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Top 5 longest-living animal species

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Maximum verified lifespan — Longevity

Snapshot · 2026-05-31

  1. 1

    Glass Sponge

    ~10,000+ years (likely overestimate)

  2. 2

    Black Coral (Leiopathes glaberrima)

    ~4,265 years

  3. 3

    Ocean Quahog clam

    ~507 years

  4. 4

    Greenland Shark

    ~272-512 years

  5. 5

    Bowhead Whale

    ~211+ years