MitoAge

Caracal auratus

African golden cat

Add to compare Download FASTA
Maximum lifespan
21 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,826 bp
RefSeq NC_028299.1
GC content
39.22%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,445 bp
D-loop 1,383 bp

Where African golden cat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. African golden cat has the 855th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %African golden cat
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes
Plot other mtDNA features with this species highlighted

Base composition

Whole genome16,826 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.298
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.083

Life history

Maximum lifespan
21 years
Adult weight
10.7 kg
Birth weight
248.3 g
Female sexual maturity
651 days
Gestation or incubation
81 days
Litter or clutch size
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02136)

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 genome16,826 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,574 bp
All tRNA1,513 bp
D-loop1,383 bp

Genes and regions

Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp32.1%25.4%11.6%30.9%42.47%−0.453+0.116
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.3%25.8%8.9%27.9%36.85%−0.516+0.182
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.4%32.8%17.3%22.5%39.81%−0.132−0.090
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.7%29.8%14.9%23.5%38.45%−0.224+0.031
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp39.7%27.5%7.4%25.5%32.84%−0.552+0.182
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.7%29.2%11.7%28.3%40.09%−0.414+0.025
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%29.7%15.1%26.7%41.71%−0.278−0.020
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp30.3%28.5%13.0%28.2%41.21%−0.371+0.029
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.3%37.0%11.8%19.9%31.65%−0.255−0.084
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.8%30.1%11.2%25.8%37.08%−0.393+0.043
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.1%28.7%11.9%27.3%39.15%−0.394+0.056
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.9%21.6%8.9%28.6%37.50%−0.525+0.309
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.5%28.2%13.0%29.3%42.28%−0.386+0.021
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA957 bp35.9%22.6%17.8%23.7%41.48%−0.144+0.229
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,574 bp37.2%24.1%17.7%21.0%38.69%−0.087+0.215
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,383 bp31.7%27.0%14.6%26.7%41.29%−0.292+0.079

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%
UUU118
UUC114
Leu L15.5%
UUA120
UUG18
CUU60
CUC92
CUA256
CUG44
Ile I8.8%
AUU174
AUC159
Met M6.7%
AUA201
AUG55
Val V4.8%
GUU34
GUC31
GUA97
GUG20
Ser S7.2%
UCU44
UCC58
UCA114
UCG8
AGU16
AGC35
Pro P5.1%
CCU61
CCC59
CCA72
CCG3
Thr T8.5%
ACU85
ACC89
ACA132
ACG16
Ala A6.5%
GCU62
GCC102
GCA78
GCG6
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU72
UAC68
His H2.5%
CAU44
CAC51
Gln Q2.3%
CAA80
CAG9
Asn N4.0%
AAU66
AAC87
Lys K2.7%
AAA92
AAG12
Asp D1.8%
GAU32
GAC35
Glu E2.6%
GAA69
GAG29
Cys C0.6%
UGU11
UGC12
Trp W2.7%
UGA92
UGG12
Arg R1.8%
CGU8
CGC10
CGA46
CGG5
Gly G5.7%
GGU43
GGC49
GGA103
GGG22
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028299.1

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 (39.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA76583470 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA8351,791957 bp+41.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,7921,85867 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,8593,4321,574 bp+38.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,4333,50775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,5104,465956 bp+42.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,4664,53469 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,5324,60574 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,6074,67569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,6765,7171,042 bp+36.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,7185,78568 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,8005,86869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,8705,94273 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,9756,04066 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,0416,10767 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,1097,6531,545 bp+39.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,6527,72170 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,7267,79469 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,7958,478684 bp+38.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,4828,54968 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,5518,754204 bp+32.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,7129,392681 bp+40.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,39210,175784 bp+41.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,17610,24469 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,24510,591347 bp+41.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,59210,66069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,66110,957297 bp+31.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,95112,3281,378 bp+37.1%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,32912,39769 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,39812,45659 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,45712,52670 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,52714,3471,821 bp+39.2%
ND6Protein-coding gene14,33114,858528 bp−37.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,85914,92769 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,93116,0701,140 bp+42.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,07116,14070 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,14116,20767 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,2087641,383 bp–41.3%

Downloads