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Blarina hylophaga

Elliot's short-tailed shrew

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Maximum lifespan
2.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,755 bp
RefSeq NC_042694.1
GC content
39.25%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,359 bp
D-loop 1,293 bp

Where Elliot's short-tailed shrew sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Elliot's short-tailed shrew has the 2,241st longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Elliot's short-tailed shrew
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Base composition

Whole genome16,755 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.310
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.062

Life history

Maximum lifespan
2.8 years
Adult weight
14.5 g
Female sexual maturity
84 days
Male sexual maturity
42 days
Gestation or incubation
23 days
Litter or clutch size
6.5
Litters per year
1.5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03212)

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 genome16,755 bp
Protein-coding11,348 bp
12S rRNA962 bp
16S rRNA1,574 bp
All tRNA1,512 bp
D-loop1,293 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp29.9%29.5%12.8%27.8%40.59%−0.371+0.007
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp35.8%27.1%9.4%27.7%37.14%−0.494+0.139
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.7%31.3%16.6%25.4%42.01%−0.208−0.078
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.3%27.6%14.2%25.9%40.06%−0.292+0.078
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp39.2%27.9%6.9%26.0%32.84%−0.582+0.168
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp28.5%30.4%12.2%28.9%41.12%−0.407−0.032
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.8%27.8%14.7%29.7%44.39%−0.3390.000
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp32.0%27.7%12.7%27.7%40.35%−0.371+0.072
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.3%32.7%15.2%24.9%40.07%−0.244−0.090
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.4%28.3%10.0%28.3%38.32%−0.477+0.082
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.9%30.1%10.5%27.6%38.06%−0.449+0.028
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6537 bp41.7%23.6%7.3%27.4%34.64%−0.581+0.276
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.5%29.1%13.8%28.6%42.37%−0.350−0.011
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA962 bp35.1%24.9%18.6%21.3%39.92%−0.068+0.170
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,574 bp35.1%25.8%17.5%21.6%39.07%−0.106+0.153
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,293 bp32.7%29.9%13.3%24.1%37.36%−0.288+0.044

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,803 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU116
UUC121
Leu L15.9%
UUA128
UUG19
CUU84
CUC106
CUA240
CUG27
Ile I8.9%
AUU197
AUC140
Met M5.9%
AUA186
AUG40
Val V5.1%
GUU46
GUC58
GUA70
GUG19
Ser S7.6%
UCU49
UCC57
UCA119
UCG12
AGU17
AGC35
Pro P5.0%
CCU44
CCC61
CCA80
CCG5
Thr T8.1%
ACU69
ACC82
ACA149
ACG9
Ala A6.6%
GCU55
GCC110
GCA82
GCG5
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU74
UAC66
His H2.5%
CAU25
CAC69
Gln Q2.4%
CAA81
CAG11
Asn N4.2%
AAU51
AAC110
Lys K2.6%
AAA88
AAG9
Asp D1.8%
GAU22
GAC47
Glu E2.6%
GAA73
GAG24
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA95
UGG8
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC13
CGA41
CGG3
Gly G5.7%
GGU42
GGC58
GGA87
GGG29
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_042694.1

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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 (39.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA741,035962 bp+39.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0361,10267 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1032,6761,574 bp+39.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6772,75175 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7543,709956 bp+40.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7103,77768 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7753,84773 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8483,91669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9174,9581,042 bp+37.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9595,02668 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0315,09969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1025,17473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2105,27667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2785,34669 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3486,8921,545 bp+42.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8986,96871 bp+–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9737,04068 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0417,724684 bp+40.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7287,79568 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7978,000204 bp+32.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9588,638681 bp+41.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6389,421784 bp+44.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4229,49170 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4929,838347 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8399,90567 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90710,203297 bp+40.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19711,5741,378 bp+38.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57511,64369 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64411,70259 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70411,77370 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77413,5941,821 bp+38.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57814,114537 bp−34.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11514,18369 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18815,3271,140 bp+42.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32815,39568 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39615,46267 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,46316,7551,293 bp–37.4%

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