−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Asian Elephant Habitat Requirements
Elephas maximus · 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.
- Grass 20%–40%
- Sand 10%–40%
- Soil 20%–40%
- Rock 0%–20%
- Waterlogged 10%–40%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 3–30
- Bachelor group
- 5 male / 30 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 29 female
- Temperament
- Confident
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 1.83 yr
- Interbirth period
- 8 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 11 yr
- Litter size
- 1
- Juvenile
- 11 yr
- Adult
- 40 yr
- Elderly
- 19yr
- Food cost per period
- 1211
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 Asian Elephant.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Gyro
- Rubbing Pillar
- Skittle
- Large Tyre
- Large Ball
- Musical Keyboard
- Mud Bath
Food enrichment
- Barrel Feeder - Hanging
- Veggie Jelly Cake
- Barrel Feeder - Large
- Fixed Roller Feeder - Large
- Melon Feeder
- Suspended High Grazer Feeder
- Tree Scatter Feeder
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Endangered
- Size (shoulder height)
- 2.75 m / 2.4 m
- Weight
- Not in official data
- Colour morphs
- Albino, Piebald
Where two values are shown, the first is male and the second female.
Colour morphs
-
Albino -
Piebald
Official in-game portraits of the Asian Elephant colour morphs.
How much area for N Asian Elephants?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Asian Elephant need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 14–36 °C for the Asian Elephant. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Asian Elephant need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 376 m² of land for the first animal (+376 m² for each extra animal), 25 m² of water (+25 m² each extra). For example, 1128 m² of land for three.
How many Asian Elephants can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 3–30. Bachelor groups allow up to 5 males or 30 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 29 females.
What barrier does the Asian Elephant need?
A Grade 4 barrier at least 3 m high.
Which animals can live with the Asian Elephant?
None. The official Zoopedia lists no compatible species for the Asian Elephant, 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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