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

Sun Bear is one of the 130 Planet Zoo 2 launch species. It is housed in a Habitat habitat, accepts the Rainforest / Wetlands biome, carries a Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof barrier requirement and is listed at 1.40 m (nosetorump). It shares a biome and an enclosure type with 24 other species, but the official species data rules out every one of those pairings, so it needs a habitat of its own.

Sun Bear

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)1.40 m

Weight (M)—

BarrierGrade 3 + climb-proof

EnclosureHabitat

BiomesRainforest / Wetlands

StatusVulnerable

Where it lives in the wild
Asia

Sun Bear at a glance

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

Enclosure and barrier requirements

Sun Bear needs a Habitat enclosure and accepts the Rainforest / Wetlands biomes. The barrier requirement is Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof, 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 Sun Bear?

Sun Bear shares a biome and an enclosure type with 24 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

24 of the species that accept the Rainforest / Wetlands biome cannot share an enclosure with the Sun Bear, 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	African Leopard is solitary “African leopards are solitary except for a mother raising her cubs.”
African Savannah Elephant	DesertSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Asian Elephant	RainforestSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Cape Buffalo	SavannahWetlands	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Common Hippopotamus	Lakes & RiversSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Common Hippopotamus is solitary “Hippos interact with each other, but do not form close groups or bonds. Mature males are semi-solitary and territorial, presiding over a str…”
Galápagos Giant Tortoise	Rainforest	Habitat	Galápagos Giant Tortoise is solitary “Giant Galápagos tortoises are solitary but do tolerate each other. Saddleback males are particularly aggressive towards each other during the mating season.”
Gharial	Lakes & RiversRainforestWetlands	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Golden Lion Tamarin Deluxe	Rainforest	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo	Rainforest	Habitat	Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo is solitary “Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroos are largely solitary, except for a mother and her joey, and when brief pair bonds form between males and females during breeding.”
Grey Wolf	DesertRainforestSavannahTaigaTemperateTundra	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Grizzly Bear	TaigaTemperateTundraWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Komodo Dragon	MangroveRainforestWetlands	Habitat	Komodo Dragon is solitary “Komodo dragons are solitary creatures, but they will group together to feed and mate. When in groups, the largest male is dominant; he will…”
Malayan Tapir	RainforestWetlands	Habitat	Malayan Tapir is solitary “Malayan tapirs are often solitary but may also be found in monogamous pairs with their young offspring or in temporary feeding groups. They are tolerant of other individuals.”
Nile Monitor	SavannahWetlands	Habitat	Nile Monitor is solitary “Nile monitors are solitary animals and prefer to be alone.”
North Sulawesi Babirusa	Rainforest	Habitat	North Sulawesi Babirusa is solitary “Babirusa females tend to live in small groups made up of sisters and their offspring under two years old. Mature males live alone but will c…”
Ring-Tailed Lemur	Rainforest	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Saltwater Crocodile	EstuarineMangroveRainforest	Habitat	Saltwater Crocodile is solitary “Saltwater crocodiles are solitary, territorial and extremely aggressive. Males will tolerate females living on their territory, and females…”
Siamang	Rainforest	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Sumatran Orangutan	Rainforest	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Sumatran Tiger	RainforestWetlands	Habitat	Sumatran Tiger is solitary “Sumatran tigers are solitary animals. They only interact with each other to mate, with the exception of a mother with her cubs.”
Sunda Pangolin	Rainforest	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Western Chimpanzee	Rainforest	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Western Lowland Gorilla	RainforestWetlands	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Wild Boar	RainforestSavannahTemperateWetlands	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”

Close, but ruled out by enclosure type

29 species share at least one biome with the Sun Bear 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.

Amazonian Giant Centipede, American Bullfrog, Boa Constrictor, Common Bluetongue, Danube Crested Newt, Diamondback Terrapin, Eurasian Bittern, Fire Salamander, Giant Forest Scorpion, Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect, Giant Tiger Land Snail, Golden Poison Frog, Goliath Beetle, Great Hornbill, Greater Flamingo, Javan Green Magpie, Lehmann's Poison Frog, Long-Eared Owl, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Menelaus Blue Morpho, Mexican Redknee, Monarch, Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Shoebill, Sri Lankan Rose, Toco Toucan, West Indian Manatee, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Yellow Anaconda

Behaviour, size and weight

Sun Bear is classed as Solitary in Frontier's Social & Reproduction notes: “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.” On size the game lists 1.40 m (nosetorump) for the male and 1.25 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 Sun Bear · Aquarium animals · Aviary birds · Deluxe edition animals · System requirements