Life Span of Animals

Have you ever wondered how long an animal of a given species is expected to live? Well this weeks article will provide you with a list of animals with their average life spans. All species of animals that die naturally over a period of time can provide us with their life expectancy. This information gives us their average life span which can roughly tell us how long a particular animal specie can live. Since this is just an average life expectancy, no doubt you will always have some exceptions. You will definitely have a few animals exceeding their life span.

Some animals life span might seems very short while others are reasonable long when compared to other animal species. However, the average life expectancy of a given animal is determined by factors such as genetic make up, metabolic rate, body size, age of sexual maturity etc. It is important to note also that some domesticated animal can live longer or shorter than if they were living in their natural environment (habitat). The reason for this may due to conditions such as new life style, change of diet, disease, predator (absent), etc. Therefore, in spite of the fact that many of these values given in the list below are based on records taken from various sources, it should not be seen as the absolute maximum lifespan.

Animal	Average Life Span of Animal (Years)
African Grey Parrot	50
Alligator	68
Amazon Parrot	80
American Alligator	56
American Box Turtle	123
American Newt	3
American Toad	15
Angleworm	15
Anole	3
Ant (Queen)	3
Ant (Worker)	1/2
Asian elephant	40
B
Bare Eyed Cockatoo	40
Bat	24
Bear	40
Beaver	20
Bee (Queen)	5
Bee (Worker)	1
Binturong	18
Bison	30
Blackbird	18
Boa Constrictor	23
Bottlenose Dolphin	20
Box Turtle	123
Budgerigar	18
Bull	28
Bull Frog	16
Bull Snake	18
C
Caiman	28
Camel	50
Canada Goose	33
Canary	20
Canvasback duck	19
Capybara	12
Carp	100
Cat	25
Catfish	60
Chicken	15
Chinchilla	20
Chimpanzee	40
Chipmunk	12
Cicada	17
Civet	13
Cobra	28
Cockatiel	32
Common Goldeneye	17
Congo Eel	27
Conure	25
Cottonmouth Mocassin	21
Cottontail	10
Cow	22
Crocodile	45
D
Deer	35
Dog, large	10
Dog	22
Domestic Pigeon	26
Donkey	45
E
Eagle	55
Eclectus Parrot	20
Eel	55
Egyptian Goose	28
Elephant	70
Elk	22
English Sparrow	23
F
Fence Lizard	4
Ferret	12
Flying Squirrel	14
Fox	14
G
Galah	26
Galapagos Land Tortoise	193
Gerbil	5
Giant Salamander	55
Giant Tortoise	152
Goat	15
Golden Hamster	4
Gorilla	20
Gouldian finch	6
Great Horned Owl	68
Green Frog	10
Grey Cheeked Parrot	15
Grey Squirrel	20
Grizzly bear	32
Grouse	10
Guinea Pig	8
H
Hare	10
Hellbender	29
Hippopotamus	45
Hog	18
Horse	40
House Mouse	4
Human	70-80
Humming Bird	8
I
J
K
Kangaroo	9
Koala	8
L
Leopard	17
Leopard Frog	6
Lion	35
Lobster	15 (they can live into their 50’s!)
M
Macaw	50
Mallard	20
Mongoose	12
Mosquitofish	2
Mountain Lion	20
Mouse	4
Mudpuppy	9
Muscrat	6
Mynah	8
N
Newt	7
Norwegian Rat	4
Nutria	15
O
Opossum	4
Ox	20
P
Painted Turtle	11
Parrot	80
Pea Fowl	20
Pheasant	18
Pig (wild)	25
Pigeon	11
Pionus Parrot	15
Platypus	10
Polar bear	20
Porcupine	20
Prarie Dog	10
Q
Quail	6
R
Rabbit	9
Rainbow Lorikeet	15
Rat Snake	23
Rattlesnake	22
Red Eared Turtle	7
Redhead Duck	17
Rhinoceros	40
Rosella	15
S
Sea Lion	14
Sheep	15
Snapping Turtle	57
South African Clawed Toad	15
Squirrel	16
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo	40
Superb Parrot	36
Swan	102
T
Tapir	30
Tasmanian Tiger	7
Teal	20
Tiger	22
Tiger Salamander	11
Toad	36
Toucan	6
Tree Frog	14
Trumpeter Swan	33
Turkey Buzzard	118
Whistling Duck	15
Wombat	15
Wolf	18
Woodchuck	15
Z
Zebra Finch	17