Table 1 Comparison of the life span and body weight in humans and animals

Human

73^a

1972–3800^d

62 kg^a

Walpole et al. [8]

Schild et al. [9]

United Nations [10]

Sheep

14

2400–4000^c

65–70 kg

Coop [11]

Simmons et al. [12]

Vicente-Pérez et al. [13]

Pig (Göttingen minipig)

15–20

350–570^c

53 kg^a

Köhn et al. [14]

Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs [15]

Dog

12–16^b

231–270^c

9–10 kg^c

Heird et al. [16]

Albert et al. [17]

Choi et al. [18]

Monkey (Macaca fuscata)

10–11^c

539–547^c

8–11 kg^c

Fooden and Aimi [19]

Pflüger et al. [20]

Cat

11–18

65–165

3–6 kg

Gatel et al. [21]

Kienzle and Moik [22]

Teng et al. [23]

Rabbit

5–8

30–80

2–6 kg

Pritchett-Corning et al. [24]

Sengupta and Dutta [25]

Guinea pig

4–7

70–90

500–800 g

Altman and Dittmer [26]

Pritchett-Corning et al. [24]

Chinchilla

10–18

42–57

369–493 g

Spotorno et al. [27]

Dzierzanowska-Goryn et al. [28]

Bays [29]

Rat

2.5–3.5

5.7–7.3^d

200–500 g^c

Vehaskari et al. [30]

Pritchett-Corning et al. [24]

Sengupta [31]

Mice

1–3

1.82–1.86^e

25–40 g

Pritchett-Corning et al. [24]

Beauchamp et al. [32]