Planet Zoo 2 Accreditation Tiers
Every species in the official Planet Zoo 2 data export carries an accreditation tier value from 0 to 4. This page groups all 136 species by that value. How the game uses tiers isn't described in the official Zoopedia, so nothing here goes beyond what the data shows.
At a glance
Exported 2026-10-05- Tier 0
- 32
- Tier 1
- 33
- Tier 2
- 31
- Tier 3
- 30
- Tier 4
- 10
Tier 0 animals (32)
16 habitat, 8 exhibit, 8 shoal fish. Food cost per period runs from 111 to 450, averaging 194.
| Grassland | 14–36 °C | 160 m² (+80) | 450 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 23–29 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Desert, Grassland, Temperate | -40–40 °C | 650 m² (+100) | 293 | 2–11 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 14–36 °C | 410 m² (+40) | 169 | 4–20 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 14–36 °C | 410 m² (+40) | 169 | 4–20 | Base game | |
| Reef | 24–29 °C | n/a | 116 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers | 24–27 °C | n/a | 120 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Grassland, Wetlands | 14–36 °C | 420 m² (+90) | 290 | 3–15 | Base game | |
| Grassland, Taiga, Temperate | 21–28 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–8 | Base game | |
| Reef | 24–28 °C | n/a | 120 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers | 25–30 °C | n/a | 120 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Tropical, Grassland, Temperate | 25–35 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 14–36 °C | 300 m² (+300) | 235 | 1–8 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers | 18–24 °C | n/a | 121 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 14–36 °C | 290 m² (+10) | 117 | 1–7 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 230 m² (+5) | 296 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 21–30 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–6 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 22–30 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Tropical, Grassland | 20–28 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–3 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers | 18–25 °C | n/a | 180 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Desert, Grassland | 14–41 °C | 180 m² (+14) | 176 | 2–30 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 14–41 °C | 340 m² (+40) | 175 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 14–36 °C | 460 m² (+140) | 174 | 3–6 | Base game | |
| Temperate | -5–28 °C | 360 m² (+45) | 173 | 3–9 | Base game | |
| Desert | 20–35 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–3 | Base game | |
| Reef | 24–28 °C | n/a | 121 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Desert, Grassland | 14–41 °C | 425 m² (+55) | 164 | 3–36 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 14–36 °C | 425 m² (+55) | 164 | 3–36 | Base game | |
| Tropical, Grassland, Wetlands | 14–36 °C | 50 m² (+25) | 238 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Tropical, Grassland, Temperate, Wetlands | -6–36 °C | 310 m² (+15) | 111 | 3–30 | Base game | |
| Grassland, Wetlands | 25–30 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Reef | 24–28 °C | n/a | 117 | 1–4 | Base game |
Tier 1 animals (33)
20 habitat, 7 exhibit, 6 shoal fish. Food cost per period runs from 36 to 602, averaging 255.
| Lakes and Rivers, Wetlands | 23–29 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Lakes and Rivers, Mangrove, Tropical, Wetlands | 18–33 °C | 120 m² (+30) | 385 | 2–15 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers | 15–20 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–5 | Deluxe Edition | |
| Reef | 21–31 °C | n/a | 125 | 1–4 | Deluxe Edition | |
| Tropical, Grassland | 23–31 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers | 12–19 °C | n/a | 125 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Mangrove, Wetlands | 21–32 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–8 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers, Taiga, Temperate | -5–30 °C | 300 m² (+35) | 304 | 2–8 | Base game | |
| Temperate, Wetlands | -6–25 °C | 40 m² (+40) | 191 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Taiga, Temperate, Tundra | -25–28 °C | 615 m² (+165) | 602 | 1–3 | Base game | |
| Taiga, Temperate | -15–28 °C | 420 m² (+105) | 304 | 2–13 | Base game | |
| Temperate, Wetlands | 15–24 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–6 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers | 24–28 °C | n/a | 125 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Reef | 24–30 °C | n/a | 129 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 80 m² (+40) | 494 | 2–10 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Temperate, Wetlands | 14–33 °C | 100 m² (+6) | 36 | 20–500 | Base game | |
| Desert, Tropical, Grassland, Taiga, Temperate, Tundra | -18–29 °C | 1162 m² (+92) | 524 | 2–12 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Mangrove, Open Sea, Reef | 24–29 °C | n/a | 448 | 1–20 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Open Sea, Reef | 24–30 °C | n/a | 297 | 5–40 | Base game | |
| Grassland, Taiga, Temperate, Wetlands | -14–36 °C | 250 m² (+50) | 264 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Open Sea | 9–19 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–3 | Base game | |
| Taiga, Temperate, Tundra | -30–25 °C | 200 m² (+90) | 121 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Grassland, Wetlands | 20–41 °C | 220 m² (+40) | 125 | 1–3 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 350 m² (+150) | 257 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Open Sea | 15–26 °C | n/a | 124 | 1–3 | Base game | |
| Reef | 23–28 °C | n/a | 125 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Desert, Grassland | -26–36 °C | 460 m² (+140) | 368 | 3–8 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 26–31 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 210 m² (+8) | 292 | 3–30 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 14–36 °C | 450 m² (+60) | 244 | 3–11 | Base game | |
| Reef | 22–29 °C | n/a | 126 | 1–10 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Mangrove, Tropical | 18–33 °C | 155 m² (+15) | 391 | 1–7 | Base game | |
| Desert, Grassland | 14–41 °C | 940 m² (+180) | 328 | 2–3 | Base game |
Tier 2 animals (31)
17 habitat, 8 exhibit, 6 shoal fish. Food cost per period runs from 83.75 to 848, averaging 339.
| Tropical, Grassland | 14–36 °C | 705 m² (+110) | 848 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Open Sea, Grassland | 3–36 °C | 180 m² (+3) | 83.75 | 6–500 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers | 22–30 °C | n/a | 132 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 14–36 °C | 930 m² (+100) | 391 | 2–27 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 182 m² (+18) | 468 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers | 25–28 °C | n/a | 130 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Reef | 23–30 °C | n/a | 132 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers, Grassland, Wetlands | 14–36 °C | 502 m² (+251) | 728 | 3–30 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers, Wetlands | 12–25 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–6 | Base game | |
| Open Sea | 24–28 °C | n/a | 197 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Desert, Grassland, Temperate | 23–29 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Taiga, Temperate, Tundra | -15–28 °C | 970 m² (+145) | 601 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Desert, Grassland | 14–41 °C | 270 m² (+40) | 253 | 5–10 | Base game | |
| Desert | 24–32 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Desert, Grassland, Taiga, Temperate, Tundra | -30–30 °C | 400 m² (+200) | 775 | 1–2 | Deluxe Edition | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 55 m² (+15) | 317 | 2–8 | Deluxe Edition | |
| Tropical, Grassland | 23–36 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–3 | Base game | |
| Taiga, Temperate, Tundra, Wetlands | -15–28 °C | 970 m² (+145) | 601 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Reef | 24–28 °C | n/a | 132 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Open Sea, Reef | 24–28 °C | n/a | 194 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 6 m² (+6) | 251 | 2–12 | Base game | |
| Reef | 22–28 °C | n/a | 130 | 1–5 | Deluxe Edition | |
| Tropical, Wetlands | 18–33 °C | 430 m² (+56) | 323 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Tropical, Grassland | 21–35 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–8 | Base game | |
| Desert, Tropical, Temperate | 23–29 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 14–36 °C | 200 m² (+100) | 625 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 240 m² (+40) | 794 | 2–6 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 21–35 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–8 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 35 m² (+35) | 483 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Mangrove, Reef | 24–28 °C | n/a | 130 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Desert, Grassland, Temperate | 24–30 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–2 | Base game |
Tier 3 animals (30)
22 habitat, 7 exhibit, 1 shoal fish. Food cost per period runs from 199 to 1200, averaging 508.
| Desert, Grassland | 14–41 °C | 770 m² (+770) | 836 | 1–3 | Base game | |
| Reef | 23–27 °C | n/a | 204 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Mangrove, Reef | 22–28 °C | n/a | 558 | 1–10 | Base game | |
| Desert | 23–31 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Grassland, Temperate | 18–25 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–8 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers, Tropical, Wetlands | 14–41 °C | 110 m² (+16) | 489 | 1–7 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Mangrove, Reef | 24–29 °C | n/a | 346 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Lakes and Rivers | 26–32 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 26–31 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 200 m² (+50) | 541 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Mangrove, Open Sea, Reef | 22–30 °C | n/a | 548 | 1–4 | Base game | |
| Open Sea, Reef | 22–30 °C | n/a | 343 | 1–10 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 50 m² (+25) | 337 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Mangrove, Tropical, Wetlands | 18–33 °C | 285 m² (+285) | 353 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 26–31 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 12–36 °C | 1500 m² (+125) | 939 | 3–12 | Base game | |
| Tropical, Grassland, Temperate | 21–30 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–8 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Open Sea, Reef | 24–27 °C | n/a | 478 | 1–16 | Base game | |
| Grassland, Taiga, Temperate, Tundra | 18–24 °C | n/a | 225 | 1–8 | Base game | |
| Open Sea | 17–26 °C | n/a | 278 | 1–5 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Reef | 22–28 °C | n/a | 199 | 1–20 | Base game | |
| Taiga, Temperate | -6–28 °C | 160 m² (+80) | 756 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Grassland | 12–36 °C | 1500 m² (+125) | 838 | 3–12 | Base game | |
| Reef | 16–28 °C | n/a | 715 | 2–6 | Base game | |
| Wetlands | 14–33 °C | 200 m² (+200) | 714 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Taiga, Tundra | -25–10 °C | 705 m² (+110) | 877 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Tropical, Wetlands | 18–33 °C | 705 m² (+110) | 1200 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Tropical, Wetlands | 18–33 °C | 920 m² (+135) | 700 | 1–2 | Base game | |
| Estuarine, Lakes and Rivers, Mangrove, Open Sea, Wetlands | 23–30 °C | n/a | 539 | 1–8 | Base game | |
| Taiga, Temperate, Tundra, Wetlands | -20–28 °C | 400 m² (+200) | 866 | 1–2 | Base game |
Tier 4 animals (10)
10 habitat. Food cost per period runs from 582 to 1328, averaging 1099. The 10 tier 4 species are African Savannah Elephant, Asian Elephant, Giant Panda, Great Hammerhead, Lion, Ocean Sunfish, Sumatran Orangutan, Western Chimpanzee, Western Lowland Gorilla, White-Backed Vulture.
| Desert, Grassland, Wetlands | 14–36 °C | 502 m² (+502) | 1322 | 2–16 | Base game | |
| Tropical, Grassland, Wetlands | 14–36 °C | 376 m² (+376) | 1211 | 3–30 | Base game | |
| Temperate | 14–33 °C | 650 m² (+150) | 1089 | 1–10 | Base game | |
| Open Sea, Reef | 20–28 °C | n/a | 1064 | 1–2 | Deluxe Edition | |
| Grassland | 14–41 °C | 810 m² (+110) | 1262 | 2–30 | Base game | |
| Open Sea | 10–25 °C | n/a | 662 | 1–3 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 780 m² (+50) | 1248 | 1–6 | Base game | |
| Tropical | 18–33 °C | 780 m² (+50) | 1221 | 5–15 | Base game | |
| Tropical, Wetlands | 18–33 °C | 1160 m² (+80) | 1328 | 3–6 | Base game | |
| Desert, Grassland | 14–41 °C | 475 m² (+100) | 582 | 6–80 | Base game |