land, 5 m² shelter |
| Nile Monitor | 40 m² land, 15 m² water |
| North Sulawesi Babirusa | 150 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Nyala | 40 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Ocean Sunfish | 200 m² deep water |
| Ocellated Eagle Ray | 45 m² deep water |
| Old World Swallowtail | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Pacific Bluefin Tuna | 60 m² deep water |
| Pacific Sardine | 15 m² deep water |
| Palette Surgeonfish | 15 m² deep water |
| Plains Zebra | 140 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Przewalski's Horse | 140 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Red Deer | 45 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Red Lionfish | 16 m² deep water |
| Red Panda | 80 m² land, 5 m² shelter, 20 m² climbing |
| Red-Eyed Tree Frog | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Reticulated Giraffe | 125 m² land, 25 m² shelter |
| Ring-Tailed Lemur | 8 m² land, 2 m² shelter, 4 m² climbing |
| Sable Antelope | 60 m² land, 12.5 m² shelter |
| Sacred Scarab Beetle | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Sailfin Snapper | 40 m² deep water |
| Saltwater Crocodile | 15 m² land, 7.5 m² deep water, 25 m² water |
| Sand Tiger Shark | 240 m² deep water |
| Schooling Bannerfish | 15 m² deep water |
| Secretarybird | 100 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 25 m² flight |
| Shoebill | 200 m² land, 5 m² shelter, 15 m² flight |
| Siamang | 40 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 20 m² climbing |
| Snow Leopard | 110 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Spotted Hyena | 180 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Springbok | 55 m² land, 11 m² shelter |
| Sri Lankan Rose | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Sumatran Orangutan | 50 m² land, 15 m² shelter, 40 m² climbing |
| Sumatran Tiger | 110 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 10 m² water, 10 m² climbing |
| Sun Bear | 135 m² land, 20 m² shelter, 15 m² water, 15 m² climbing |
| Sunda Pangolin | 35 m² land, 5 m² shelter, 4 m² climbing |
| Thomson's Gazelle | 55 m² land, 11 m² shelter |
| Threespot Damselfish | 15 m² deep water |
| Toco Toucan | 25 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 10 m² flight |
| West Indian Manatee | 5 m² deep water, 25 m² water |
| Western Chimpanzee | 50 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 30 m² climbing |
| Western Diamondback Rattlesnake | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Western Lowland Gorilla | 80 m² land, 15 m² shelter, 20 m² climbing |
| White-Backed Vulture | 100 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 25 m² flight |
| White-Tailed Sea-Eagle | 200 m² land, 10 m² shelter, 50 m² flight |
| Wild Boar | 15 m² land, 10 m² shelter |
| Yellow Anaconda | Exhibit: no area on the panel |
| Yellow Tang | 15 m² deep water |
Read the animal guides for group and sex limits, terrain and per-species sources, or the Zoopedia guide for how to read the records. Every animal's terrain mix side by side is on the Planet Zoo 2 terrain requirements page.





Frequently asked questions
Can these Planet Zoo 2 animals live together?
Check both official relationship lists before planning a shared habitat. This tool shows each direction separately and only reports a shared rating when both checked pages agree. A shared biome, temperature or barrier alone does not make animals compatible.
Which animals can live with zebras in Planet Zoo 2?
The Plains Zebra's official Zoopedia entry names 13 animals as Thriving companions. 11 of them name the zebra as Thriving too: the Nyala, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Cape Buffalo, Thomson's Gazelle, Masai Giraffe, Reticulated Giraffe, Gemsbok, Common Warthog, Black Wildebeest and Blue Wildebeest. The Common Ostrich and White-Backed Vulture list the zebra as Neutral in their own entries. Add the ones you want to this planner to check space, temperature and barrier for the whole group; every pairing is on our Thriving relationships page.
How do you calculate habitat size in Planet Zoo 2?
Take the area the Zoopedia gives for one adult and add the same amount for every extra adult. A Lion needs 810 m² of land for one adult and 110 m² more for each extra adult, so a group of 4 adults needs 1,140 m². The habitat calculator on this page does the sum for any count from 1 to 500.
How does the habitat area calculator work?
It shows the area the official Zoopedia gives for your adult count. We read the Zoopedia's adult-count control at every count from 1 to 500 for 106 animals: each area is the one-adult value plus the same amount for every extra adult. It does not add space categories together. The official control stops at 500 adults.
Can it calculate the total area of a mixed habitat?
No. The official panels give each species its own area and no rule for adding them up, so the planner shows every animal’s own figure, and the habitat has to meet each one.
Can I save my habitat plan?
Yes. Save plan stores your species and adult counts in this browser, and Load saved plan restores them. No account is needed; another browser or device will not have that saved plan.
Sources
- Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia (official): the Habitat panel of each of the 136 animals
- Official Zoopedia page data (climb-proof and water barrier settings)
Checked against the official pages on October 19, 2026. Areas, temperatures and barrier grades and heights are visible official values; areas were read from the adult-count control at every count it allows. Climb-proofing and water barriers come from the official Zoopedia's page data, which its Habitat panel does not show. No formula of our own is used.
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Related pages
ThrivingPlanet Zoo 2 Thriving Relationships by AnimalWhich animals thrive together: every Thriving and Neutral relationship in the official Zoopedia, read in both directions, and the two groups that all thrive with each other.
TerrainPlanet Zoo 2 Terrain Requirements by AnimalHow much grass, sand, soil, rock, waterlogged ground and snow each animal accepts or needs, with a finder by terrain type and a full table.
AviariesPlanet Zoo 2 Flyable Area for Every BirdThe flight area every aviary bird needs, for one adult, its smallest group and each group size, and the two ways Frontier gives to add more.