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Mountain Hare
Lepus timidus · Europe, Asia
Requirements at a glance
- Scientific name
- Lepus timidus
- Status
- Least Concern
- Biomes
- Temperate, Taiga, Tundra
- Temperature
- -30–25 °C
- Land area
- 200 m²
- Shelter
- 5 m²
- Barrier
- Grade 1 · 1.25 m
- Group size
- 1–5 (5♂ / 5♀)
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Food / period
- $121
Building the habitat
The land area is a hard floor: 200 m² for the enclosure itself, plus 5 m² of shelter on top. Barrier grade 1 at 1.25 m contains the animal without overspending on fencing you do not need.
Keep the habitat inside -30–25 °C. Temperature is one of the most common reasons a habitat quietly loses welfare, because it never triggers the alarm that hunger does.
Group limits matter more than most players expect: mixed groups run 1–5, capped at 5 male and 5 female. Exceeding the male cap is what causes fights — not total headcount.
Habitat temperature
Terrain mix
Land area vs. the roster
Compatible species
None listed — keep this species on its own or in a single-species group.
Budgeting this habitat
Food runs about $121 per period. See how that compares across the roster in our food cost ranking, or start from the best starter animals if this is a first zoo.
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Figures from the official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia, checked 2026-10-21; patches can change them — trust your in-game build menu if they differ. Official entry. Artwork © Frontier Developments; used here for identification.