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Pancake tortoise

Pancake tortoise lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 25.9 years

🏆 The longest-lived pancake tortoise on record reached 25.9 years in captivity.

Pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri). The oldest known individual lived 25.9 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

How old in human years?

Age

Pancake tortoise age chart in human years

Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.

Pancake tortoiseHuman ageStage
1 yr5Child
2 yr9Child
3 yr14Teen
4 yr19Teen
5 yr23Adult
6 yr28Adult
7 yr32Adult
8 yr37Adult
9 yr42Middle age
10 yr46Middle age
11 yr51Middle age
12 yr56Middle age
13 yr60Senior
14 yr65Senior
15 yr69Senior
16 yr74Senior
17 yr79Elderly
18 yr83Elderly
19 yr88Elderly
20 yr93Elderly
21 yr97Elderly
22 yr102Elderly
23 yr107Elderly
24 yr111Elderly
25 yr116Elderly
26 yr120Elderly
27 yr125Elderly
28 yr130Elderly
29 yr134Elderly
30 yr139Elderly
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Pancake tortoise profile

ClassificationReptilia > Testudines > Testudinidae
Scientific nameMalacochersus tornieri
Adult weightabout 3.9e+02 g
Longest recorded25.9 years (captivity)

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How we convert ages: method.

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