Aquatic and Land Animal DiversityMammals |
How long do animals, in particular mammals, live? |
Of the mammals, humans and fin whales live the longest. The following lists the maximum life span for various longer-lived animal species:
Animal (Latin name) |
Maximum Life Span (in years) |
Marion’s tortoise (Testudo sumeirii) |
152 |
Quahog (Venus mercenaria) |
c. 150 |
Common box tortoise (Terrapene Carolina) |
138 |
European pond tortoise (Emys orbicularis) |
120 |
Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) |
116 |
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) |
116 |
Human (Homo sapiens sapiens) |
116 (although this is probably closer to 125) |
Deep-sea clam (Tindaria callistiformis) |
c. 100 |
Killer whale (Orcinus orca) |
c. 90 |
European eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
88 |
Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) |
82 |
Freshwater mussel (Margaritana margaritifera) |
80 to 70 |
Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) |
78 |
Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) |
72 |
Whale shark (Rhiniodon typus) |
c. 70 |
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) |
c. 70 |
Great eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) |
68 |
American alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) |
66 |
Ostrich (Struthio camelus) |
62.5 |
Horse (Equus caballus) |
62 |
Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) |
c. 59 |
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) |
54.5 |
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) |
51 |
Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) |
50 |
Domestic goose (Anser a. domesticus) |
49.75 |
European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) |
47 |
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) |
c. 45 |
Goldfish (Carassius auratus) |
41 |
Common toad (Bufo bufo) |
40 |
Roundworm (Tylenchus polyhyprus) |
39 |
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) |
36.25 |
Domestic cat (Felis catus) |
34 |
Canary (Serinus caneria) |
34 |
American bison (Bison bison) |
33 |
Bobcat (Felis rufus) |
32.3 |
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) |
32 |
American manatee (Trichechus manatus) |
30 |
Domestic dog (Canis familiaris) |
29.5 |
Lion (Panthera leo) |
c. 29 |
Theraphosid spider (Mygalomorphae) |
c. 28 |
Tiger (Panthera tigris) |
26.25 |
Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) |
26 |
American badger (Taxidea taxus) |
26 |
Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) |
26 |
Bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncates) |
25 |
Domestic chicken (Gallus g. domesticus) |
25 |
Gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
23.5 |
Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) |
23 |
Coyote (Canis latrans) |
21 |
Domestic goat (Capra hircus domesticus) |
20.75 |
Queen ant (Myrmecina graminicola) |
18 |
Common rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
18 |
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) |
6.75 |
Domestic turkey (Melagris gallapave domesticus) |
16 |
American beaver (Castor Canadensis) |
15 |
Land snail (Helix spiriplana) |
15 |
Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) |
14.8 |
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
14 |
Golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) |
10 |
Millipede (Cylindroiulus landinensis) |
7 |
House mouse (Mus musculus) |
6 |
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) |
2 to 3 |
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
1.13 |
Bedbug (Cimex lectularius) |
0.5 or 182 days |
Black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans) |
0.27 or 100 days |
Common housefly (Musca domesticus) |
0.04 or 17 days |