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

Wild Boar is one of the 130 Planet Zoo 2 launch species. It is housed in a Habitat habitat, accepts the Rainforest / Savannah / Temperate / Wetlands biome, carries a Grade 2 · 1.25m barrier requirement and is listed at 0.90 m (shoulder). It shares a biome and an enclosure type with 52 other species, but the official species data rules out every one of those pairings, so it needs a habitat of its own.

Wild Boar

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)0.90 m

Weight (M)75–130 kg

BarrierGrade 2

EnclosureHabitat

BiomesRainforest / Savannah / Temperate / Wetlands

StatusLeast Concern

Where it lives in the wild
Africa · Asia · Europe

Wild Boar at a glance

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

Enclosure and barrier requirements

Wild Boar needs a Habitat enclosure and accepts the Rainforest / Savannah / Temperate / Wetlands biomes. The barrier requirement is Grade 2 · 1.25m, 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 Wild Boar?

Wild Boar shares a biome and an enclosure type with 52 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

52 of the species that accept the Rainforest / Savannah / Temperate / Wetlands biome cannot share an enclosure with the Wild Boar, 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
Aardvark	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.”
African Leopard	RainforestSavannah	Habitat	African Leopard is solitary “African leopards are solitary except for a mother raising her cubs.”
African Penguin	Open SeaSavannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
African Savannah Elephant	DesertSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
African Wild Dog	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Asian Elephant	RainforestSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Bactrian Camel	DesertSavannahTemperate	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Black Wildebeest	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Blue Wildebeest	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Cape Buffalo	SavannahWetlands	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
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…”
Common Ostrich	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Common Warthog	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Eurasian Beaver	Lakes & RiversTaigaTemperate	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Eurasian Brown Bear	TaigaTemperateTundra	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Eurasian Lynx	TaigaTemperateTundra	Habitat	Eurasian Lynx is solitary “In the wild, lynx are solitary animals and live alone except for mothers with their cubs. However, male and female lynx are known to form strong bonds in captivity.”
European Bison	TaigaTemperate	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
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.”
Gemsbok	DesertSavannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Gharial	Lakes & RiversRainforestWetlands	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Giant Panda	Temperate	Habitat	Giant Panda is solitary “Pandas are solitary creatures but will interact if they come across each other. However, females are more territorial than males and may cha…”
Golden Lion Tamarin Deluxe	Rainforest	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
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	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
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…”
Lion	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
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.”
Masai Giraffe	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Meerkat	DesertSavannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Mountain Hare	TaigaTemperateTundra	Habitat	Mountain Hare is solitary “Mountain hares are largely solitary but will interact during the breeding season and may gather at food sources when food is scarce.”
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…”
Nyala	Savannah	Habitat	Nyala is solitary “Female nyala live in small groups with their offspring and forage through the undergrowth together. Adult males are solitary, living alone e…”
Plains Zebra	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Przewalski's Horse	DesertSavannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Red Deer	Temperate	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Red Panda	TaigaTemperate	Habitat	Red Panda is solitary “Red pandas are solitary and territorial animals, with males having larger territories than females. In nature, the two only interact during the mating season.”
Reticulated Giraffe	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Ring-Tailed Lemur	Rainforest	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Sable Antelope	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
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	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Spotted Hyena	DesertSavannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Springbok	DesertSavannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Sumatran Orangutan	Rainforest	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
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.”
Sun Bear	RainforestWetlands	Habitat	Sun Bear is solitary “Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.”
Sunda Pangolin	Rainforest	Habitat	Sunda Pangolin is solitary “Pangolins are solitary animals and spend their time alone, except during the mating season and when a mother is with her infant.”
Thomson's Gazelle	Savannah	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Western Chimpanzee	Rainforest	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”
Western Lowland Gorilla	RainforestWetlands	Habitat	Wild Boar is solitary “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males…”

Close, but ruled out by enclosure type

37 species share at least one biome with the Wild Boar 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, Cloudless Sulphur, Common Bluetongue, Danube Crested Newt, Diamondback Terrapin, Eastern Brown Snake, Eurasian Bittern, European Peacock, Fire Salamander, Giant Forest Scorpion, Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect, Giant Tiger Land Snail, Golden Eagle, 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, Old World Swallowtail, Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Secretarybird, Shoebill, Sri Lankan Rose, Toco Toucan, West Indian Manatee, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, White-Backed Vulture, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Yellow Anaconda

Behaviour, size and weight

Wild Boar is classed as Solitary in Frontier's Social & Reproduction notes: “Female wild boars live in sounders led by an old matriarch, consisting of non-breeding females and mothers with their offspring. Adult males are solitary for most of the year, joining sounders only during the breeding season.” On size the game lists 0.90 m (shoulder) for the male and 0.80 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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