−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Eurasian Lynx Habitat Requirements
Lynx lynx · 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 30%–80%
- Rock 20%–60%
- Waterlogged 0%–10%
- Sand 0%–20%
- Soil 0%–40%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 1–3
- Bachelor group
- 1 male / 3 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 2 female
- Temperament
- Shy
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.19 yr
- Interbirth period
- 1.81 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 3 yr
- Litter size
- 1–4
- Sterility age
- 14 yr
- Juvenile
- 3 yr
- Adult
- 11 yr
- Elderly
- 10yr
- Food cost per period
- 602
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 Eurasian Lynx.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Prey-scented Sack
- Rubbing Pad
- Scratching Post
- Rubbing Pad Bark
- Small Ball
- Small Ice Ball
- Rubber Duck
Food enrichment
- Bamboo Feeder
- Frozen Blood Pumpkin
- Piñata Zebra
- Piñata Pronghorn
- Rotation Line Feeder
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Least Concern
- Size (shoulder height)
- 0.63 m / 0.58 m
- Weight
- Not in official data
- Colour morphs
- Leucistic
Where two values are shown, the first is male and the second female.
Colour morphs
-
Leucistic
Official in-game portraits of the Eurasian Lynx colour morphs.
How much area for N Eurasian Lynxes?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Eurasian Lynx need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of -25–28 °C for the Eurasian Lynx. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Eurasian Lynx need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 615 m² of land for the first animal (+165 m² for each extra animal), 20 m² of climbable space (+5 m² each extra). For example, 945 m² of land for three.
How many Eurasian Lynxes can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 1–3. Bachelor groups allow up to 1 males or 3 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 2 females.
What barrier does the Eurasian Lynx need?
A Grade 2 barrier at least 3 m high, and it must be climb-proof.
Which animals can live with the Eurasian Lynx?
None. The official Zoopedia lists no compatible species for the Eurasian Lynx, 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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