Planet Zoo – Animals by Biome & Continent

A comprehensive listing of which animals fit in each biome and continent.

This info is in the Zoopedia, but rather than searching through all the animals for the best ones for your zoo, here is a simple list format to guide your choices. It also may be helpful in choosing which maps might be to your liking for theme zoos.

African Grasslands (Savannah)

Note: Credit goes to EdenStarGazer

• Aardvark
• African Buffalo
• African Elephant
• African Wild Dog
• Aldabra Giant Tortoise
• Black Wildebeest
• Cheetah
• Common Ostrich
• Common Warthog
• Hippopotamus
• Nyala
• Plains Zebra
• Reticulated Giraffe
• Sable Antelope
• Spotted Hyena
• Springbok
• Thomson’s Gazelle
• West African Lion
• Greater Flamingo

African Tropical

• Ardvark
• African Buffalo
• African Elephant
• African Wild Dog
• Aldabra Giant Tortoise
• Black Wildebeest
• Cheetah
• Common Ostrich
• Common Warthog
• Mandrill
• Nile Monitor
• Nyala
• Okapi
• Pygmy Hippo
• Red Ruffed Lemur
• Reticulated Giraffe
• Ring Tailed Lemur
• Western Chimpanzee
• Western Lowland Gorilla
• Greater Flamingo

African Desert

• African Elephant
• Gemsbok

African Aquatic

• Hippopotamus
• Greater Flamingo
• Pygmy Hippo

African Temperate

• Aldabra Giant Tortoise
• Greater Flamingo

Asian Grasslands

• Greater Flamingo
• Bengal Tiger
• Indian Elephant
• Indian Rhinoceros
• Kimodo Dragon

Asian Tropical

• Greater Flamingo
• Bengal Tiger
• Bornean Orangutan
• Chinese Pangolin
• Gharial
• Indian Elephant
• Kimodo Dragon
• Saltwater Crocodile

Asian Desert

• Bactrian Camel

Asian Aquatic

• Greater Flamingo
• Gharial
• Saltwater Crocodile

Asian Temperate

• Greater Flamingo
• Bactrian Camel
• Bengal Tiger
• Chinese Pangolin
• Formosan Black Bear
• Gharial
• Giant Panda
• Indian Elephant
• Indian Peafowl
• Indian Rhinoceros
• Japanese Macaque
• Red Panda
• Siberian Tiger
• Timber Wolf

Asian Taiga

• Formosan Black Bear
• Himalayan Brown Bear
• Japanese Macaque
• Red Panda
• Siberian Tiger
• Snow Leopard
• Timber Wolf

Asian Tundra

• Himalayan Brown Bear
• Timber Wolf

European Grasslands

• Greater Flamingo

European Tropical

• Greater Flamingo

European Aquatic

• Greater Flamingo

European Temperate

• Greater Flamingo
• Timber Wolf

European Taiga

• Timber Wolf

European Tundra

• Timber Wolf

North American Grasslands

• Baird’s Tapir
• American Bison
• Pronghorn Antelope

North American Tropical

• Baird’s Tapir

North American Temperate

• Baird’s Tapir
• Grizzly Bear
• Pronghorn Antelope

North American Taiga

• Grizzly Bear

North American Tundra

• Grizzly Bear

Oceanic Tropical

• Saltwater Crocodile

Oceanic Aquatic

• Saltwater Crocodile

South American Grasslands

• Baird’s Taper

South American Tropical

• Baird’s Tapir
• Galapagos Giant Tortoise

South American Temperate

• Baird’s Tapir

Conclusion

This info may be helpful, considering that the game takes heavy account of using the continent and biome of origin to factor in welfare stats. Of course, it is fun and challenging placing animals on foreign continents, but if you want a thematic build this should make it easier to focus on compatible animals. Of course, this will also allow you to focus on boosting your welfare stats from the start.

Either way… have fun with your Planet Zoo!

Notes:

• Many animals appear in multiple categories.
• I made separate sections even in cases of only one animal for a biome. I am sure Frontier will add more animals in the future.
• I ignored the Exhibit animals because they are fine on any map and the welfare stats do not work the same way for them.