Alouatta caraya

Black howler monkey

Maximum lifespan

32.4 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,520 bp

RefSeq NC_064185.1

GC content

39.64%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,174 bp

D-loop 1,107 bp

Where Black howler monkey sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black howler monkey has the 379th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Other classes

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Base composition

Whole genome16,520 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.352
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.081

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 32.4 years
Adult weight: 5.5 kg
Birth weight: 187.5 g
Female sexual maturity: 3.2 years
Male sexual maturity: 2.5 years
Gestation or incubation: 187 days
Litter or clutch size: 1
Litters per year: 1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02667)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, medium 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 genome16,520 bp

Protein-coding11,349 bp

12S rRNA953 bp

16S rRNA1,557 bp

All tRNA1,500 bp

D-loop1,107 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Alouatta caraya genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	956 bp	31.8%	28.9%	11.2%	28.1%	39.33%	−0.431	+0.048
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	35.1%	26.9%	7.6%	30.3%	37.92%	−0.599	+0.132
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,557 bp	28.0%	31.7%	16.1%	24.3%	40.33%	−0.204	−0.061
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	688 bp	31.5%	27.9%	13.4%	27.2%	40.55%	−0.341	+0.061
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	201 bp	39.3%	28.9%	7.0%	24.9%	31.84%	−0.563	+0.153
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	32.6%	28.3%	9.3%	29.8%	39.06%	−0.526	+0.070
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.7%	29.0%	14.7%	27.7%	42.35%	−0.307	−0.004
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	346 bp	34.1%	29.5%	9.8%	26.6%	36.42%	−0.460	+0.073
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	30.0%	32.7%	12.1%	25.3%	37.37%	−0.351	−0.043
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,372 bp	32.6%	29.6%	9.8%	28.1%	37.83%	−0.484	+0.048
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,806 bp	31.9%	28.7%	10.4%	29.0%	39.42%	−0.472	+0.053
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	534 bp	40.4%	22.3%	9.9%	27.3%	37.27%	−0.467	+0.290
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	29.4%	26.7%	11.7%	32.3%	43.95%	−0.469	+0.049
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	953 bp	34.6%	24.1%	18.3%	23.0%	41.24%	−0.115	+0.179
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,557 bp	35.3%	24.5%	16.4%	23.8%	40.21%	−0.182	+0.182
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,107 bp	31.9%	26.0%	15.6%	26.5%	42.10%	−0.258	+0.101

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%

UUU119

UUC111

Leu L16.3%

UUA136

UUG16

CUU95

CUC93

CUA258

CUG22

Ile I8.8%

AUU193

AUC143

Met M6.4%

AUA204

AUG40

Val V3.8%

GUU32

GUC33

GUA67

GUG14

Ser S7.5%

UCU41

UCC69

UCA117

UCG4

AGU15

AGC40

Pro P5.5%

CCU48

CCC80

CCA79

CCG1

Thr T8.9%

ACU58

ACC110

ACA164

ACG5

Ala A6.5%

GCU41

GCC114

GCA84

GCG8

Tyr Y3.7%

UAU68

UAC71

His H2.7%

CAU39

CAC62

Gln Q2.4%

CAA84

CAG6

Asn N4.2%

AAU64

AAC94

Lys K2.5%

AAA83

AAG11

Asp D1.8%

GAU24

GAC45

Glu E2.3%

GAA77

GAG11

Cys C0.7%

UGU10

UGC15

Trp W2.7%

UGA93

UGG10

Arg R1.6%

CGU6

CGC16

CGA38

CGG2

Gly G5.5%

GGU41

GGC68

GGA71

GGG28

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG0

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_064185.1

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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 (39.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Alouatta caraya (NC_064185.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	71	71 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	72	1,024	953 bp	+	41.2%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,025	1,093	69 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,094	2,650	1,557 bp	+	40.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,651	2,725	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,728	3,683	956 bp	+	39.3%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,684	3,752	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,750	3,821	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,821	3,892	72 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,895	4,933	1,039 bp	+	37.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,934	4,999	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,008	5,076	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,078	5,150	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,183	5,249	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,249	5,312	64 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,323	6,879	1,557 bp	+	40.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,867	6,935	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,939	7,005	67 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,006	7,693	688 bp	+	40.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,694	7,758	65 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,759	7,959	201 bp	+	31.8%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,920	8,600	681 bp	+	39.1%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,600	9,383	784 bp	+	42.4%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,384	9,450	67 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,451	9,796	346 bp	+	36.4%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,797	9,862	66 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,863	10,159	297 bp	+	37.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,153	11,524	1,372 bp	+	37.8%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,525	11,593	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,594	11,652	59 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,653	11,723	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,725	13,530	1,806 bp	+	39.4%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,527	14,060	534 bp	−	37.3%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,061	14,129	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,134	15,273	1,140 bp	+	44.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,276	15,342	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,345	15,413	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,414	16,520	1,107 bp	–	42.1%