
Sun Bear Habitat Requirements
Helarctos malayanus · 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%–10%
- Rock 0%–20%
- Soil 50%–100%
- Grass 0%–50%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 1–2
- Bachelor group
- 1 male / 1 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 1 female
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.57 yr
- Interbirth period
- 2.43 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 4 yr
- Litter size
- 1–3
- Juvenile
- 4 yr
- Adult
- 19 yr
- Elderly
- 7yr
- Food cost per period
- 700
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 Sun Bear.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Prey-scented Sack
- Rubbing Pillar
- Tyre
- Wind Chimes
- Small Ball
- Small Ice Ball
- Rubber Duck
- Ball on Chain
Food enrichment
- Block of Frozen Fruit
- Foraging Wall
- Melon Feeder
- Fixed Roller Feeder - Small
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
- Size (nose to rump)
- 1.4 m / 1.25 m
- Weight
- Not in official data
- Colour morphs
- None listed
Where two values are shown, the first is male and the second female.
How much area for N Sun Bears?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Sun Bear need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 18–33 °C for the Sun Bear. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Sun Bear need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 920 m² of land for the first animal (+135 m² for each extra animal), 30 m² of water (+15 m² each extra), 30 m² of climbable space (+15 m² each extra). For example, 1190 m² of land for three.
How many Sun Bears can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 1–2. Bachelor groups allow up to 1 males or 1 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 1 females.
What barrier does the Sun Bear need?
A Grade 3 barrier at least 3 m high, and it must be climb-proof.
Which animals can live with the Sun Bear?
None. The official Zoopedia lists no compatible species for the Sun Bear, 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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