−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Sumatran Orangutan Habitat Requirements
Pongo abelii · 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.
- Short Grass 20%–100%
- Sand 0%–20%
- Soil 10%–80%
- Rock 0%–40%
- Waterlogged 0%–10%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 1–6
- Bachelor group
- 1 male / 6 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 5 female
- Temperament
- Confident
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.73 yr
- Interbirth period
- 8.72 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 10 yr
- Litter size
- 1
- Juvenile
- 10 yr
- Adult
- 31 yr
- Elderly
- 17yr
- Food cost per period
- 1248
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.
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Asian Small-Clawed Otter~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Great Hornbill~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Javan Green Magpie~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Long-Tailed Parakeet~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Malayan Tapir~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
North Sulawesi Babirusa~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Siamang~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Wild Boar~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Curio Ball
- Mirror Mobile
- Musical Keyboard
- Small Ball
- Small Ice Ball
- Rubber Duck
Food enrichment
- Forage Box
- Fruit Spike Tree
- Fixed Roller Feeder - Large
- Melon Feeder
- Termite Mound
- Tool Puzzle Feeder
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Critically Endangered
- Size (nose to rump)
- 0.97 m / 0.78 m
- Weight
- Not in official data
- Colour morphs
- Albino
Where two values are shown, the first is male and the second female.
Colour morphs
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Albino
Official in-game portraits of the Sumatran Orangutan colour morphs.
How much area for N Sumatran Orangutans?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Sumatran Orangutan need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 18–33 °C for the Sumatran Orangutan. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Sumatran Orangutan need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 780 m² of land for the first animal (+50 m² for each extra animal), 120 m² of climbable space (+40 m² each extra). For example, 880 m² of land for three.
How many Sumatran Orangutans can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 1–6. Bachelor groups allow up to 1 males or 6 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 5 females.
What barrier does the Sumatran Orangutan need?
A Grade 3 barrier at least 3 m high, and it must be climb-proof. A water barrier is allowed.
Which animals can live with the Sumatran Orangutan?
The official Zoopedia lists 8 neutral cohabitants (Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Siamang, Wild Boar).
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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