MitoAge

Bdeogale nigripes

Black-footed mongoose

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Maximum lifespan
15.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,638 bp
RefSeq NC_053970.1
GC content
40.53%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,256 bp
D-loop 1,190 bp

Where Black-footed mongoose sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black-footed mongoose has the 1,185th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Black-footed mongoose
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Base composition

Whole genome16,638 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.309
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.110

Life history

Maximum lifespan
15.8 years
Adult weight
2 kg
Litter or clutch size
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02141)

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 genome16,638 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,581 bp
All tRNA1,509 bp
D-loop1,190 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp32.1%26.3%11.4%30.2%41.63%−0.452+0.100
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.6%24.3%9.6%29.6%39.16%−0.510+0.202
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.3%29.6%17.7%25.4%43.04%−0.179−0.041
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.5%27.0%15.1%24.4%39.47%−0.237+0.106
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp37.7%27.9%8.3%26.0%34.31%−0.514+0.149
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.3%29.1%12.0%27.6%39.65%−0.393+0.037
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%28.3%15.1%28.1%43.11%−0.302+0.004
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp32.4%27.5%12.1%28.0%40.17%−0.396+0.082
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.3%31.6%12.8%27.3%40.07%−0.361−0.056
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.0%27.1%11.3%28.5%39.84%−0.432+0.098
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.3%28.2%11.1%27.4%38.50%−0.424+0.082
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.6%20.5%10.8%26.1%36.93%−0.415+0.351
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.6%26.5%13.8%30.1%43.86%−0.372+0.056
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA957 bp35.5%21.4%18.2%24.9%43.05%−0.155+0.248
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,581 bp37.6%22.6%17.8%22.0%39.79%−0.107+0.250
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,190 bp30.7%25.5%15.0%28.8%43.87%−0.314+0.093

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 F6.1%
UUU89
UUC144
Leu L15.5%
UUA95
UUG13
CUU67
CUC90
CUA290
CUG34
Ile I8.9%
AUU174
AUC165
Met M6.5%
AUA195
AUG53
Val V4.7%
GUU22
GUC33
GUA97
GUG25
Ser S7.7%
UCU42
UCC78
UCA102
UCG15
AGU18
AGC39
Pro P5.1%
CCU35
CCC60
CCA94
CCG6
Thr T8.2%
ACU65
ACC92
ACA136
ACG17
Ala A6.6%
GCU58
GCC101
GCA80
GCG13
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU57
UAC81
His H2.4%
CAU24
CAC67
Gln Q2.4%
CAA78
CAG12
Asn N4.1%
AAU49
AAC107
Lys K2.7%
AAA92
AAG10
Asp D1.8%
GAU28
GAC42
Glu E2.6%
GAA78
GAG20
Cys C0.7%
UGU11
UGC14
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG6
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC10
CGA41
CGG6
Gly G5.7%
GGU40
GGC49
GGA107
GGG22
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053970.1

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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 (40.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,026957 bp+43.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0271,09468 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0952,6751,581 bp+39.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6762,75075 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7533,708956 bp+41.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7093,77769 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7753,84773 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8493,91769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9184,9591,042 bp+39.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9605,02768 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0395,10769 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1095,18173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2165,28166 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2835,34967 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3516,8951,545 bp+43.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8936,96169 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9687,03568 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0367,719684 bp+39.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7237,78967 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7917,994204 bp+34.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9528,632681 bp+39.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6329,415784 bp+43.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4169,48469 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4859,830346 bp+40.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8329,89968 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90010,196297 bp+40.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19011,5671,378 bp+39.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,56811,63770 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,63811,69659 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,69711,76670 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,76713,5871,821 bp+38.5%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57114,098528 bp−36.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09914,16769 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17115,3101,140 bp+43.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,31115,38070 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,38115,44767 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44916,6381,190 bp–43.9%

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