Which animal has the shortest lifespan?

Question

Maybe a more common animal?
Thank you(:

Answer 1

The longest-lived captive animal is the giant tortoise (177 years) and the shortest, the gastrotich (3 days).

Depends on whether you consider bacteria to be "animals". If you do, then you will have to consider a wide variety of bacterial species with a life cycle of 15-20 minutes.

If you don't, then a case can alternatively be made for the male of the mite Acarophenax tribolii -- which develops inside the body of its mother, fertilises its female siblings, and then dies before it is even born, all within the space of a couple of hours.

MAMMALS YEARS

Elephant 69
Horse 50
Hippopotamus 49
Chimpanzee 40
Grizzly Bear 32
Bison 30
Lion 30
Tiger 25
Elk 22
Mountain Lion 20
Beaver 19
Wolf 16
Squirrel 16
Chipmunk 12
Cottontail 10
House Mouse 4



BIRDS YEARS

Turkey Buzzard 118
Swan 102
Parrot 80
Great Horned Owl 68
Eagle 55
English Sparrow 23
Canary 22
Humming Bird 8




FISH YEARS
Catfish 60
Eel 55
Carp 47
Mosquitofish 2



REPTILES YEARS

Giant Tortoise 152
Box Turtle 123
Alligator 68
Snapping Turtle 57
Cobra 28
Cottonmouth 21



AMPHIBIANS YEARS

Giant Salamander 55
Toad 36
Bullfrog 30
Mud Puppy 23
Green Frog 10
Newt 7



INSECTS YEARS
Cicada 17
Ant (queen) 15

Answer 2

Shortest Lifespan

Answer 3

Shortest Life Span

Answer 4

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RE:
Which animal has the shortest lifespan?
Maybe a more common animal?
Thank you(:

Answer 5

fruit flys live 24 hrs...

shortest life of a common animal is probably a gerbil at like 3 years

Answer 6

Of the mammals, the tiny shrew has the shortest life span. 1 to 1.5 years from birth to death from old age is all that they can expect.

Answer 7

a dragon fly (lives 10 days)

Answer 8

The crane fly (or "flying daddy-long-legs") lives only 24 hours in its adult form.

Answer 9

a catterpillar (12hours)