Planet Zoo 2 Animals List: Every Animal at Launch, Sorted by Biome and Continent

Planet Zoo 2 launched with 136 animal species. 130 of them are in the base game, and 6 more come with the Deluxe Edition or the separate Deluxe Upgrade Pack. Frontier’s own launch announcement says the game “features over 130 awesome animals”, and the official Zoopedia lists exactly 136 at launch, including flying birds and fully aquatic species for the first time in the series. Below you’ll find every Planet Zoo 2 animal sorted by habitat type, continent, ocean and biome, with the Deluxe animals clearly marked.

How Many Animals Are in Planet Zoo 2?

Planet Zoo 2 came out on October 13, 2026 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Here’s how the 136 species at launch break down:

• Total: 136 species
• Base game: 130 species
• Deluxe Edition / Deluxe Upgrade Pack: 6 species
• Pre-order bonus: 0 species (cosmetic items only, see below)
• By group: 51 mammals, 29 bony fish, 14 birds, 14 reptiles, 9 insects, 8 amphibians, 6 sharks and rays, 2 arachnids, plus one centipede, one snail and one jellyfish

That’s a much bigger launch roster than the first Planet Zoo, which saw most of its 200+ species arrive later through DLC and updates. Frontier has already said it is working on post-launch support, so expect this number to grow, and we’ll keep this Planet Zoo 2 animals list updated.

Base Game, Deluxe Edition and Pre-Order Bonus Animals

Every animal in this list is part of the base game unless it’s marked (Deluxe). The Deluxe Edition, also sold separately as the Planet Zoo 2: Deluxe Upgrade Pack, adds these 6 species plus a set of exclusive animal signs:

• Golden Eagle (aviary bird)
• Golden Lion Tamarin (land habitat)
• Great Hammerhead (aquarium)
• Axolotl (exhibit)
• Blue and Gold Fusilier (aquarium or exhibit shoal)
• Longfin Batfish (aquarium)

The pre-order bonus doesn’t include any animals. The Bonus Content Pack contains the Toucan Eat Shop and Signage, 3 unique animal donation bins and a Tiger Photo Stand-In Wall. If you missed the pre-order, Frontier also sells it as a small DLC, so no animal is locked behind a pre-order. There are no paid animal packs beyond the Deluxe content at launch.

The Golden Lion Tamarin is one of the 6 Deluxe Edition animals in Planet Zoo 2.

Planet Zoo 2 Animals by Habitat Type

Planet Zoo 2 houses animals in four different ways, and the type decides what you have to build. Terrestrial animals live in Barrier Habitats, flying birds need aviaries, fully aquatic species need Aquariums, and smaller animals like snakes, frogs and insects live in Exhibits. Some small fish can go in either an Aquarium or an Exhibit.

• Land habitats (57): Aardvark, African Leopard, African Penguin, African Savannah Elephant, African Wild Dog, Asian Elephant, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Bactrian Camel, Binturong, Black Rhinoceros, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Hippopotamus, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Eurasian Beaver, Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Lynx, European Bison, Galápagos Giant Tortoise, Gemsbok, Gharial, Giant Panda, Golden Lion Tamarin (Deluxe), Goodfellow’s Tree-Kangaroo, Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Komodo Dragon, Lion, Malayan Tapir, Masai Giraffe, Meerkat, Mountain Hare, Nile Monitor, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Przewalski’s Horse, Red Deer, Red Panda, Reticulated Giraffe, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Sable Antelope, Saltwater Crocodile, Siamang, Snow Leopard, Spotted Hyena, Springbok, Sumatran Orangutan, Sumatran Tiger, Sun Bear, Sunda Pangolin, Thomson’s Gazelle, Western Chimpanzee, Western Lowland Gorilla, Wild Boar
• Aviaries (flying birds) (12): Eurasian Bittern, Golden Eagle (Deluxe), Great Hornbill, Greater Flamingo, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Eared Owl, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Secretarybird, Shoebill, Toco Toucan, White-Backed Vulture, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle
• Aquariums (21): Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Golden Trevally, Great Hammerhead (Deluxe), Hawksbill Turtle, Humphead Wrasse, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Longfin Batfish (Deluxe), Ocean Sunfish, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Red Lionfish, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark, West Indian Manatee
• Aquarium or Exhibit (shoal fish) (16): African Tigerfish, Blue and Gold Fusilier (Deluxe), Bluespine Unicornfish, Blunthead Cichlid, Boeseman’s Rainbowfish, Brown Trout, Clown Anemonefish, Clown Loach, Common Rudd, Giant Gourami, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Koi, Palette Surgeonfish, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang
• Exhibits (30): Amazonian Giant Centipede, American Bullfrog, Axolotl (Deluxe), Boa Constrictor, Cloudless Sulphur, Common Bluetongue, Danube Crested Newt, Desert Horned Viper, Diamondback Terrapin, Eastern Brown Snake, European Peacock, Fire Salamander, Giant Forest Scorpion, Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect, Giant Slippery Frog, Giant Tiger Land Snail, Gila Monster, Golden Poison Frog, Goliath Beetle, Lehmann’s Poison Frog, Menelaus Blue Morpho, Mexican Redknee, Monarch, Moon Jelly, Old World Swallowtail, Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Sacred Scarab Beetle, Sri Lankan Rose, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Yellow Anaconda

Note that the Common Ostrich and African Penguin are birds, but they live in regular land habitats rather than aviaries.

Planet Zoo 2 Animals by Continent

This is the continent data from the official Zoopedia. Many species are native to more than one region, so they appear under each continent they come from. Deluxe animals are marked.

• Africa (44): Aardvark, African Leopard, African Penguin, African Savannah Elephant, African Tigerfish, African Wild Dog, Black Rhinoceros, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Blunthead Cichlid, Cape Buffalo, Common Hippopotamus, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Desert Horned Viper, Eurasian Bittern, Gemsbok, Giant Slippery Frog, Giant Tiger Land Snail, Golden Eagle (Deluxe), Goliath Beetle, Greater Flamingo, Hawksbill Turtle, Lion, Long-Eared Owl, Masai Giraffe, Meerkat, Nile Monitor, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Red Deer, Reticulated Giraffe, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Sable Antelope, Sacred Scarab Beetle, Secretarybird, Shoebill, Spotted Hyena, Springbok, Thomson’s Gazelle, Western Chimpanzee, Western Lowland Gorilla, White-Backed Vulture, Wild Boar
• Asia (47): Asian Elephant, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Bactrian Camel, Binturong, Clown Loach, Common Rudd, Desert Horned Viper, Eurasian Beaver, Eurasian Bittern, Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Lynx, European Peacock, Gharial, Giant Forest Scorpion, Giant Gourami, Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect, Giant Panda, Golden Eagle (Deluxe), Great Hornbill, Greater Flamingo, Grey Wolf, Hawksbill Turtle, Javan Green Magpie, Koi, Komodo Dragon, Long-Eared Owl, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, Monarch, Mountain Hare, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Old World Swallowtail, Przewalski’s Horse, Red Deer, Red Panda, Sacred Scarab Beetle, Sailfin Snapper, Saltwater Crocodile, Siamang, Snow Leopard, Sri Lankan Rose, Sumatran Orangutan, Sumatran Tiger, Sun Bear, Sunda Pangolin, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Wild Boar
• Europe (22): Brown Trout, Common Rudd, Danube Crested Newt, Eurasian Beaver, Eurasian Bittern, Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Lynx, European Bison, European Peacock, Fire Salamander, Golden Eagle (Deluxe), Greater Flamingo, Grey Wolf, Hawksbill Turtle, Koi, Long-Eared Owl, Mountain Hare, Old World Swallowtail, Red Deer, Sacred Scarab Beetle, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Wild Boar
• North America (17): American Bullfrog, Axolotl (Deluxe), Boa Constrictor, Cloudless Sulphur, Diamondback Terrapin, Gila Monster, Golden Eagle (Deluxe), Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Hawksbill Turtle, Long-Eared Owl, Mexican Redknee, Monarch, Old World Swallowtail, Red-Eyed Tree Frog, West Indian Manatee, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
• South America (14): Amazonian Giant Centipede, Boa Constrictor, Cloudless Sulphur, Galápagos Giant Tortoise, Golden Lion Tamarin (Deluxe), Golden Poison Frog, Hawksbill Turtle, Lehmann’s Poison Frog, Menelaus Blue Morpho, Monarch, Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Toco Toucan, West Indian Manatee, Yellow Anaconda
• Oceania (8): Boeseman’s Rainbowfish, Common Bluetongue, Eastern Brown Snake, Goodfellow’s Tree-Kangaroo, Hawksbill Turtle, Monarch, Sailfin Snapper, Saltwater Crocodile
• Arctic (1): Mountain Hare

Planet Zoo 2 Animals by Ocean

Marine species are tagged with oceans instead of continents in the Zoopedia. A few species, like the Hawksbill Turtle, carry both.

• Atlantic Ocean (5): Dolphinfish, Great Hammerhead (Deluxe), Hawksbill Turtle, Moon Jelly, Sand Tiger Shark
• Indian Ocean (26): Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Blue and Gold Fusilier (Deluxe), Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Golden Trevally, Great Hammerhead (Deluxe), Hawksbill Turtle, Humphead Wrasse, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Javanese Cownose Ray, Longfin Batfish (Deluxe), Moon Jelly, Ocean Sunfish, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Red Lionfish, Sand Tiger Shark, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish
• Pacific Ocean (28): Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Blue and Gold Fusilier (Deluxe), Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Clown Triggerfish, Dolphinfish, Giant Grouper, Golden Trevally, Great Hammerhead (Deluxe), Hawksbill Turtle, Humphead Wrasse, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Javanese Cownose Ray, Longfin Batfish (Deluxe), Moon Jelly, Ocean Sunfish, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, Palette Surgeonfish, Red Lionfish, Sand Tiger Shark, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang
• Arctic Ocean (1): Moon Jelly
• Southern Ocean (1): Moon Jelly

Fully aquatic species and Aquariums are new to the series in Planet Zoo 2.

Planet Zoo 2 Animals by Biome

Planet Zoo 2’s Zoopedia uses 12 biomes. Again, animals that live in several biomes are listed under each one, so Grassland and Tropical are by far the biggest groups, while Tundra has only a handful of cold-weather specialists.

• Grassland (46): Aardvark, African Leopard, African Penguin, African Savannah Elephant, African Wild Dog, Asian Elephant, Bactrian Camel, Black Rhinoceros, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Boa Constrictor, Cape Buffalo, Cloudless Sulphur, Common Bluetongue, Common Hippopotamus, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Eastern Brown Snake, European Peacock, Gemsbok, Giant Tiger Land Snail, Golden Eagle (Deluxe), Goliath Beetle, Grey Wolf, Lion, Long-Eared Owl, Masai Giraffe, Meerkat, Menelaus Blue Morpho, Monarch, Nile Monitor, Nyala, Old World Swallowtail, Plains Zebra, Przewalski’s Horse, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Secretarybird, Spotted Hyena, Springbok, Thomson’s Gazelle, Toco Toucan, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, White-Backed Vulture, Wild Boar, Yellow Anaconda
• Tropical (40): African Leopard, Amazonian Giant Centipede, Asian Elephant, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Binturong, Boa Constrictor, Common Bluetongue, Galápagos Giant Tortoise, Gharial, Giant Forest Scorpion, Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect, Giant Tiger Land Snail, Golden Lion Tamarin (Deluxe), Golden Poison Frog, Goliath Beetle, Goodfellow’s Tree-Kangaroo, Great Hornbill, Grey Wolf, Javan Green Magpie, Komodo Dragon, Lehmann’s Poison Frog, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, Menelaus Blue Morpho, Mexican Redknee, Monarch, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Saltwater Crocodile, Siamang, Sri Lankan Rose, Sumatran Orangutan, Sumatran Tiger, Sun Bear, Sunda Pangolin, Toco Toucan, Western Chimpanzee, Western Lowland Gorilla, Wild Boar
• Desert (17): African Savannah Elephant, Bactrian Camel, Black Rhinoceros, Desert Horned Viper, Eastern Brown Snake, Gemsbok, Gila Monster, Golden Eagle (Deluxe), Grey Wolf, Meerkat, Mexican Redknee, Przewalski’s Horse, Sacred Scarab Beetle, Spotted Hyena, Springbok, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, White-Backed Vulture
• Temperate (26): Bactrian Camel, Cloudless Sulphur, Common Bluetongue, Eastern Brown Snake, Eurasian Beaver, Eurasian Bittern, Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Lynx, European Bison, European Peacock, Fire Salamander, Giant Panda, Golden Eagle (Deluxe), Greater Flamingo, Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Long-Eared Owl, Mexican Redknee, Monarch, Mountain Hare, Old World Swallowtail, Red Deer, Red Panda, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Wild Boar
• Taiga (14): Cloudless Sulphur, Eurasian Beaver, Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Lynx, European Bison, Golden Eagle (Deluxe), Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Long-Eared Owl, Mountain Hare, Old World Swallowtail, Red Panda, Snow Leopard, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle
• Tundra (9): Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Lynx, Golden Eagle (Deluxe), Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Mountain Hare, Old World Swallowtail, Snow Leopard, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle
• Wetlands (26): African Savannah Elephant, American Bullfrog, Asian Elephant, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Cape Buffalo, Common Hippopotamus, Danube Crested Newt, Diamondback Terrapin, Eurasian Bittern, Fire Salamander, Gharial, Greater Flamingo, Grizzly Bear, Komodo Dragon, Long-Eared Owl, Malayan Tapir, Nile Monitor, Shoebill, Sumatran Tiger, Sun Bear, Toco Toucan, West Indian Manatee, Western Lowland Gorilla, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Wild Boar, Yellow Anaconda
• Lakes and Rivers (17): African Tigerfish, American Bullfrog, Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Axolotl (Deluxe), Blunthead Cichlid, Boeseman’s Rainbowfish, Brown Trout, Clown Loach, Common Hippopotamus, Common Rudd, Danube Crested Newt, Eurasian Beaver, Gharial, Giant Gourami, Giant Slippery Frog, Koi, West Indian Manatee
• Estuarine (15): Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Blacktip Reef Shark, Diamondback Terrapin, Giant Grouper, Golden Trevally, Greater Flamingo, Hawksbill Turtle, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Javanese Cownose Ray, Moon Jelly, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Red Lionfish, Saltwater Crocodile, West Indian Manatee
• Mangrove (10): Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Blacktip Reef Shark, Diamondback Terrapin, Giant Grouper, Hawksbill Turtle, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Komodo Dragon, Saltwater Crocodile, Threespot Damselfish, West Indian Manatee
• Reef (24): Blackspotted Puffer, Blacktip Reef Shark, Blue and Gold Fusilier (Deluxe), Bluespine Unicornfish, Clown Anemonefish, Clown Triggerfish, Giant Grouper, Golden Trevally, Great Hammerhead (Deluxe), Hawksbill Turtle, Humphead Wrasse, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Javanese Cownose Ray, Longfin Batfish (Deluxe), Ocellated Eagle Ray, Palette Surgeonfish, Red Lionfish, Sailfin Snapper, Sand Tiger Shark, Schooling Bannerfish, Threespot Damselfish, Yellow Tang
• Open Sea (14): African Penguin, Dolphinfish, Great Hammerhead (Deluxe), Hawksbill Turtle, Humphead Wrasse, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Indo-Pacific Sergeant, Javanese Cownose Ray, Moon Jelly, Ocean Sunfish, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Pacific Sardine, West Indian Manatee

Why Biome and Continent Matter in Planet Zoo 2

Biome and continent aren’t just trivia. Frontier’s official animal guide explains that getting animals to Thriving status means using plants native to their biome and continent or ocean. That makes these groupings useful for planning: animals that share both a biome and a continent, like the Grassland animals of Africa or the Tropical animals of Asia, can be grouped in themed areas where they all use the same plant set.

Before mixing species, always check each animal’s page in the Zoopedia. Each species has its own social group size, temperature range and space needs, and a shared habitat has to meet the requirements of every species living in it.

Our Verdict: The Planet Zoo 2 Animals List at Launch

With 136 species at launch, 130 of them in the base game, Planet Zoo 2 has the strongest launch roster in the series, and it covers far more than big mammals. Almost half of the roster lives in aquariums or exhibits, and 12 flying birds finally make aviaries possible. The Deluxe Edition’s 6 animals are a nice bonus, with the Great Hammerhead and Golden Eagle as standouts, but they aren’t essential, since the base game already covers every habitat type and biome. Our recommendation: start with the base game, use the biome and continent lists above to plan themed areas, and only pick up the Deluxe Upgrade Pack if one of those 6 species is a must-have for your zoo.

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Picture Source: Frontier Developments, Planet Zoo 2 (Frontier)