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What Animals Go Together in Planet Zoo 2?
A lookup table of which Planet Zoo 2 animals can share one habitat or aquarium, taken from the official Zoopedia. Of the 136 species listed, 74 have at least one compatible species and 26 have a thriving pairing, for example Plains Zebra with Masai Giraffe, Cape Buffalo with Blue Wildebeest, and Humphead Wrasse with Hawksbill Turtle.
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Every compatible pairing in Planet Zoo 2
74 animals, 324 pairs in total. Each row lists the species the official Zoopedia names as compatible with that animal, on either animal's page. A dash means none in that group.
| Animal | Enclosure | Thriving with | Neutral with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aardvark | Habitat (terrestrial) | Meerkat, Secretarybird, Wild Boar | |
| African Savannah Elephant | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Rhinoceros, Masai Giraffe, Reticulated Giraffe | |
| Asian Small-Clawed Otter | Habitat (terrestrial) | Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Siamang, Sumatran Orangutan, Wild Boar | |
| Bactrian Camel | Habitat (terrestrial) | Przewalski's Horse, Red Deer | |
| Black Rhinoceros | Habitat (terrestrial) | African Savannah Elephant, Masai Giraffe, Reticulated Giraffe | |
| Black Wildebeest | Habitat (terrestrial) | Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | |
| Blackspotted Puffer | Aquarium | Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray | Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Ocean Sunfish, Red Lionfish, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark |
| Blacktip Reef Shark | Aquarium | Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray | Blackspotted Puffer, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Red Lionfish, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark |
| Blue Wildebeest | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | |
| Blue and Gold Fusilier | Aquarium, Exhibit | Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Bluespine Unicornfish | Aquarium, Exhibit | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Blunthead Cichlid | Aquarium, Exhibit | Boeseman's Rainbowfish, Clown Loach, Giant Gourami | |
| Boeseman's Rainbowfish | Aquarium, Exhibit | Blunthead Cichlid, Clown Loach, Giant Gourami | |
| Cape Buffalo | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | Greater Flamingo, Red Deer, Wild Boar |
| Clown Anemonefish | Aquarium, Exhibit | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Clown Loach | Aquarium, Exhibit | Blunthead Cichlid, Boeseman's Rainbowfish, Giant Gourami | |
| Clown Triggerfish | Aquarium | Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Ocean Sunfish, Red Lionfish, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark |
| Common Ostrich | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle | White-Backed Vulture |
| Common Rudd | Aquarium, Exhibit | Koi | |
| Common Warthog | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | |
| Dolphinfish | Aquarium | Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Ocean Sunfish, Red Lionfish, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark |
| European Bison | Habitat (terrestrial) | Red Deer, Wild Boar | |
| Gemsbok | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | |
| Giant Gourami | Aquarium, Exhibit | Blunthead Cichlid, Boeseman's Rainbowfish, Clown Loach | |
| Giant Grouper | Aquarium | Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Hawksbill Turtle, Ocean Sunfish, Red Lionfish, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark |
| Giant Panda | Habitat (terrestrial) | Red Panda | |
| Golden Lion Tamarin | Habitat (terrestrial) | Ring-Tailed Lemur, Toco Toucan | |
| Golden Trevally | Aquarium | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Great Hornbill | Habitat (flying) | Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Siamang, Sumatran Orangutan, Wild Boar | |
| Greater Flamingo | Habitat (flying) | Cape Buffalo, Red Deer, Shoebill, Wild Boar | |
| Hawksbill Turtle | Aquarium | Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Red Lionfish, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark |
| Humphead Wrasse | Aquarium | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark | Ocean Sunfish, Red Lionfish |
| Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips | Aquarium | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark | Aquarium | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Humphead Wrasse, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark | Ocean Sunfish, Red Lionfish |
| Indo-Pacific Sergeant | Aquarium, Exhibit | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Javan Green Magpie | Habitat (flying) | Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Great Hornbill, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Siamang, Sumatran Orangutan, Wild Boar | |
| Javanese Cownose Ray | Aquarium | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark | Red Lionfish |
| Koi | Aquarium, Exhibit | Common Rudd | |
| Long-Tailed Parakeet | Habitat (flying) | Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Malayan Tapir, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Siamang, Sumatran Orangutan, Wild Boar | |
| Longfin Batfish | Aquarium | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Malayan Tapir | Habitat (terrestrial) | Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Tailed Parakeet, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Siamang, Sumatran Orangutan, Wild Boar | |
| Masai Giraffe | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | African Savannah Elephant, Black Rhinoceros |
| Meerkat | Habitat (terrestrial) | Aardvark, Secretarybird, Wild Boar | |
| North Sulawesi Babirusa | Habitat (terrestrial) | Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, Siamang, Sumatran Orangutan, Wild Boar | |
| Nyala | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | |
| Ocean Sunfish | Aquarium | Blackspotted Puffer, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Sailfin Snapper | |
| Ocellated Eagle Ray | Aquarium | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark | Red Lionfish |
| Pacific Bluefin Tuna | Aquarium | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Pacific Sardine | Aquarium | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Palette Surgeonfish | Aquarium, Exhibit | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Plains Zebra | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | |
| Przewalski's Horse | Habitat (terrestrial) | Bactrian Camel, Red Deer | |
| Red Deer | Habitat (terrestrial) | Bactrian Camel, Cape Buffalo, European Bison, Greater Flamingo, Przewalski's Horse, Wild Boar | |
| Red Lionfish | Aquarium | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark | |
| Red Panda | Habitat (terrestrial) | Giant Panda | |
| Reticulated Giraffe | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | African Savannah Elephant, Black Rhinoceros |
| Ring-Tailed Lemur | Habitat (terrestrial) | Golden Lion Tamarin | |
| Sable Antelope | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | |
| Sailfin Snapper | Aquarium | Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Ocean Sunfish, Red Lionfish, Sand Tiger Shark |
| Sand Tiger Shark | Aquarium | Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray | Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Red Lionfish, Sailfin Snapper |
| Schooling Bannerfish | Aquarium, Exhibit | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Secretarybird | Habitat (flying) | Aardvark, Meerkat, Wild Boar | |
| Shoebill | Habitat (flying) | Greater Flamingo | |
| Siamang | Habitat (terrestrial) | Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Sumatran Orangutan, Wild Boar | |
| Springbok | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture | |
| Sumatran Orangutan | Habitat (terrestrial) | Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Siamang, Wild Boar | |
| Thomson's Gazelle | Habitat (terrestrial) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, White-Backed Vulture | |
| Threespot Damselfish | Aquarium, Exhibit | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Yellow Tang | |
| Toco Toucan | Habitat (flying) | Golden Lion Tamarin | |
| Western Chimpanzee | Habitat (terrestrial) | Western Lowland Gorilla | |
| Western Lowland Gorilla | Habitat (terrestrial) | Western Chimpanzee | |
| White-Backed Vulture | Habitat (flying) | Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Warthog, Gemsbok, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle | Common Ostrich |
| Wild Boar | Habitat (terrestrial) | Aardvark, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Cape Buffalo, European Bison, Great Hornbill, Greater Flamingo, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, Meerkat, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Red Deer, Secretarybird, Siamang, Sumatran Orangutan | |
| Yellow Tang | Aquarium, Exhibit | Blue and Gold Fusilier, Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Golden Trevally, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Longfin Batfish, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish |
No compatible species are listed for these 62 animals: African Leopard, African Penguin, African Tigerfish, African Wild Dog, Amazonian Giant Centipede, American Bullfrog, Asian Elephant, Axolotl, Binturong, Boa Constrictor, Brown Trout, Cloudless Sulphur, Common Bluetongue, Common Hippopotamus, Danube Crested Newt, Desert Horned Viper, Diamondback Terrapin, Eastern Brown Snake, Eurasian Beaver, Eurasian Bittern, Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Lynx, European Peacock, Fire Salamander, Galápagos Giant Tortoise, Gharial, Giant Forest Scorpion, Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect, Giant Slippery Frog, Giant Tiger Land Snail, Gila Monster, Golden Eagle, Golden Poison Frog, Goliath Beetle, Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo, Great Hammerhead, Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Komodo Dragon, Lehmann's Poison Frog, Lion, Long-Eared Owl, Menelaus Blue Morpho, Mexican Redknee, Monarch, Moon Jelly, Mountain Hare, Nile Monitor, Old World Swallowtail, Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Sacred Scarab Beetle, Saltwater Crocodile, Snow Leopard, Spotted Hyena, Sri Lankan Rose, Sumatran Tiger, Sun Bear, Sunda Pangolin, West Indian Manatee, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Yellow Anaconda.
How this list is built
Each animal's official Zoopedia page names its compatible species in two groups, neutral and thriving. This page joins all 136 pages, so a pair shows up even when only one of the two pages lists it. If either page lists the pair as thriving, it appears under Thriving; otherwise it appears under Neutral.
A shared habitat still has to suit every species in it. Check barrier grade, minimum height and temperature on Planet Zoo 2 habitat requirements, or put two species side by side in the animal comparison, which works out the combined barrier. The full roster is on the Planet Zoo 2 animal list.
FAQ
What animals go together in Planet Zoo 2?
The official Zoopedia lists compatible species for 74 of the 136 animals, split into neutral and thriving. 26 animals have at least one thriving pairing, for example Plains Zebra with Masai Giraffe, Cape Buffalo with Blue Wildebeest, and Humphead Wrasse with Hawksbill Turtle. The table on this page lists every pairing.
What do neutral and thriving mean on this page?
They are the two groups the official Zoopedia uses for compatible species; this page shows them as listed and adds no rating of its own. 16 Zoopedia pages list thriving companions, and the lists are not always mirrored: Black Wildebeest lists Common Ostrich as thriving, while the Common Ostrich page lists Black Wildebeest as neutral. A pair counts as thriving here if either page lists it as thriving, the same rule the animal comparison uses.
Do any listed pairings mix habitat and aquarium animals?
No. In the Zoopedia data, the 41 habitat animals with compatible species only list other habitat animals, and the 33 aquarium animals only list other aquarium animals. No exhibit-only animal has a compatible species listed.
What if an animal has no compatible species listed?
62 species, including Grizzly Bear, Lion, Sumatran Tiger, have no neutral or thriving companions on their Zoopedia page, and no other species lists them. This page does not suggest partners the Zoopedia does not list.