MitoAge

Atilax paludinosus

Marsh mongoose

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Maximum lifespan
20.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,654 bp
RefSeq NC_053980.1
GC content
41.30%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,270 bp
D-loop 1,204 bp

Where Marsh mongoose sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Marsh mongoose has the 867th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Marsh mongoose
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Base composition

Whole genome16,654 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.320
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.123

Life history

Maximum lifespan
20.8 years
Adult weight
3.3 kg
Birth weight
100 g
Female sexual maturity
235 days
Male sexual maturity
255 days
Gestation or incubation
76 days
Litter or clutch size
2
Litters per year
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02140)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, small sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
New in build 2
In the database since
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 genome16,654 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,581 bp
All tRNA1,511 bp
D-loop1,204 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp32.0%24.9%11.4%31.7%43.10%−0.471+0.125
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.5%23.0%9.5%31.0%40.50%−0.531+0.226
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.5%29.3%17.7%25.5%43.17%−0.181−0.032
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.5%26.5%14.0%25.0%39.04%−0.281+0.132
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp40.2%27.0%6.9%26.0%32.84%−0.582+0.197
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.7%28.3%11.3%28.6%39.94%−0.434+0.056
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.9%28.6%15.3%28.2%43.50%−0.296−0.011
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp33.2%27.2%11.3%28.3%39.60%−0.431+0.100
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.3%32.7%12.5%26.6%39.06%−0.362−0.072
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.8%27.5%11.8%27.9%39.70%−0.408+0.088
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.9%26.4%11.4%29.3%40.75%−0.439+0.110
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.0%17.4%10.8%29.7%40.53%−0.467+0.414
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.4%25.5%14.5%30.6%45.09%−0.358+0.070
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA957 bp35.9%20.7%18.0%25.4%43.37%−0.171+0.269
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,581 bp37.4%22.7%17.5%22.4%39.85%−0.124+0.245
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,204 bp29.7%24.9%15.9%29.6%45.43%−0.302+0.087

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,800 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU80
UUC149
Leu L15.5%
UUA77
UUG16
CUU63
CUC93
CUA303
CUG37
Ile I8.8%
AUU149
AUC186
Met M6.6%
AUA200
AUG49
Val V4.9%
GUU30
GUC34
GUA100
GUG21
Ser S7.6%
UCU38
UCC80
UCA110
UCG10
AGU12
AGC39
Pro P5.1%
CCU37
CCC64
CCA86
CCG7
Thr T8.0%
ACU49
ACC99
ACA136
ACG21
Ala A6.8%
GCU53
GCC111
GCA84
GCG9
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU60
UAC74
His H2.5%
CAU27
CAC67
Gln Q2.4%
CAA80
CAG10
Asn N4.3%
AAU58
AAC104
Lys K2.7%
AAA86
AAG16
Asp D1.8%
GAU21
GAC48
Glu E2.6%
GAA77
GAG21
Cys C0.6%
UGU8
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA91
UGG13
Arg R1.7%
CGU5
CGC13
CGA41
CGG6
Gly G5.7%
GGU36
GGC52
GGA100
GGG30
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053980.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • 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 (41.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,027957 bp+43.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0281,09568 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0962,6761,581 bp+39.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6772,75175 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7543,709956 bp+43.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7103,77869 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7763,84873 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8503,91869 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9194,9601,042 bp+40.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9615,02868 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0405,10869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1105,18273 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2175,28266 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2845,35067 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3526,8961,545 bp+43.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8946,96269 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9697,03668 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0377,720684 bp+39.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7247,79067 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7927,995204 bp+32.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9538,633681 bp+39.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6339,416784 bp+43.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4179,48569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4869,831346 bp+39.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8339,90270 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90310,199297 bp+39.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19311,5701,378 bp+39.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57111,64070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64111,69959 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70011,76970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77013,5901,821 bp+40.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57414,101528 bp−40.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,10214,17069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17415,3131,140 bp+45.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,31415,38370 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,38415,44966 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,45116,6541,204 bp–45.4%

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