Wild cat lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 19 years

🏆 The longest-lived wild cat on record reached 19 years in captivity.

Wild cat (Felis silvestris). The oldest known individual lived 19 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

• Reaches adulthood at about 10 months
• Adult weight about 5.5 kg
• Gestation about 64 days
• About 3.7 young at a time