Animals List

Quick answer: 43 species have confirmed names and individual pages on this site, split across four categories. Frontier's Zoopedia named six more on October 6, 2026, and the full launch roster shipped with the game on October 13, 2026. Frontier has not published a final official species count, so this page tracks names, not a total.

Looking for the full guide index instead? It lives on the Planet Zoo 2 Wiki hub.

How many animals are in Planet Zoo 2?

Metric	Count	Status
Confirmed species with pages here	43	Named in the official Zoopedia
Species named since, no page yet	6	Added to the Zoopedia October 6, 2026
Remaining launch species	Not announced	Reveals ran through launch day, October 13, 2026
Official final launch total	Not published	Frontier has not stated a number

Frontier confirmed Planet Zoo 2 will keep adding new regions and species after launch, so the roster grows beyond the day-one list. This page tracks the species with confirmed names; the full launch roster landed with the October 13 release, and Update 1.0.4 (October 14) refreshed the in-game Zoopedia content.

Why some species have no page yet. Pages are built one species at a time from verified data, not copied from other sites' lists. When a species is only named and nothing about its in-game requirements is published, it stays on the named list below instead of getting a thin page.

Browse by category

Category	Confirmed	Guide
Aquatic Animals	16	Aquarium species
Flying Animals	6	Aviary birds
Habitat Animals	16	Walk-in enclosures
Exhibit Animals	5	Terrarium species

Confirmed species highlights

Aquatic (aquariums) — Great Hammerhead Shark, Axolotl, Hawksbill Turtle, Ocean Sunfish, Moon Jelly, West Indian Manatee, plus 10 more → Aquatic Animals

Flying (aviaries) — Golden Eagle, Toco Toucan, Secretary Bird, White-tailed Eagle, Great Hornbill, Long-tailed Parakeet

Habitat (terrestrial) — African Lion, Sumatran Tiger, Western Chimpanzee, Asian Elephant, Red Panda, Bactrian Camel, Common Ostrich, Wild Boar, plus 8 more → Habitat Animals

Exhibit (terrariums) — Fire Salamander, Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect, Amazonian Giant Centipede, Sacred Scarab Beetle, Monarch

Zoopedia reveals — the latest additions

On October 2, 2026 Frontier announced the Final Zoopedia Reveals / Animal Bingo: the last unnamed launch species would be named one batch at a time, with the full roster published around release day. Frontier still has not stated an official total.

Recent reveals:

September 22 — Giant Gourami, African Wild Dog, Amazonian Giant Centipede, Asian Elephant, Sacred Scarab Beetle, Clown Anemonefish
September 29 — Monarch, Bactrian Camel, Wild Boar, Common Ostrich, Threespot Damselfish, Moon Jelly
October 1 — Long-tailed Parakeet
October 2 — Red Panda (reconfirmed)
October 6 — Siamang, Red-eyed Tree Frog, Javan Green Magpie, Grizzly Bear, Greater Flamingo, North Sulawesi Babirusa
October 13 (release day) — the remaining launch species shipped with the game

The 43 species listed above have their own pages here. The October 6 batch is confirmed by name only — individual pages are added as their data is verified, not before. The Zoopedia Guide explains how the in-game encyclopedia is structured.

Standard vs Deluxe

Standard Edition — the base roster
Deluxe Edition — adds 6 exclusive species, four of them aquatic (Editions)

What each animal page gets, and when

Planet Zoo 2 unlocked worldwide on October 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM BST (14:00 UTC) — one simultaneous launch on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Per-species pages fill in only from verified sources: the in-game Zoopedia, Frontier's own published data, or a confirmed playable build. Habitat space, water space, temperature range, group size, food and enrichment values are not carried over from Planet Zoo 1 and are not estimated from a species' real-world needs. Any value that cannot be verified is left marked TBD instead of being filled in with a plausible number.

Cohabitation covers mixing species, and Animal Welfare explains keeping them thriving.