List of maximum animal lifespans in captivity

This is a list of maximum recorded animal lifespans in captivity. Only animals from the classes of the Chordata phylum are included. On average, captive animals (especially mammals) live longer than wild animals. This may be due to the fact that with proper treatment, captivity can provide refuge against diseases, competition with others of the same species and predators. Most notably, animals with shorter lifespans and faster growth rates benefit more from zoos than animals with higher longevities and slow growth rates.

Mammals

+Family Name Binomial name Image Maximum lifespan ElephantidaeAsian elephantElephas maximus88 yearsHominidaeChimpanzeePan troglodytes79 yearsHominidaeBonoboPan paniscus70 yearsHominidaeWestern gorillaGorilla gorilla68 yearsElephantidaeAfrican bush elephantLoxodonta africana65 years HominidaeSumatran orangutanPongo abelii64 yearsHippopotamidaeHippopotamusHippopotamus amphibius61.2 yearsDelphinidaeOrcaOrcinus orca60 yearsHylobatidaeSiamangSymphalangus syndactylus55 yearsCholoepodidaeLinnaeus's two-toed slothCholoepus didactylus54 yearsRhinocerotidaeWhite rhinocerosCeratotherium simum45 yearsUrsidaePolar bearUrsus maritimus42 yearsUrsidaeGrizzly bearUrsus arctos horribilis40 years GiraffidaeGiraffeGiraffa camelopardalis39.5 yearsLemuridaeRing-tailed lemurLemur catta39 yearsUrsidaeGiant pandaAiluropoda melanoleuca38 yearsVombatidaeCommon wombatVombatus ursinus35 yearsBovidaeAfrican buffaloSyncerus caffer32.8 yearsHeterocephalidaeNaked mole-ratHeterocephalus glaber32 yearsCamelidaeDromedary camelCamelus dromedarius28.4 yearsFelidaeJaguarPanthera onca28 yearsFelidaeLionPanthera leo28 yearsFelidaeCougarPuma concolor27 yearsCervidaeFallow deerCervus dama27 yearsFelidaeTigerPanthera tigris26.3 yearsPhascolarctidaeKoalaPhascolarctos cinereus25 yearsBovidaeBlackbuckAntilope cervicapra23.9 yearsCastoridaeAmerican beaverCastor canadensis23.4 yearsCervidaeMule deerOdocoileus hemionus22 yearsCanidaeRed foxVulpes vulpes21.3 yearsCanidaeGrey wolfCanis lupus20.6 yearsLeporidaeEuropean rabbitOryctolagus cuniculus18.8 yearsMustelidaeGiant otterPteronura brasiliensis17.3 yearsBovidaePronghornAntilocapra americana15.5 years

Birds

+Family Name Binomial name Image Maximum lifespan PhoenicopteridaeGreater flamingoPhoenicopterus roseus83 yearsCacatuidaePink cockatooCacatua leadbeateri82 yearsCathartidaeAndean condorVultur gryphus80 yearsCorvidaeCommon ravenCorvus corax69 years StruthionidaeOstrichStruthio50 yearsAccipitridaeGolden eagleAquila chrysaetos48 yearsAnatidaeCanada gooseBranta canadensis42 yearsColumbidaeRock doveColumba livia35 years

Reptiles

+Family Name Binomial name Image Maximum lifespan TestudinidaeAldabra giant tortoiseAldabrachelys gigantea194 yearsCrocodylidaeNile crocodileCrocodylus niloticus124 yearsAlligatoridaeAmerican alligatorAlligator mississippiensis87 yearsIguanidaeRhinoceros iguanaCyclura cornuta42.9 yearsBoidaeGreen anacondaEunectes murinus42 yearsBoidaeBoa constrictorBoa constrictor40.4 years

See also

List of longest-living organisms Longevity Life expectancy

References

External links https://genomics.senescence.info/species/index.html