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There are corals known to live for thousands of years, and bowhead whales are estimated to live for centuries, but land animals rarely have such lengthy life spans. The current record holder for the longest currently living terrestrial animal goes to a tortoise named Jonathan.
List of longest-living organisms. This is a list of the longest-living organisms, that is, the individuals (in some instances, clones) of a species. This may be, for a given species: Oldest known individuals that are currently living Record holders, such as the most long-lived human, Jeanne Calment, or the most long-lived cat, Creme Puff.