Animals of the World (A to Z)

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CephalopodaNE

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Usually about 3–5 years

MammaliaVU

Giant Panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Diet: Herbivore specializing on bamboo despite carnivore ancestry
Wild lifespan: About 15–20 years in the wild; around 30 years in managed care

CephalopodaLC

Giant Squid

Architeuthis dux

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Probably around 3–5 years, based on growth studies and comparison with related squids

ReptiliaNT

Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 15–20 years or more

ReptiliaAnimal group

Glass Lizard

Anguidae (selected limbless genera)

Diet: Small animals including insects, spiders, snails, slugs, earthworms, and occasional small vertebrates
Wild lifespan: No reliable group-wide estimate

AvesStatus unavailable

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Not recorded

ReptiliaCR

Golden Lancehead

Bothrops insularis

Diet: Ambush predator specializing in migratory birds as an adult
Wild lifespan: Poorly known in the wild; likely more than 10 years for surviving adults

AmphibiaEN

Golden Poison Frog

Phyllobates terribilis

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is not well quantified; managed frogs may live more than 10 years

InsectaNE

Golden Tortoise Beetle

Charidotella sexpunctata

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Not reliably quantified

AvesAnimal group

Goose

Anserini

Diet: Primarily herbivorous waterfowl
Wild lifespan: Species-specific; banding records show some wild geese surviving more than 20 years

ReptiliaLC

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: About 12–15 years reported

ReptiliaVU

Gopher Tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus

Diet: Primarily herbivorous browser and grazer
Wild lifespan: Often 40–60 years, with some individuals living longer

ReptiliaLC

Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often estimated at 15–20 years

MammaliaLC

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 6–8 years in the wild; some exceed 13 years

AvesLC

Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

Diet: Insectivore and seasonal frugivore
Wild lifespan: Several years; exceptional banded birds can live longer than a decade

ChondrichthyesCR

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Common estimates exceed 30 years, with some individuals aged beyond 40 years

ReptiliaLC

Great Plains Rat Snake

Pantherophis emoryi

Diet: Carnivorous constrictor of small vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years in the wild; captive individuals may live longer

ChondrichthyesVU

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: At least 70 years is possible, with major uncertainty among estimates

CephalopodaNE

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Approximately 1.5–2 years

AvesLC

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Diet: Filter-feeding omnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 30–40 years in the wild

ReptiliaLC

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Possibly 10–20 years in the wild

ReptiliaLC

Green Rat Snake

Gonyosoma oxycephalum

Diet: Carnivorous constrictor of small vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Often 12–18 years in managed care; wild longevity is poorly documented

ReptiliaEN

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Diet: Adults mainly herbivorous; juveniles more omnivorous
Wild lifespan: Likely 60–80 years or more

ReptiliaAnimal group

Green Snake

Opheodrys

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Species-specific; several years is typical

ActinopterygiiLC

Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

Diet: Opportunistic carnivore
Wild lifespan: Up to about 10 years

AmphibiaLC

Green Tree Frog

Dryophytes cinereus

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Not reliably quantified

ReptiliaLC

Green Tree Python

Morelia viridis

Diet: Arboreal ambush predator of small warm-blooded vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Wild lifespan estimated near 15 years; managed individuals may exceed 20 years

InsectaAnimal group

Ground Beetle

Carabidae

Diet: Mostly predatory or omnivorous; many species also destroy weed seeds
Wild lifespan: Adults of some species live 1–4 years; family-wide variation is large

ReptiliaNE

Ground Snake

Sonora semiannulata

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: No dependable species-wide estimate

MammaliaNT

Guinea Baboon

Papio papio

Diet: Omnivore: fruit, seeds, leaves, roots, insects and small animals
Wild lifespan: Often around 20–30 years where conditions permit

ReptiliaLC

Habu Snake

Protobothrops flavoviridis

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: No dependable species-wide estimate

MammaliaLC

Hamadryas Baboon

Papio hamadryas

Diet: Omnivore with a predominantly plant-based diet
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity can reach several decades; exact averages vary

AvesVU

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Possibly 25–35 years in the wild

AmphibiaVU

Hellbender

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 25–30 years and potentially longer

InsectaNE

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

Diet: Detritivore as a larva and frugivore as an adult
Wild lifespan: Larval development often one to two years; adults live several months

MammaliaLC

Himalayan Field Mouse

Apodemus pallipes

Diet: Opportunistic omnivore, with species-specific diet details poorly documented
Wild lifespan: No robust wild longevity estimate located

MammaliaNT

Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

Diet: Herbivore: grazer and browser
Wild lifespan: Often about 10–15 years where survival conditions permit

MammaliaVU

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Diet: Herbivore, primarily grazer
Wild lifespan: About 40 years in the wild, sometimes beyond 50 in managed care

ReptiliaAnimal group

Hognose Snake

Heterodon

Diet: Toads and other small vertebrates; species and age dependent
Wild lifespan: Species dependent

MammaliaLC

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

Diet: Opportunistic omnivore dominated by animal prey
Wild lifespan: Likely 7–10 years in the wild; more than 20 years recorded in managed care