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GEOGRAPHY
Bio - Fauna
Longest-Living Animals
This list features the longest-living animals on Planet Earth.
RANK | FAUNA | YEARS |
1 | Hydra | Potentially Immortal |
2 | Turritopsis Dohrnii | Potentially Immortal |
3 | Glass Sponge | 10,000+ years |
4 | Black Coral | 4,000+ years |
5 | Ocean Quahog Clam | 500+ years |
6 | Tubeworm | 300+ years |
7 | Greenland Shark | 272+ years |
8 | Freshwater Pearl Mussel | 250+ years |
9 | Roughly Rockfish | 200+ years |
10 | Bowhead Whale | 200+ years |
11 | Red Sea Urchins | 200 years |
12 | Seychelles Giant Tortoise | 190+ years |
References
Live Science. (n.d.). Longest Living Animals. [online] Available at: https://www.livescience.com/longest-living-animals.html [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025].
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