
Red Panda Habitat Requirements
Ailurus fulgens · 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 50%–100%
- Sand 0%–20%
- Rock 0%–20%
- Waterlogged 0%–5%
- Soil 0%–50%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 1–2
- Bachelor group
- 1 male / 1 female
- Mixed group
- 1 male / 1 female
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Guest walkthrough
- Allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.36 yr
- Interbirth period
- 0.65 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 1.5 yr
- Litter size
- 1–3
- Juvenile
- 1.5 yr
- Adult
- 5.5 yr
- Elderly
- 8yr
- Food cost per period
- 756
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.
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Giant Panda~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Mirror Mobile
- Rubbing Pad
- Cardboard Box
- Rubbing Pad Bark
- Tennis Ball
Food enrichment
- Dog Ball
- Foraging Wall
- Forage Box
- Melon Feeder
- Tree Forager
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Endangered
- Size (nose to rump)
- 0.59 m
- Weight
- Not in official data
- Colour morphs
- Leucistic
Colour morphs
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Leucistic
Official in-game portraits of the Red Panda colour morphs.
How much area for N Red Pandas?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Red Panda need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of -6–28 °C for the Red Panda. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Red Panda need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 160 m² of land for the first animal (+80 m² for each extra animal), 60 m² of climbable space (+20 m² each extra). For example, 320 m² of land for three.
How many Red Pandas can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 1–2. Bachelor groups allow up to 1 males or 1 females, and a mixed group up to 1 males and 1 females.
What barrier does the Red Panda need?
A Grade 2 barrier at least 3 m high. A water barrier is allowed.
Which animals can live with the Red Panda?
The official Zoopedia lists 1 neutral cohabitant (Giant Panda).
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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