MitoAge

Caracal caracal

Caracal

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Maximum lifespan
20.3 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,859 bp
RefSeq NC_028306.1
GC content
39.37%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,476 bp
D-loop 1,414 bp

Where Caracal sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Caracal has the 884th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Caracal
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Base composition

Whole genome16,859 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.301
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.086

Life history

Maximum lifespan
20.3 years
Adult weight
16 kg
Birth weight
165 g
Female sexual maturity
456 days
Male sexual maturity
456 days
Gestation or incubation
74 days
Litter or clutch size
3
Postnatal growth rate
0.0096 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02107)

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
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 genome16,859 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,575 bp
All tRNA1,514 bp
D-loop1,414 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp31.3%26.7%12.2%29.8%42.05%−0.418+0.079
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.5%25.2%8.8%28.4%37.24%−0.526+0.196
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.3%32.7%17.4%22.6%40.00%−0.129−0.090
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.7%27.6%13.9%25.7%39.62%−0.299+0.085
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp41.2%26.0%7.4%25.5%32.84%−0.552+0.226
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.5%28.9%11.9%28.6%40.53%−0.413+0.027
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.4%30.1%15.1%26.4%41.45%−0.274−0.028
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp30.5%28.5%12.7%28.2%40.92%−0.380+0.034
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.6%34.3%11.8%22.2%34.01%−0.307−0.041
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.0%29.0%11.1%26.9%38.03%−0.416+0.066
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.6%28.7%11.4%27.3%38.77%−0.411+0.064
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.5%22.0%9.3%28.2%37.50%−0.505+0.297
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.9%28.0%13.5%29.6%43.07%−0.373+0.017
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA957 bp35.9%22.9%17.9%23.3%41.17%−0.132+0.222
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,575 bp36.9%24.1%17.8%21.2%39.05%−0.086+0.210
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,414 bp32.0%27.6%14.3%26.2%40.45%−0.294+0.074

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%
UUU120
UUC109
Leu L15.6%
UUA111
UUG14
CUU65
CUC91
CUA267
CUG44
Ile I8.7%
AUU170
AUC160
Met M6.7%
AUA210
AUG46
Val V4.9%
GUU39
GUC30
GUA96
GUG20
Ser S7.2%
UCU45
UCC58
UCA108
UCG13
AGU19
AGC30
Pro P5.2%
CCU38
CCC80
CCA76
CCG2
Thr T8.3%
ACU78
ACC94
ACA132
ACG11
Ala A6.7%
GCU62
GCC101
GCA80
GCG10
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU78
UAC63
His H2.5%
CAU38
CAC57
Gln Q2.3%
CAA74
CAG15
Asn N4.1%
AAU61
AAC96
Lys K2.8%
AAA94
AAG11
Asp D1.7%
GAU31
GAC35
Glu E2.6%
GAA78
GAG20
Cys C0.6%
UGU12
UGC12
Trp W2.7%
UGA94
UGG10
Arg R1.8%
CGU6
CGC11
CGA46
CGG4
Gly G5.7%
GGU40
GGC50
GGA98
GGG29
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028306.1

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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 (39.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA64771670 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA7171,673957 bp+41.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,6741,74168 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,7423,3161,575 bp+39.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,3173,39175 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,3944,349956 bp+42.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,3504,41869 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,4164,48974 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,4914,55969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,5605,6011,042 bp+37.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,6025,67069 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,6855,75369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,7555,82773 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,8605,92566 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,9265,99267 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,9947,5381,545 bp+40.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,5377,60670 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,6117,67969 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,6808,363684 bp+39.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,3678,43468 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,4368,639204 bp+32.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,5979,277681 bp+40.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,27710,060784 bp+41.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,06110,12969 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,13010,476347 bp+40.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,47710,54569 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,54610,842297 bp+34.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,83612,2131,378 bp+38.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,21412,28269 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,28312,34159 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,34212,41170 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,41214,2321,821 bp+38.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene14,21614,743528 bp−37.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,74414,81269 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,81615,9551,140 bp+43.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,95616,02469 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,02516,09167 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,0926461,414 bp–40.5%

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