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Planet Zoo 2 biomes — all 12 biomes and every animal that lives in them

Planet Zoo 2 has 12 habitat biomes, and every one of the 130 launch species accepts at least one of them. This page lists all 12 with the complete species list for each, generated straight from the game's own Zoopedia data — so you can see which biome gives you the most animals to build with, which species are flexible enough to fit almost anywhere, and which are locked to a single biome.

Planet Zoo 2 animals across several habitat types, from savannah to reef — Screenshot: Planet Zoo 2, Steam store page

12biomes: 7 land, 5 water

245species-to-biome fits

45species in the biggest biome

9in the smallest

6biomes accepted by the Grey Wolf

All 12 biomes at a glance

Biome	Type	Species	Enclosure types	Deluxe
Savannah	Land	45	Aviary · Exhibit · Habitat	1
Rainforest	Land	38	Aviary · Exhibit · Habitat	1
Temperate	Land	26	Aviary · Exhibit · Habitat	1
Wetlands	Land	25	Aquarium · Aviary · Exhibit · Habitat	0
Reef	Water	22	Aquarium · Exhibit	3
Desert	Land	16	Aviary · Exhibit · Habitat	1
Lakes & Rivers	Water	15	Aquarium · Exhibit · Habitat	1
Taiga	Land	14	Aviary · Exhibit · Habitat	1
Estuarine	Water	13	Aquarium · Aviary · Exhibit · Habitat	0
Open Sea	Water	13	Aquarium · Exhibit · Habitat	1
Mangrove	Water	9	Aquarium · Exhibit · Habitat	0
Tundra	Land	9	Aviary · Exhibit · Habitat	1

Counts are generated from the official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export (2026-10-01). A species is counted in every biome it accepts, so the Species column adds up to 245 across 130 animals.

How biome compatibility works

Two things have to match before an animal accepts a home, and they are easy to confuse. The biome is the climate and terrain profile — the 12 on this page. The enclosure type is the kind of build: Habitat, Aquarium, Aviary or Exhibit. An animal needs a habitat whose biome is on its list and whose type it can live in, which is why a Reef species still cannot go in an open-air habitat.

Multi-biome species are the useful ones. 68 of the 130 species accept more than one biome, and that overlap is exactly what makes mixed-species habitats possible: two animals can share an enclosure when their biome lists intersect. The compatibility chart works through all 1,221 pairs on that basis, and the habitat calculator turns the result into a barrier spec.

Which biome to build first

Most to work with: Savannah

45 species accept it — the largest pool in the game, from elephants and giraffes to meerkats, ostriches and vultures. It is the biome that supports the widest range of mixed habitats.

Runner-up: Rainforest

38 species, heavy on primates, big cats and tropical birds, and the only biome where the Sumatran orangutan, siamang and Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo all overlap.

Cold-weather planning: Temperate and Taiga

Temperate (26) is the forgiving option for bears, deer, bison and flamingos; Taiga (14) narrows that to cold-hardy species like the snow leopard and Eurasian lynx.

Aquariums: Reef is the big one

22 species, all of them tank animals, and three of them are Deluxe-exclusive. If you are building saltwater, Reef and Open Sea are where the roster lives.

Every biome in detail

Each section below is the complete species list for that biome, with each animal's enclosure type, the other biomes it also accepts, its continents and its barrier grade. All of it comes from the same official data the game itself uses.

Savannah 45 species

45 of the 130 launch species accept this land biome — ranked 1 of 12 by species count, and 1 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aviary, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
Aardvark	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1m
African Leopard	Habitat	Rainforest	Africa	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
African Penguin	Habitat	Open Sea	Africa	Grade 2 · 1m
African Savannah Elephant	Habitat	Desert · Wetlands	Africa	Grade 4 · 3m
African Wild Dog	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 3m
Asian Elephant	Habitat	Rainforest · Wetlands	Asia	Grade 4 · 3m
Bactrian Camel	Habitat	Desert · Temperate	Asia	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Black Wildebeest	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Blue Wildebeest	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Boa Constrictor	Exhibit	Rainforest	North America · South America	—
Cape Buffalo	Habitat	Wetlands	Africa	Grade 3 · 1.25m
Cloudless Sulphur	Exhibit	Taiga · Temperate	North America · South America	—
Common Bluetongue	Exhibit	Rainforest · Temperate	Australasia	—
Common Hippopotamus	Habitat	Lakes & Rivers · Wetlands	Africa	Grade 4 · 2m
Common Ostrich	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Common Warthog	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Eastern Brown Snake	Exhibit	Desert · Temperate	Australasia	—
European Peacock	Exhibit	Temperate	Asia · Europe	—
Gemsbok	Habitat	Desert	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Giant Tiger Land Snail	Exhibit	Rainforest	Africa	—
Golden Eagle Deluxe	Aviary	Desert · Taiga · Temperate · Tundra	Africa · Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 2 · 1m
Goliath Beetle	Exhibit	Rainforest	Africa	—
Grey Wolf	Habitat	Desert · Rainforest · Taiga · Temperate · Tundra	Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 3 · 3m
Lion	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Long-Eared Owl	Aviary	Taiga · Temperate · Wetlands	Africa · Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 2 · 1m
Masai Giraffe	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Meerkat	Habitat	Desert	Africa	Grade 1 · 1.25m
Menelaus Blue Morpho	Exhibit	Rainforest	South America	—
Monarch	Exhibit	Rainforest · Temperate	Asia · Australasia · North America · South America	—
Nile Monitor	Habitat	Wetlands	Africa	Grade 2 · 0.5m
Nyala	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Old World Swallowtail	Exhibit	Taiga · Temperate · Tundra	Asia · Europe · North America	—
Plains Zebra	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Przewalski's Horse	Habitat	Desert	Asia	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Reticulated Giraffe	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 3 · 2m
Sable Antelope	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Secretarybird	Aviary	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1m
Spotted Hyena	Habitat	Desert	Africa	Grade 3 · 3m
Springbok	Habitat	Desert	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Thomson's Gazelle	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Toco Toucan	Aviary	Rainforest · Wetlands	South America	Grade 2 · 1m
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	Exhibit	Desert · Temperate	North America	—
White-Backed Vulture	Aviary	Desert	Africa	Grade 2 · 1m
Wild Boar	Habitat	Rainforest · Temperate · Wetlands	Africa · Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Yellow Anaconda	Exhibit	Wetlands	South America	—

Browse the same 45 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Rainforest 38 species

38 of the 130 launch species accept this land biome — ranked 2 of 12 by species count, and 1 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aviary, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
African Leopard	Habitat	Savannah	Africa	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Amazonian Giant Centipede	Exhibit	only this biome	South America	—
Asian Elephant	Habitat	Savannah · Wetlands	Asia	Grade 4 · 3m
Boa Constrictor	Exhibit	Savannah	North America · South America	—
Common Bluetongue	Exhibit	Savannah · Temperate	Australasia	—
Galápagos Giant Tortoise	Habitat	only this biome	South America	Grade 1 · 1m
Gharial	Habitat	Lakes & Rivers · Wetlands	Asia	Grade 2 · 1m
Giant Forest Scorpion	Exhibit	only this biome	Asia	—
Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect	Exhibit	only this biome	Asia	—
Giant Tiger Land Snail	Exhibit	Savannah	Africa	—
Golden Lion Tamarin Deluxe	Habitat	only this biome	South America	Grade 1 · 3m · climb-proof
Golden Poison Frog	Exhibit	only this biome	South America	—
Goliath Beetle	Exhibit	Savannah	Africa	—
Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo	Habitat	only this biome	Australasia	Grade 1 · 1m · climb-proof
Great Hornbill	Aviary	only this biome	Asia	Grade 2 · 1m
Grey Wolf	Habitat	Desert · Savannah · Taiga · Temperate · Tundra	Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 3 · 3m
Javan Green Magpie	Aviary	only this biome	Asia	Grade 1 · 1m
Komodo Dragon	Habitat	Mangrove · Wetlands	Asia	Grade 2 · 1m
Lehmann's Poison Frog	Exhibit	only this biome	South America	—
Long-Tailed Parakeet	Aviary	only this biome	Asia	Grade 2 · 1m
Malayan Tapir	Habitat	Wetlands	Asia	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Menelaus Blue Morpho	Exhibit	Savannah	South America	—
Mexican Redknee	Exhibit	Desert · Temperate	North America	—
Monarch	Exhibit	Savannah · Temperate	Asia · Australasia · North America · South America	—
North Sulawesi Babirusa	Habitat	only this biome	Asia	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Red-Eyed Tree Frog	Exhibit	only this biome	North America · South America	—
Ring-Tailed Lemur	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 3m · climb-proof
Saltwater Crocodile	Habitat	Estuarine · Mangrove	Asia · Australasia	Grade 3 · 1m
Siamang	Habitat	only this biome	Asia	Grade 2 · 3m · climb-proof
Sri Lankan Rose	Exhibit	only this biome	Asia	—
Sumatran Orangutan	Habitat	only this biome	Asia	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Sumatran Tiger	Habitat	Wetlands	Asia	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Sun Bear	Habitat	Wetlands	Asia	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Sunda Pangolin	Habitat	only this biome	Asia	Grade 2 · 3m · climb-proof
Toco Toucan	Aviary	Savannah · Wetlands	South America	Grade 2 · 1m
Western Chimpanzee	Habitat	only this biome	Africa	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Western Lowland Gorilla	Habitat	Wetlands	Africa	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Wild Boar	Habitat	Savannah · Temperate · Wetlands	Africa · Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1.25m

Browse the same 38 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Temperate 26 species

26 of the 130 launch species accept this land biome — ranked 3 of 12 by species count, and 1 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aviary, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
Bactrian Camel	Habitat	Desert · Savannah	Asia	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Cloudless Sulphur	Exhibit	Savannah · Taiga	North America · South America	—
Common Bluetongue	Exhibit	Rainforest · Savannah	Australasia	—
Eastern Brown Snake	Exhibit	Desert · Savannah	Australasia	—
Eurasian Beaver	Habitat	Lakes & Rivers · Taiga	Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Eurasian Bittern	Aviary	Wetlands	Africa · Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1m
Eurasian Brown Bear	Habitat	Taiga · Tundra	Asia · Europe	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Eurasian Lynx	Habitat	Taiga · Tundra	Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 3m · climb-proof
European Bison	Habitat	Taiga	Europe	Grade 3 · 1.25m
European Peacock	Exhibit	Savannah	Asia · Europe	—
Fire Salamander	Exhibit	Wetlands	Europe	—
Giant Panda	Habitat	only this biome	Asia	Grade 4 · 2m · climb-proof
Golden Eagle Deluxe	Aviary	Desert · Savannah · Taiga · Tundra	Africa · Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 2 · 1m
Greater Flamingo	Aviary	Estuarine · Wetlands	Africa · Asia · Europe	Grade 1 · 1m
Grey Wolf	Habitat	Desert · Rainforest · Savannah · Taiga · Tundra	Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 3 · 3m
Grizzly Bear	Habitat	Taiga · Tundra · Wetlands	North America	Grade 4 · 2m · climb-proof
Long-Eared Owl	Aviary	Savannah · Taiga · Wetlands	Africa · Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 2 · 1m
Mexican Redknee	Exhibit	Desert · Rainforest	North America	—
Monarch	Exhibit	Rainforest · Savannah	Asia · Australasia · North America · South America	—
Mountain Hare	Habitat	Taiga · Tundra	Arctic · Asia · Europe	Grade 1 · 1.25m
Old World Swallowtail	Exhibit	Savannah · Taiga · Tundra	Asia · Europe · North America	—
Red Deer	Habitat	only this biome	Africa · Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Red Panda	Habitat	Taiga	Asia	Grade 2 · 3m
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	Exhibit	Desert · Savannah	North America	—
White-Tailed Sea-Eagle	Aviary	Taiga · Tundra · Wetlands	Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1m
Wild Boar	Habitat	Rainforest · Savannah · Wetlands	Africa · Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1.25m

Browse the same 26 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Wetlands 25 species

25 of the 130 launch species accept this land biome — ranked 4 of 12 by species count, and 0 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aquarium, Aviary, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
African Savannah Elephant	Habitat	Desert · Savannah	Africa	Grade 4 · 3m
American Bullfrog	Exhibit	Lakes & Rivers	North America	—
Asian Elephant	Habitat	Rainforest · Savannah	Asia	Grade 4 · 3m
Cape Buffalo	Habitat	Savannah	Africa	Grade 3 · 1.25m
Common Hippopotamus	Habitat	Lakes & Rivers · Savannah	Africa	Grade 4 · 2m
Danube Crested Newt	Exhibit	Lakes & Rivers	Europe	—
Diamondback Terrapin	Exhibit	Estuarine · Mangrove	North America	—
Eurasian Bittern	Aviary	Temperate	Africa · Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1m
Fire Salamander	Exhibit	Temperate	Europe	—
Gharial	Habitat	Lakes & Rivers · Rainforest	Asia	Grade 2 · 1m
Greater Flamingo	Aviary	Estuarine · Temperate	Africa · Asia · Europe	Grade 1 · 1m
Grizzly Bear	Habitat	Taiga · Temperate · Tundra	North America	Grade 4 · 2m · climb-proof
Komodo Dragon	Habitat	Mangrove · Rainforest	Asia	Grade 2 · 1m
Long-Eared Owl	Aviary	Savannah · Taiga · Temperate	Africa · Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 2 · 1m
Malayan Tapir	Habitat	Rainforest	Asia	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Nile Monitor	Habitat	Savannah	Africa	Grade 2 · 0.5m
Shoebill	Aviary	only this biome	Africa	Grade 2 · 1m
Sumatran Tiger	Habitat	Rainforest	Asia	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Sun Bear	Habitat	Rainforest	Asia	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Toco Toucan	Aviary	Rainforest · Savannah	South America	Grade 2 · 1m
West Indian Manatee	Aquarium	Estuarine · Lakes & Rivers · Mangrove · Open Sea	North America · South America	Grade 2 · 1m
Western Lowland Gorilla	Habitat	Rainforest	Africa	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
White-Tailed Sea-Eagle	Aviary	Taiga · Temperate · Tundra	Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1m
Wild Boar	Habitat	Rainforest · Savannah · Temperate	Africa · Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Yellow Anaconda	Exhibit	Savannah	South America	—

Browse the same 25 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Reef 22 species

22 of the 130 launch species accept this water biome — ranked 5 of 12 by species count, and 3 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aquarium, Exhibit.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
Blackspotted Puffer	Aquarium	only this biome	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 1 · 1m
Blacktip Reef Shark	Aquarium	Estuarine · Mangrove	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Blue and Gold Fusilier Deluxe	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Bluespine Unicornfish	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Clown Anemonefish	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Clown Triggerfish	Aquarium	only this biome	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 1 · 1m
Giant Grouper	Aquarium	Estuarine · Mangrove	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Golden Trevally	Aquarium	Estuarine	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Great Hammerhead Deluxe	Aquarium	Open Sea	Atlantic Ocean · Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 3 · 1m
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium	Estuarine · Mangrove · Open Sea	Africa · Asia · Atlantic Ocean · Australasia · Europe · Indian Ocean · North America · Pacific Ocean · South America	Grade 2 · 1m
Humphead Wrasse	Aquarium	Open Sea	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips	Aquarium	Estuarine	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark	Aquarium	Estuarine · Mangrove · Open Sea	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Indo-Pacific Sergeant	AquariumExhibit	Open Sea	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Longfin Batfish Deluxe	Aquarium	only this biome	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Ocellated Eagle Ray	Aquarium	Estuarine · Open Sea	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Palette Surgeonfish	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Red Lionfish	Aquarium	Estuarine	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Sailfin Snapper	Aquarium	only this biome	Asia · Australasia	Grade 1 · 1m
Schooling Bannerfish	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Threespot Damselfish	AquariumExhibit	Mangrove	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Yellow Tang	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Pacific Ocean	—

Browse the same 22 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Desert 16 species

16 of the 130 launch species accept this land biome — ranked 6 of 12 by species count, and 1 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aviary, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
African Savannah Elephant	Habitat	Savannah · Wetlands	Africa	Grade 4 · 3m
Bactrian Camel	Habitat	Savannah · Temperate	Asia	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Desert Horned Viper	Exhibit	only this biome	Africa · Asia	—
Eastern Brown Snake	Exhibit	Savannah · Temperate	Australasia	—
Gemsbok	Habitat	Savannah	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Gila Monster	Exhibit	only this biome	North America	—
Golden Eagle Deluxe	Aviary	Savannah · Taiga · Temperate · Tundra	Africa · Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 2 · 1m
Grey Wolf	Habitat	Rainforest · Savannah · Taiga · Temperate · Tundra	Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 3 · 3m
Meerkat	Habitat	Savannah	Africa	Grade 1 · 1.25m
Mexican Redknee	Exhibit	Rainforest · Temperate	North America	—
Przewalski's Horse	Habitat	Savannah	Asia	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Sacred Scarab Beetle	Exhibit	only this biome	Africa · Asia · Europe	—
Spotted Hyena	Habitat	Savannah	Africa	Grade 3 · 3m
Springbok	Habitat	Savannah	Africa	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	Exhibit	Savannah · Temperate	North America	—
White-Backed Vulture	Aviary	Savannah	Africa	Grade 2 · 1m

Browse the same 16 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Lakes & Rivers 15 species

15 of the 130 launch species accept this water biome — ranked 7 of 12 by species count, and 1 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aquarium, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
African Tigerfish	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Africa	—
American Bullfrog	Exhibit	Wetlands	North America	—
Axolotl Deluxe	Exhibit	only this biome	North America	—
Blunthead Cichlid	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Africa	—
Boeseman's Rainbowfish	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Australasia	—
Brown Trout	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Europe	—
Clown Loach	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Asia	—
Common Hippopotamus	Habitat	Savannah · Wetlands	Africa	Grade 4 · 2m
Common Rudd	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Asia · Europe	—
Danube Crested Newt	Exhibit	Wetlands	Europe	—
Eurasian Beaver	Habitat	Taiga · Temperate	Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Gharial	Habitat	Rainforest · Wetlands	Asia	Grade 2 · 1m
Giant Gourami	AquariumExhibit	only this biome	Asia	—
Giant Slippery Frog	Exhibit	only this biome	Africa	—
West Indian Manatee	Aquarium	Estuarine · Mangrove · Open Sea · Wetlands	North America · South America	Grade 2 · 1m

Browse the same 15 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Taiga 14 species

14 of the 130 launch species accept this land biome — ranked 8 of 12 by species count, and 1 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aviary, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
Cloudless Sulphur	Exhibit	Savannah · Temperate	North America · South America	—
Eurasian Beaver	Habitat	Lakes & Rivers · Temperate	Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1.25m
Eurasian Brown Bear	Habitat	Temperate · Tundra	Asia · Europe	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Eurasian Lynx	Habitat	Temperate · Tundra	Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 3m · climb-proof
European Bison	Habitat	Temperate	Europe	Grade 3 · 1.25m
Golden Eagle Deluxe	Aviary	Desert · Savannah · Temperate · Tundra	Africa · Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 2 · 1m
Grey Wolf	Habitat	Desert · Rainforest · Savannah · Temperate · Tundra	Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 3 · 3m
Grizzly Bear	Habitat	Temperate · Tundra · Wetlands	North America	Grade 4 · 2m · climb-proof
Long-Eared Owl	Aviary	Savannah · Temperate · Wetlands	Africa · Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 2 · 1m
Mountain Hare	Habitat	Temperate · Tundra	Arctic · Asia · Europe	Grade 1 · 1.25m
Old World Swallowtail	Exhibit	Savannah · Temperate · Tundra	Asia · Europe · North America	—
Red Panda	Habitat	Temperate	Asia	Grade 2 · 3m
Snow Leopard	Habitat	Tundra	Asia	Grade 2 · 3m · climb-proof
White-Tailed Sea-Eagle	Aviary	Temperate · Tundra · Wetlands	Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1m

Browse the same 14 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Estuarine 13 species

13 of the 130 launch species accept this water biome — ranked 9 of 12 by species count, and 0 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aquarium, Aviary, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
Blacktip Reef Shark	Aquarium	Mangrove · Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Diamondback Terrapin	Exhibit	Mangrove · Wetlands	North America	—
Giant Grouper	Aquarium	Mangrove · Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Golden Trevally	Aquarium	Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Greater Flamingo	Aviary	Temperate · Wetlands	Africa · Asia · Europe	Grade 1 · 1m
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium	Mangrove · Open Sea · Reef	Africa · Asia · Atlantic Ocean · Australasia · Europe · Indian Ocean · North America · Pacific Ocean · South America	Grade 2 · 1m
Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips	Aquarium	Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark	Aquarium	Mangrove · Open Sea · Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Moon Jelly	Exhibit	Open Sea	Arctic Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean · Southern Ocean	—
Ocellated Eagle Ray	Aquarium	Open Sea · Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Red Lionfish	Aquarium	Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Saltwater Crocodile	Habitat	Mangrove · Rainforest	Asia · Australasia	Grade 3 · 1m
West Indian Manatee	Aquarium	Lakes & Rivers · Mangrove · Open Sea · Wetlands	North America · South America	Grade 2 · 1m

Browse the same 13 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Open Sea 13 species

13 of the 130 launch species accept this water biome — ranked 10 of 12 by species count, and 1 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aquarium, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
African Penguin	Habitat	Savannah	Africa	Grade 2 · 1m
Dolphinfish	Aquarium	only this biome	Atlantic Ocean · Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Great Hammerhead Deluxe	Aquarium	Reef	Atlantic Ocean · Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 3 · 1m
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium	Estuarine · Mangrove · Reef	Africa · Asia · Atlantic Ocean · Australasia · Europe · Indian Ocean · North America · Pacific Ocean · South America	Grade 2 · 1m
Humphead Wrasse	Aquarium	Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark	Aquarium	Estuarine · Mangrove · Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Indo-Pacific Sergeant	AquariumExhibit	Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
Moon Jelly	Exhibit	Estuarine	Arctic Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean · Southern Ocean	—
Ocean Sunfish	Aquarium	only this biome	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Ocellated Eagle Ray	Aquarium	Estuarine · Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Pacific Bluefin Tuna	Aquarium	only this biome	Pacific Ocean	—
Pacific Sardine	Aquarium	only this biome	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
West Indian Manatee	Aquarium	Estuarine · Lakes & Rivers · Mangrove · Wetlands	North America · South America	Grade 2 · 1m

Browse the same 13 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Mangrove 9 species

9 of the 130 launch species accept this water biome — ranked 11 of 12 by species count, and 0 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aquarium, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
Blacktip Reef Shark	Aquarium	Estuarine · Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Diamondback Terrapin	Exhibit	Estuarine · Wetlands	North America	—
Giant Grouper	Aquarium	Estuarine · Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium	Estuarine · Open Sea · Reef	Africa · Asia · Atlantic Ocean · Australasia · Europe · Indian Ocean · North America · Pacific Ocean · South America	Grade 2 · 1m
Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark	Aquarium	Estuarine · Open Sea · Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	Grade 2 · 1m
Komodo Dragon	Habitat	Rainforest · Wetlands	Asia	Grade 2 · 1m
Saltwater Crocodile	Habitat	Estuarine · Rainforest	Asia · Australasia	Grade 3 · 1m
Threespot Damselfish	AquariumExhibit	Reef	Indian Ocean · Pacific Ocean	—
West Indian Manatee	Aquarium	Estuarine · Lakes & Rivers · Open Sea · Wetlands	North America · South America	Grade 2 · 1m

Browse the same 9 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Tundra 9 species

9 of the 130 launch species accept this land biome — ranked 12 of 12 by species count, and 1 of them are Deluxe-exclusive. Enclosure types that appear here: Aviary, Exhibit, Habitat.

Species	Enclosure	Other biomes accepted	Continents	Barrier
Eurasian Brown Bear	Habitat	Taiga · Temperate	Asia · Europe	Grade 3 · 3m · climb-proof
Eurasian Lynx	Habitat	Taiga · Temperate	Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 3m · climb-proof
Golden Eagle Deluxe	Aviary	Desert · Savannah · Taiga · Temperate	Africa · Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 2 · 1m
Grey Wolf	Habitat	Desert · Rainforest · Savannah · Taiga · Temperate	Asia · Europe · North America	Grade 3 · 3m
Grizzly Bear	Habitat	Taiga · Temperate · Wetlands	North America	Grade 4 · 2m · climb-proof
Mountain Hare	Habitat	Taiga · Temperate	Arctic · Asia · Europe	Grade 1 · 1.25m
Old World Swallowtail	Exhibit	Savannah · Taiga · Temperate	Asia · Europe · North America	—
Snow Leopard	Habitat	Taiga	Asia	Grade 2 · 3m · climb-proof
White-Tailed Sea-Eagle	Aviary	Taiga · Temperate · Wetlands	Asia · Europe	Grade 2 · 1m

Browse the same 9 species in the filterable animal list, or see which of them can share a habitat on the compatibility chart.

Planet Zoo 2 habitat planner overlay showing biome and barrier tools — The habitat planner is where a biome choice becomes a build: barrier height, terrain and water.

Planet Zoo 2 elephants at sunset on a savannah habitat — Savannah is the biggest biome in the game, with 45 of the 130 launch species accepting it.

Planet Zoo 2 reef aquarium tank with a school of fish — The five water biomes are where aquariums live, and Reef carries the largest roster.

FAQ

How many biomes are in Planet Zoo 2?

12: 7 land biomes (Savannah, Rainforest, Temperate, Wetlands, Desert, Taiga, Tundra) and 5 water biomes (Reef, Lakes & Rivers, Estuarine, Open Sea, Mangrove). Between them they cover 245 species-to-biome fits across the 130 launch animals, because many species accept more than one biome.

What is the easiest biome to start a zoo in?

Savannah, and it is not close: 45 of the 130 species accept it, which gives you the widest choice of enclosures and the most combinations for mixed habitats. Rainforest (38) and Temperate (26) are the next broadest.

Do animals have to be kept in a biome they accept?

Yes. Every species lists the biomes it accepts in the Zoopedia, and a habitat built in a biome the animal does not accept counts against its welfare. Everything on this page is generated from that same official field, so the lists here are the ones the game uses.

Can animals from different biomes share one habitat?

Only if they share at least one biome and the same enclosure type. A savannah animal and a temperate animal can live together if both accept Savannah; a reef fish and a tundra owl never can. The compatibility chart judges all 1,221 pairs on exactly that basis, with the official Social & Reproduction quote on every row.

What is the difference between a biome and an enclosure type?

A biome is the climate and terrain profile in the Zoopedia — the 12 listed on this page. An enclosure type is the kind of build: Habitat, Aquarium, Aviary or Exhibit. Both have to line up before an animal will accept a home, which is why two animals can share a biome and still not share a habitat.

Which biome has the fewest animals?

Mangrove and Tundra — 9 species each. Both are specialised: one is the coldest land biome, the other is tropical coastal water. They are fine building themes, but you will be working with fewer, more specific habitats.

Which animal can live in the most biomes?

Grey Wolf, at 6 biomes (Desert · Rainforest · Savannah · Taiga · Temperate · Tundra). That flexibility is what makes it the species that can slot into almost any zoo layout.

Are biomes the same as the game's building themes?

No. Habitat biomes are a data field about the animals; building themes are the construction and scenery sets you place in the sandbox, and any theme can be used in any biome. They are separate systems.

Also known as

Searched as planet zoo biome differences, planet zoo easiest biome, planet zoo 2 biomes, planet zoo 2 themes and best biome planet zoo 2. For the full species database see all 130 animals; for what can live together see the compatibility chart.

All 130 animals, filterable by biome · Animal compatibility chart · Habitat calculator · Aquarium animals · Aviary birds