There is evidence that earlier death can help animals, so it is appropriate to extend it to all animals barring evidence to the contrary. Long lived, already p

There is evidence that earlier death can help animals, so it is appropriate to extend it to all animals barring evidence to the contrary. Long lived, already procreated animals limit the amount of evolution that can take place by drawing out the time between procreation events. So if you have 2 species, one which dies earlier but has more generations, you expect them to outcompete a longer lived species.