The highly immersive and realistic simulation gamePlanet Zooputs players in the shoes of a zoo owner tasked with building, maintaining, and expanding a profitable zoo. The size, design, and type of zoo players can build is entirely up to them, but with this freedom comes some difficulty. There are a lot of animals to choose from and each has individual needs that must be maintained to ensure their happiness.
As a result, animals favorable for multispecies enclosures are often the most profitable and best for new players. They can share the same space, often have the same needs, and receive and provide bonuses to those they share space with. If players are interested in creating multi-species enclosures, here are thebestPlanet Zooanimals that can live together.
Updated July 04, 2025, by Joe Grantham:Planet Zoo is easilythe best zoo management game of all time, with incredible attention to detail and immersive features that help players forget they are playing a game. With over 180 species available to players with all the content, and new animals always being added, it is only natural that many of these animals can live together in peace, and provide each other with enrichment. Thebest animals for multispecies enclosures in Planet Zoocan work with various other species, allowing for some truly unique viewing experiences for guests. Furthermore, with the release of Planet Zoo on consoles, even more players will be wondering which animals can live together.
1-4 (up to 1 male, up to 3 females)
Game Edition
Australia Pack
Koalas were added as part of the Australia Pack which is available for an additional price and adds a total of five new animals, as well as new scenery,challenges, and more. Koalas pair nicely with Red Kangaroos, though technically they don’t share a suitable biome.
Both Koalas and Kangaroos require 180.0 m² in their enclosure but require no water, which thankfully means no Water Treatment or Water Temperature Regulars are needed. Koalas need a climbing area of 20 m² and also need the temperature to be 8‒42 ℃, while kangaroos need a temperature of 12‒40 ℃, which can easily be accommodated for both by putting heaters in the habitat, especially when it snows.
1-11 (up to 1 male, up to 10 females)
Standard
The Pronghorn Antelope is a North American animal that receives and gives a bonus when sharing a space with the American Bison. It ranks low because it only gets this bonus with one other animal. That being said, if players are going for a North American-themed zoo, the Pronghorn Antelope are great animals to have with American Bison.
They only require 370 square meters of land, have a quick maturation period of 1.5 years, and a short gestation of 8 months. These are great if players want tostart breeding and selling rather quickly.
3‒30 (up to 1 male, up to 29 females)
Red Ruffed Lemurs are native to the island of Madagascar off the South East Coast of Africa and their perfect partners for a shared enclosure are their relatives, the Ring Tailed and Black-and-White Ruffed Lemurs, which like any Lemurs are also only found on the remote island. All three species have very similar requirements, as they prefera tropical biome, need 210 m² of space, and 20.0 m² of climbing area.
However, the Red Ruffed Lemurs are arguably the best out of the three, as they mature slightly quicker at 2.5 years and have a slightly lower gestation period of only 3 months. They also don’t become sterile until they are 20 years of age, which means they can produce many offspring during their lifetime.
1‒2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)
Twilight Pack
The Twilight Pack is one of the most interesting DLCs inPlanet Zooas it encourages players to build habitats that are best viewed at night. One of the animals from this pack is the Striped Skunk from North America, and to make things even more interesting, players could design a habitat that features not only Skunks but other nocturnal or North American species too.
These multispecies options include the Racoon from the same expansion pack, as well as the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog and North American Beaver, both of which are available with the North America Animal Pack. As all of these animals are relatively small, players can build more intimate enclosures that allow guests to get more up-close views.This will help with guest happiness.
1‒6 (up to 5 males, up to 5 females)
Grasslands Animal Pack
The Emu is one of Australia’s most iconic species and, as one of the few birds inPlanet Zoo, it is a great option for a multispecies habitat with three other species from the region. To go alongside Emus from the Grasslands Animal Pack, players can adopt and place Red Kangaroos and Red-Necked Wallabies in the knowledge that they will all get along well and receive a small bonus to their enrichment. Quokkas from the Oceania Pack is another option, although their cuteness may be overshadowed by how small they are in comparison to Emus.
Unlike Flamingos inPlanet Zoo, for example, who love to live in large groups, Emus prefer less populated groups, which means smaller habitats are possible. Nor does any of this space have to go towards habitable water. This and the fact that they are easy to breed makes Emus great animals for any zoo.
2‒6 (up to 5 males, up to 5 females)
Zookeeper’s Animal Pack
One of the newest additions to the ever-expanding list ofPlanet Zoospecies is the lesser-known Coquerel’s Sifaka, a smaller size of Lemur than is already available in the game. These adorable furballs are thankfully compatible with the other three species of Lemur, meaning players can have even more diverse habitats, with different Lemurs swinging between branches and apparatus.
In fact, as they prefer smaller groups of their own kind, it’s best to fill the rest of a habitat with other Lemurs, rather than having too many Coquerel’s Sifakas. They are available with the Zookeeper’s Animal Pack.
3-15 (up to 1 male, up to 14 females)
The American Bison gets an interspecies enrichment bonus by sharing an enclosure with the Pronghorn Antelope, but regrettably, not any of the other antelope species. They can also live with Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs if players have the North America Animal Pack. Thanks to an anniversary update they also get on with the Collared Peccary which was added for free. American Bison requires an enclosure that is 420.0 m² large, with an additional 90 m² required for each individual added.
They mature rather quickly at 3 years of age and have a fairly low gestation period of 10 months. They prefer a grassland environment and temperatures that do not rise above 40 ℃. Controlling the temperature of habitats is one of the manyfeatures ofPlanet Zoothat new players often don’t know about.
1‒6 (up to 1 male, up to 5 females)
Orangutans are one of the most well-loved species around the world and inPlanet Zoo,players can acquire and care for Borean Orangutans. Alongside these graceful apes, players can populate a moderate-sized tropical habitat with four other species from the region.
These species include two other types of primates; Lar Gibbons and Siamangs, for which players can build lots of climbable branches and frames. The Malayan Tapir is another option with its distinct black and white coat, which can serve as a great contrast to the orange fur of the Orangutans. Last of all is the Asian Small-Clawed Otter, and players will find many pictures and videos online of Otters and Orangutans interacting at real-life zoos.
2‒50 (up to 25 males, up to 25 females)
Eurasia Animal Pack
The graceful Mute Swan is one of the newest faces inPlanet Zoo, arriving as part of theEurasia Animal Packand has taken the community by storm. In terms of compatibility with other species, the Mute Swan benefits from living alongside the two species of deer, as well as Wild Boar and Wisent from the same DLC.
While all these animals are compatible with each other, in practice the Mute Swan makes the most sense as players can create a habitat that is part land, part water.
8-40 (up to 13 males, up to 39 females)
South America Pack
Colombian White-Faced Capuchin Monkeys were introduced in one of thebest DLCs forPlanet Zoo, the South America Pack, alongside four other new animals. They are native to both South America and North America. These adorable little primates are happy to share their enclosure with Giant Anteaters, Baird’s Tapirs, Collared Peccary, and Capybara all of which will be happy in a tropical biome.
These monkeys require an enclosure that is 210 m² large, with an additional 8 m² for each Capuchin added. They mature at 7 years of age, but they have a low gestation period of only 6 months.
