I get the impression that large animal species (whales, elephants, humans, other apes) on the whole live longer than smaller animal species (rabbits, dogs, cats, etc.).

I also get the impression that within each species, large individuals seem to live shorter lives than smaller individuals (dogs, in particular). Up to about 6 feet or so, humans might be an exception, perhaps because being taller is associated with better childhood nutrition? But even among humans, above 6.5 feet or so, I think expected lifespan begins to fall?

Am I mistaken, or otherwise: Isn't this inversion kind of curious?

I also found this paper from 2013 that appears to make a similar claim: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651517/.