Planet Zoo 2 Aardvark — habitat, biome, size & which animals it can live with

Aardvark is one of the 130 Planet Zoo 2 launch species. It is housed in a Habitat habitat, accepts the Savannah biome, carries a Grade 2 · 1m barrier requirement and is listed at 0.66 m (shoulder). It shares a biome and an enclosure type with 27 other species, but the official species data rules out every one of those pairings, so it needs a habitat of its own.

Aardvark

Every figure on this page comes from the official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export rather than trailer footage: biome, enclosure type, barrier grade, size and the compatibility verdicts are all taken from the game's own data.

Size (M)0.66 m

Weight (M)50 kg

BarrierGrade 2

EnclosureHabitat

BiomesSavannah

StatusLeast Concern

Where it lives in the wild
Africa

Aardvark at a glance

Source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export (130 species). Also on the searchable animal list.

Enclosure and barrier requirements

Aardvark needs a Habitat enclosure and accepts the Savannah biome. The barrier requirement is Grade 2 · 1m, and that is the number to check before building: a Grade 4 animal behind a Grade 1 wall is the most common way a first zoo stalls.

Which animals can live with the Aardvark?

Aardvark shares a biome and an enclosure type with 27 other species, but every one of those pairings is ruled out by the official data, because one side of each pair is officially solitary.

Same biome, but not compatible

27 of the species that accept the Savannah biome cannot share an enclosure with the Aardvark, because one side of the pair is officially solitary. These are the pairings people ask about most, so they are spelled out rather than left as an unexplained gap.

Species	Biome	Enclosure	Why not
African Leopard	RainforestSavannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
African Penguin	Open SeaSavannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
African Savannah Elephant	DesertSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
African Wild Dog	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Asian Elephant	RainforestSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Bactrian Camel	DesertSavannahTemperate	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Black Wildebeest	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Blue Wildebeest	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Cape Buffalo	SavannahWetlands	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Common Hippopotamus	Lakes & RiversSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Common Ostrich	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Common Warthog	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Gemsbok	DesertSavannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Grey Wolf	DesertRainforestSavannahTaigaTemperateTundra	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Lion	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Masai Giraffe	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Meerkat	DesertSavannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Nile Monitor	SavannahWetlands	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Nyala	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Plains Zebra	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Przewalski's Horse	DesertSavannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Reticulated Giraffe	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Sable Antelope	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Spotted Hyena	DesertSavannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Springbok	DesertSavannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Thomson's Gazelle	Savannah	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”
Wild Boar	RainforestSavannahTemperateWetlands	Habitat	Aardvark is solitary “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.”

Close, but ruled out by enclosure type

17 species share at least one biome with the Aardvark but use a different enclosure type — a land habitat against an aquarium or a flying aviary — so they cannot be mixed however well the biomes line up.

Boa Constrictor, Cloudless Sulphur, Common Bluetongue, Eastern Brown Snake, European Peacock, Giant Tiger Land Snail, Golden Eagle, Goliath Beetle, Long-Eared Owl, Menelaus Blue Morpho, Monarch, Old World Swallowtail, Secretarybird, Toco Toucan, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, White-Backed Vulture, Yellow Anaconda

Behaviour, size and weight

Aardvark is classed as Solitary in Frontier's Social & Reproduction notes: “With the exception of a mother and her cub, aardvarks are solitary in nature. They only interact when mating or competing over mates.” On size the game lists 0.66 m (shoulder) for the male and 0.66 m for the female. Size and weight together decide the minimum habitat footprint, so use the female figure when you are sizing a breeding pair rather than a display animal.

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All 130 animals · Full compatibility chart for Aardvark · Aquarium animals · Aviary birds · Deluxe edition animals · System requirements