−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Spotted Hyena Habitat Requirements
Crocuta crocuta · 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.
- Sand 0%–50%
- Grass 20%–80%
- Rock 0%–50%
- Soil 10%–50%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 2–3
- Bachelor group
- 3 male / 3 female
- Mixed group
- 2 male / 2 female
- Temperament
- Confident
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.3 yr
- Interbirth period
- 0.95 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 3 yr
- Litter size
- 1–3
- Sterility age
- 12 yr
- Juvenile
- 3 yr
- Adult
- 9 yr
- Elderly
- 8yr
- Food cost per period
- 328
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 Spotted Hyena.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Cardboard Box
- Rubber Duck
- Small Ball
- Small Ice Ball
- Tug Rope
- Prey-scented Sack
- Chew Toy
- Small Bubble Machine
Food enrichment
- Bamboo Feeder
- Frozen Blood Pumpkin
- Dog Ball
- Piñata Zebra
- Piñata Pronghorn
- Rotation Line Feeder
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Least Concern
- Size (shoulder height)
- 0.81 m / 0.86 m
- Weight
- Not in official data
- Colour morphs
- Leucistic
Where two values are shown, the first is male and the second female.
Colour morphs
-
Leucistic
Official in-game portraits of the Spotted Hyena colour morphs.
How much area for N Spotted Hyenas?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Spotted Hyena need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 14–41 °C for the Spotted Hyena. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Spotted Hyena need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 940 m² of land for the first animal (+180 m² for each extra animal). For example, 1300 m² of land for three.
How many Spotted Hyenas can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 2–3. Bachelor groups allow up to 3 males or 3 females, and a mixed group up to 2 males and 2 females.
What barrier does the Spotted Hyena need?
A Grade 3 barrier at least 3 m high.
Which animals can live with the Spotted Hyena?
None. The official Zoopedia lists no compatible species for the Spotted Hyena, 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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