Animal directory
Aardvark
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Aardvark.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Orycteropus afer
- Enclosures
- Habitat
- Status
- Least concern
- Status code
- LC
- Regions
- Africa
- Biomes
- Grassland
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Mammals
- Revealed
- 2026-07-14
- Status groups
- Least concern
- Tax class
- Mammalia
- Tax family
- Orycteropodidae
- Tax genus
- Orycteropus
- Tax order
- Tubulidentata
- Wild population
- Unknown
- Wild population count
- Unknown
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 2
- Barrier height
- 1 m
- Climb proof
- No
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- 14 °C
- Temp max
- 36 °C
- Area land min
- 160 m²
- Area land
- 160 m² + 80 m² per extra animal
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- Unknown
- Area flying
- Unknown
- Area shelter
- 10 m² per animal
- Area water
- Unknown
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 0-25%
- Salinity
- Unknown
- Terrain
- Grass 20-70%, Sand 0-30%, Soil 20-50%, Rock 0-20%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)
- Life expectancy
- 18-28 years
- Bachelor females
- 1-2
- Bachelor males
- 1-2
- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation
- 7 months
- Gestation months
- 7 months
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- 17 months
- Interbirth months
- 17 months
- Litter label
- Litter size
- Litter size
- 1
- Mating season
- Summer
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Maturity age
- 2 years
- Maturity years
- 2 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- Death
Other facts
- Diet
- Nutritionally Complete Meat, Mealworms
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Albino
- Dominance
- Unknown
- Enrichment
- Cardboard Box, Herb Scent Marker, Rubbing Pad, Rubbing Pad Bark, Small Ball, Small Ice Ball
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Dog Ball, Food Bowl - Large, Food Bowl - Small, Melon Feeder, Natural Termite Mound, Slow Feeder, Termite Mound
- Nest
- Unknown
- Offspring dispersal
- None
- Size female
- 0.66 m
- Size male
- 0.66 m
- Size max
- 0.66 m
- Size measure
- Shoulder height
- Temperature
- 14 to 36°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Unknown
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Ground Water Fountain - Small
- Weather dislikes
- Rain and snow
- Weight female
- 50 kg
- Weight female text
- 50 kg
- Weight juvenile
- 12.5 kg
- Weight male
- 50 kg
- Weight male text
- 50 kg
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: Animal Burrow, at least 2 | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Aardvark Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Thriving Requirement 2: at least 5 objects or plants with the Bushes tag | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Before this level: an Observation Network (Observation Platform) in Great Rift Valley Reserve and this species released in Great Rift Valley Reserve |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 4: Natural Termite Mound, at least 2 | Unknown |
| Level 6 | Thriving Requirement 5: Heavy Soil terrain; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Observation network present at Great Rift Valley Reserve AND Aardvark released at Great Rift Valley Reserve
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Family Group | Female group | 1 female |
| Solitary Male | Solitary male | 1 male |
Release requirements
| Requirement type | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Ecosystems Required | Either Savannah or Shrubland |
| Nature Requirements | Burrows |
((established OR established))
Savannah OR Shrubland
Burrows
Biomes1
Barriers at this grade4
Feeders7
Water sources1
Research levels1
Related entries101
- Uses water source · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Researches species · Aardvark (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · Spreading Your Wings (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Termite Mound (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Slow Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Dog Ball (Requires / provides)
- Release requires ecosystem · Savannah · Savannah OR Shrubland (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Bordetellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Rubbing Pad (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · Rope Netting (Requires / provides)
- Water sources · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Termite Mound (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Dog Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Research levels · Aardvark (Requires / provides)
- Sp habitat · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Dog Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Release requires ecosystem · Shrubland · Savannah OR Shrubland (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Natural Termite Mound (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Aardvark (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Termite Mound (Requires / provides)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Small Ball (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Rotavirus (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Cardboard Box (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Rubbing Pad Bark (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Savannah (Requires / provides)
- Sp habitat · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Corrugated (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Grassland (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Bowl - Small (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Grassland (Requires / provides)
- Aardvark · Aardvark (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Rubbing Pad (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Food Bowl - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · MRSA (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Botulism Toxicosis (Used by / linked from)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Herb Scent Marker (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Campylobacteriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Slow Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Sp habitat · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Termite Mound (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Rubbing Pad (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Slow Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Aardvark (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Bowl - Large (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Rubbing Pad Bark (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Small Ice Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Cowpox Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Small Ice Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Dog Ball (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · Chain Link (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Bowl - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Rubbing Pad Bark (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Melon Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Natural Termite Mound (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Small Ball (Requires / provides)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Food Bowl - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Small Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Cardboard Box (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Rubbing Pad Bark (Requires / provides)
- Aardvark · Aardvark (Requires / provides)
- Has research · Aardvark (Requires / provides)
- Sp habitat · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Small Ice Ball (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Melon Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Bowl - Large (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Small Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Aardvark (Used by / linked from)
- Has release groups · Aardvark (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Food Bowl - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Cardboard Box (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Natural Termite Mound (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Bowl - Small (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Salmonellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · 1-Way Glass (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Herb Scent Marker (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Influenza (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Herb Scent Marker (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Natural Termite Mound (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Rubbing Pad (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Slow Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Animals · Aardvark Reintroduction (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Tularemia (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Melon Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Melon Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Small Ice Ball (Requires / provides)
- Animals in this biome · Grassland (Used by / linked from)
- Lives in biome · Grassland (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Cardboard Box (Requires / provides)
- Species links · Aardvark Reintroduction (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Listeriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Shrubland (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Herb Scent Marker (Used by / linked from)
Sources38
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/aardvark ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/1-way-glass ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/chain-link ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/corrugated ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/barriers/rope-netting ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes/grassland ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/career/east-africa ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/conservation-projects/aardvark-reintroduction ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/conservation-projects/animal-reintroduction ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/conservation-projects/wildlife-care ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment ·
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- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/dog-ball ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/food-bowl-large ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/food-bowl-small ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/ground-water-fountain-small ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/herb-scent-marker ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/melon-feeder ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/natural-termite-mound ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/rubbing-pad ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/rubbing-pad-bark ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/slow-feeder ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/small-ball ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/small-ice-ball ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/enrichment/termite-mound ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/release-groups/aardvark ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/aardvark ·
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- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/botulism-toxicosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/campylobacteriosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/cowpox-virus ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/listeriosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/mrsa ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/rotavirus ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/salmonellosis ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/tularemia ·