−40−2002040 °C
✓Official 
Mountain Hare Habitat Requirements
Lepus timidus · 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%–100%
- Short Grass 25%–100%
- Sand 10%–30%
- Soil 0%–40%
- Rock 0%–40%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 1–5
- Bachelor group
- 5 male / 5 female
- Mixed group
- 4 male / 4 female
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Guest walkthrough
- Allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.14 yr
- Interbirth period
- 0.86 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 1 yr
- Litter size
- 1–4
- Juvenile
- 1 yr
- Adult
- 3 yr
- Elderly
- 6yr
- Food cost per period
- 121
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 Mountain Hare.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Cardboard Box
- Tunnel
- Small Ball
- Rattle
- Small Ice Ball
Food enrichment
- Suspended Veggie Feeder
- Fruit Spike Tree
- Melon Feeder
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Least Concern
- Size (nose to rump)
- 0.5 m / 0.55 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 Mountain Hares?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Mountain Hare need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of -30–25 °C for the Mountain Hare. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Mountain Hare need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 200 m² of land for the first animal (+90 m² for each extra animal). For example, 380 m² of land for three.
How many Mountain Hares can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 1–5. Bachelor groups allow up to 5 males or 5 females, and a mixed group up to 4 males and 4 females.
What barrier does the Mountain Hare need?
A Grade 1 barrier at least 1.25 m high. A water barrier is allowed.
Which animals can live with the Mountain Hare?
None. The official Zoopedia lists no compatible species for the Mountain Hare, 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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