Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-16100664-20131101015622/@comment-27941695-20160612142700

The Khajiiti lifespan is a topic of long debate. You have to take into account all the different breeds, and many other variables. But for the purpose of discussion, lets take the Cathay, the ones who appeared in TES V. The book, "Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi", states the following: "And Azurah took some forest people who were torn between man and beast"[1] This implies that the Khajiit are merely men with the appearance of beasts. We know that a normal human lifespan is 70-80 years (on Tamriel). This would suggest that the NORMAL Khajiit, like the Cathay, the Cathay-Raht, etc. have a lifespan of about 70-80 as well, give or take a few for each breed. This also goes along with the following statement by Zenimax: "Elves live two to three times as long as humans and the 'beast-races' (Orcs, Khajiiti, Argonians)."[2] The credibility of this statement is debatable, since they classified the Orsimer as a Beast Race, though it is arguable that they are. But it does go along with my earlier point, so that's why I'm using it.

But then there's the breeds like the Alfiq, who I do not classify as a normal breed of Khajiit. They are nothing more than house cats, so I did not include them. If you asked me, I'd say they have a lifespan of about 15 years, or so.

REFERENCES: [1] http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Words_of_Clan_Mother_Ahnissi [2] http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/2013/05/06/ask-us-anything-variety-pack-4