What Is The Animal With The Longest Lifespan

Ever wondered how what fauna lives the longest on Planet Earth, which mammals have the shortest lifespan, or how the man lifespan compares to other mammals?

1-2 years: Weasel lifespan

Weasels have one of the shortest lifespans of any mammal, living for simply one or two years. They make upwardly for their brusque life by having up to 13 kits in a litter and upward to three litters a year.

Least weasel (Mustela nivalis) — *The least weasel doesn't live every bit long as almost larger animals. © Zahoor Salmi/Getty*

3 years: Hedgehog lifespan

Hedgehogs are a very pop mammal in the UK and are frequent visitors to our gardens and fields. Even so, they have very tough lives: half dice in their beginning year, and few alive longer than 3 years.

Close-up of a Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) on green grass in Scottish countryside — *A happy hedgehog in Scotland. © Nature Picture Library/Getty*

12 years: Wolverine lifespan

The wolverine is the largest members of the weasel family, and live for upwardly to 12 years. As a longer-lived fauna, they stay with their mother until the age of two, when they have matured and can start to brood.

*Wolverine aka glutton with a relatively short lifespan. © Manfred Delpho/Getty*

14 years: Tiger lifespan

Tigers on boilerplate live for 14 years. Immature tigers suffer a loftier mortality rate, with l per cent dying before the age of one.

The Siberian tiger is walking carefully. His body is seen from the front side. His mouth is partially open. He turns his head slightly towards to the right side. — *Siberian tiger aka Amur tiger. © Ibrahim Suha Derbent/Getty*

25 years: Brown Bear lifespan

The iconic brownish bear lives for around 25 years. Apart from humans, brown bears have few enemies – in Russia's Far East, the Siberian tiger is a rare threat.

European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) in the Carparthian Mountains, Romania — *A European brown bear in the Carparthian Mountains, Romania. © Joanne Hedger/Getty*

30 years: Lowland Tapir lifespan

Tapirs are large, robust mammals and live for around 30 years. They may expect like a meal for big cats such as jaguars, only they are rarely taken.

Photograph of a lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in green Atlantic Rainforest field, Guapiacu Ecological Reserve, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil — *Lowland tapirs can live for up to xxx years. © Vitor Marigo/Aurora Photos/Getty*

35 years: Western Gorilla lifespan

Gorillas mature slowly and breed tardily – females requite nascency for the first time at the age of about 10, and take one baby every 4 years. They alive to around 35 years old in the wild, but like other mammals on this list are under threat due to human activity. Combined with their tedious reproductive rate, this is a contributing factor to their decreasing population and critically endangered status.

Baby mountain gorilla in north west Rwanda — *This baby gorilla has a lifespan of around 35 years. © David Yarrow/Getty*

41 years: Brandt'due south Bat lifespan

Every bit a very general rule, smaller animals tend to have a shorter lifespan. However, Brandt'due south bats live extraordinarily long lives considering their size, upwardly to 41 years.

Hibernating Brandt's bats (Myotis brandtii) — *Hibernating Brandt'south bats. © Yves Adams/Getty*

56 years: elephant lifespan

Elephants are unusual among mammals other than humans in having a 'apply' after they stop breeding – older females help to look after young calves.

Baby African elephant with its mother — *Female elephants will still await after calves when they're past convenance age. © abadonian/Getty*

eighty years: Human lifespan

Humans are the longest-lived land mammal, so are towards the top of the list of long-living mammals. Still, we aren't the longest living mammals on Earth by a long way.

200 years: Bowhead Whale lifespan - the longest living mammal

There are a number of marine species that outlive humans, and the mammal species that holds the tape for longevity is the bowhead whale, which tin live for 200 years - or more than.