MitoAge

Acinonyx jubatus

Cheetah

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Maximum lifespan
20.5 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,047 bp
RefSeq NC_005212.1
GC content
39.37%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,664 bp
D-loop 1,603 bp

Where Cheetah sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Cheetah has the 874th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Cheetah
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Base composition

Whole genome17,047 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.310
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.092

Life history

Maximum lifespan
20.5 years
Adult weight
53.5 kg
Birth weight
489 g
Basal metabolic rate
61.77 W
Body temperature
39 °C
Female sexual maturity
456 days
Male sexual maturity
456 days
Gestation or incubation
88 days
Litter or clutch size
3
Litters per year
0.7

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02106)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
high, large sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
build 2 (2026-11-13)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome17,047 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA960 bp
16S rRNA2,471 bp
All tRNA1,514 bp
D-loop1,603 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp31.9%28.1%12.0%28.0%40.02%−0.399+0.063
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.3%26.2%8.7%27.7%36.47%−0.521+0.175
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.3%32.6%17.2%22.9%40.13%−0.142−0.088
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.6%27.6%14.5%25.3%39.77%−0.272+0.083
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp41.7%27.0%6.4%25.0%31.37%−0.594+0.214
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.0%30.2%11.5%27.3%38.77%−0.409+0.012
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.7%29.3%14.4%27.6%41.96%−0.313−0.011
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp29.5%28.3%13.0%29.2%42.20%−0.384+0.020
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.6%33.0%12.5%23.9%36.36%−0.315−0.037
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.1%29.3%11.2%26.3%37.59%−0.402+0.060
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.9%27.6%10.8%28.7%39.48%−0.455+0.089
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp39.2%22.5%9.7%28.6%38.26%−0.495+0.270
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.6%26.8%12.6%31.0%43.60%−0.421+0.051
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA960 bp36.7%22.1%17.7%23.5%41.25%−0.141+0.248
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA2,471 bp35.3%25.4%15.8%23.5%39.30%−0.195+0.163
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,603 bp32.1%26.6%14.7%26.5%41.24%−0.286+0.093

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU111
UUC117
Leu L15.4%
UUA111
UUG17
CUU66
CUC86
CUA267
CUG39
Ile I8.7%
AUU171
AUC161
Met M6.8%
AUA215
AUG44
Val V5.0%
GUU40
GUC37
GUA94
GUG19
Ser S7.2%
UCU43
UCC57
UCA117
UCG8
AGU18
AGC32
Pro P5.2%
CCU53
CCC67
CCA74
CCG5
Thr T8.3%
ACU71
ACC98
ACA136
ACG12
Ala A6.4%
GCU57
GCC104
GCA80
GCG4
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU74
UAC68
His H2.5%
CAU34
CAC61
Gln Q2.4%
CAA82
CAG8
Asn N4.1%
AAU65
AAC91
Lys K2.7%
AAA93
AAG9
Asp D1.7%
GAU27
GAC38
Glu E2.6%
GAA77
GAG22
Cys C0.6%
UGU6
UGC18
Trp W2.7%
UGA92
UGG12
Arg R1.8%
CGU6
CGC11
CGA48
CGG2
Gly G5.7%
GGU39
GGC58
GGA97
GGG23
Stop 0.2%
UAA8
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005212.1

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  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • D-loop1
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (39.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA89396270 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA9631,922960 bp+41.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,9231,99068 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,9914,4612,471 bp+39.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,5633,63775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,6404,596957 bp+40.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,5964,66469 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,6624,73574 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,7374,80569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,8065,8471,042 bp+36.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,8485,91568 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,9315,99969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,0016,07373 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,1066,17166 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,1726,23867 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,2407,7841,545 bp+40.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,7837,85270 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,8577,92569 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,9258,608684 bp+39.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,6128,67968 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,6818,884204 bp+31.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,8429,522681 bp+38.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,52210,305784 bp+42.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,30610,37469 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,37510,720346 bp+42.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,72210,79069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,79111,087297 bp+36.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,08112,4581,378 bp+37.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,45912,52769 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,52812,58659 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,58712,65670 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,65714,4771,821 bp+39.5%
ND6Protein-coding gene14,46114,988528 bp−38.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,98915,05769 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene15,06116,2001,140 bp+43.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,20116,27070 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,27116,33767 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,3378921,603 bp–41.2%

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