what animal has the longest recorded lifespan
A koi fish is on record living to 226 years old. Bowhead whales live to be over 200 years old (211 on record, as evidenced by the age of the spearhead found embedded in the deceased animal). A simple mollusc, the ocean quahog, lives over 400 years. Some corals also have staggeringly long lifespans, over 2000 years.