Planet Zoo 2 reveal timeline — all 136 animals in announcement order
Frontier announced the Planet Zoo 2 roster over 23 days between June and October 2026.
Every species page in the Zoopedia carries the announcement date, so this is the whole roster in the order it was
revealed — including the 6 species that were held back for launch day.
136species revealed
23announcement days
6revealed on launch day
6Deluxe-exclusive
The timeline
Most drops landed on a Tuesday. The irregular dates (16 July, 30 July, 13 August, 10 September, 24 September,
1 October) are single-species reveals that came with a trailer or a blog post rather than a full weekly batch.
| Date | New | Species |
|---|
| 23 June 2026 | 11 | African Penguin, African Savannah Elephant, Axolotl, Blue and Gold Fusilier, European Bison, Golden Eagle, Golden Lion Tamarin, Great Hammerhead, Longfin Batfish, Secretarybird, Sumatran Tiger |
| 30 June 2026 | 9 | Brown Trout, Common Hippopotamus, Danube Crested Newt, European Peacock, Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo, Humphead Wrasse, Red Panda, Saltwater Crocodile, Western Chimpanzee |
| 7 July 2026 | 8 | Blue Wildebeest, Common Bluetongue, Eurasian Brown Bear, Golden Poison Frog, Hawksbill Turtle, Lion, Plains Zebra, Red Deer |
| 14 July 2026 | 7 | Aardvark, Blunthead Cichlid, Fire Salamander, Gemsbok, Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect, Masai Giraffe, Ocean Sunfish |
| 16 July 2026 | 1 | African Leopard |
| 21 July 2026 | 9 | African Tigerfish, Blacktip Reef Shark, Boa Constrictor, Gharial, Gila Monster, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Red Lionfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Springbok |
| 28 July 2026 | 7 | American Bullfrog, Blackspotted Puffer, Clown Loach, Diamondback Terrapin, Golden Trevally, Pacific Sardine, Reticulated Giraffe |
| 30 July 2026 | 1 | Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark |
| 4 August 2026 | 10 | Cape Buffalo, Dolphinfish, Giant Slippery Frog, Grey Wolf, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Long-Eared Owl, Meerkat, Sri Lankan Rose, Thomson's Gazelle, Toco Toucan |
| 11 August 2026 | 7 | Eurasian Lynx, Great Hornbill, Old World Swallowtail, Spotted Hyena, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Yellow Tang |
| 13 August 2026 | 1 | Shoebill |
| 18 August 2026 | 8 | Boeseman's Rainbowfish, Eastern Brown Snake, Galápagos Giant Tortoise, Malayan Tapir, Mexican Redknee, Mountain Hare, Palette Surgeonfish, Western Lowland Gorilla |
| 25 August 2026 | 8 | Black Wildebeest, Cloudless Sulphur, Clown Triggerfish, Eurasian Beaver, Giant Tiger Land Snail, Nile Monitor, Sailfin Snapper, Sunda Pangolin |
| 1 September 2026 | 8 | Bluespine Unicornfish, Desert Horned Viper, Eurasian Bittern, Komodo Dragon, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Sable Antelope, Yellow Anaconda |
| 8 September 2026 | 6 | Common Rudd, Lehmann's Poison Frog, Menelaus Blue Morpho, Nyala, Przewalski's Horse, White-Backed Vulture |
| 10 September 2026 | 1 | Sumatran Orangutan |
| 15 September 2026 | 8 | Common Warthog, Giant Forest Scorpion, Giant Grouper, Giant Panda, Goliath Beetle, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Snow Leopard, Sun Bear |
| 22 September 2026 | 6 | African Wild Dog, Amazonian Giant Centipede, Asian Elephant, Clown Anemonefish, Giant Gourami, Sacred Scarab Beetle |
| 24 September 2026 | 1 | West Indian Manatee |
| 29 September 2026 | 6 | Bactrian Camel, Common Ostrich, Monarch, Moon Jelly, Threespot Damselfish, Wild Boar |
| 1 October 2026 | 1 | Long-Tailed Parakeet |
| 6 October 2026 | 6 | Greater Flamingo, Grizzly Bear, Javan Green Magpie, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Siamang |
| 13 October 2026 | 6 | Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Binturong, Black Rhinoceros, Javanese Cownose Ray, Koi, Sand Tiger Shark |
Source: RevealDate in the official Zoopedia species payload. Dates are the
announcement dates, not in-game availability.
What was revealed on launch day
The 6 species below were the last to get a Zoopedia page — 13 October 2026, the day
the game shipped. That timing is exactly why a lot of launch-week lists still say 130.
Habitat · Estuarine, Lakes & Rivers, Mangrove, Rainforest, Wetlands
Habitat · Desert, Savannah
Aquarium · Estuarine, Open Sea, Reef
Aquarium · Lakes & Rivers
Deluxe edition: all six arrived in the first drop
The Deluxe pack adds six species, and all six were part of the very first announcement on
23 June 2026 — they are not late additions. They are simply gated behind the Deluxe edition
rather than the base game. Full list and pricing on the Deluxe page.
Questions
How many animals were revealed for Planet Zoo 2?
136. The Zoopedia now carries a reveal date for every species, and the dates run from 23 June 2026 to 13 October 2026 across 23 announcement days. The last 6 were published on launch day itself.
Why do some lists say 130 animals?
Because they were compiled before 13 October 2026. The final 6 species — Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Binturong, Black Rhinoceros, Javanese Cownose Ray, Koi, Sand Tiger Shark — only got a Zoopedia page on launch day, so any list built from the earlier announcements stops at 130. Our
count page explains the difference in full.
What is the reveal date in the Zoopedia?
It is a field in Frontier's own species data (RevealDate) that records the date the species was announced. It is not the date the animal was added to the game — every species in this table shipped with the 13 October 2026 launch.
Looking for the roster itself rather than the dates? The species database has all
136 with biome, enclosure, barrier grade and conservation status, and the compatibility
chart tells you which of them can share an enclosure.