−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Lion Habitat Requirements
Panthera leo · Mammal · Base game
Habitat needs
Exported 2026-10-05Terrain share
✓OfficialAllowed share of the habitat floor for each terrain type. The bar spans the minimum to maximum share.
- Grass 20%–90%
- Rock 0%–20%
- Soil 10%–80%
- Waterlogged 0%–10%
- Sand 0%–60%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 2–30
- Bachelor group
- 5 male / 30 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 29 female
- Temperament
- Confident
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.3 yr
- Interbirth period
- 2.7 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 3 yr
- Litter size
- 1–3
- Sterility age
- 15 yr
- Juvenile
- 3 yr
- Adult
- 12 yr
- Elderly
- 5yr
- Food cost per period
- 1262
Life stages and breeding times are given in years in the official data.
Compatible animals
Full matrix →From the official Zoopedia "Cohabitation Options" lists. A pair counts if either animal lists the other.
✓Official No compatible species. The official Zoopedia lists no cohabitants for the Lion.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Prey-scented Sack
- Rubbing Pad
- Scratching Post
- Rubbing Pad Bark
- Small Ball
Food enrichment
- Bamboo Feeder
- Frozen Blood Pumpkin
- Piñata Zebra
- Piñata Pronghorn
- Restraint Feeder
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
- Size (shoulder height)
- 1.23 m / 1.07 m
- Weight
- Not in official data
- Colour morphs
- Leucistic, Darker Variation
Where two values are shown, the first is male and the second female.
Colour morphs
-
Leucistic -
Darker Variation
Official in-game portraits of the Lion colour morphs.
How much area for N Lions?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Lion need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 14–41 °C for the Lion. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Lion need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 810 m² of land for the first animal (+110 m² for each extra animal). For example, 1030 m² of land for three.
How many Lions can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 2–30. Bachelor groups allow up to 5 males or 30 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 29 females.
What barrier does the Lion need?
A Grade 3 barrier at least 3 m high, and it must be climb-proof.
Which animals can live with the Lion?
None. The official Zoopedia lists no compatible species for the Lion, so no cohabitants are given.
Data source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export dated 2026-10-05. Text on this page is written by this site; the numbers are the official values.
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