MitoAge

Ceratotherium simum

White rhinoceros

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Maximum lifespan
45 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,832 bp
RefSeq NC_001808.1
GC content
40.85%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,445 bp
D-loop 1,381 bp

Where White rhinoceros sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. White rhinoceros has the 198th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %White rhinoceros
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Base composition

Whole genome16,832 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.369
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.130

Life history

Maximum lifespan
45 years
Adult weight
2.2 t
Birth weight
52.5 kg
Female sexual maturity
4.5 years
Male sexual maturity
4.5 years
Gestation or incubation
515 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.4

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02643)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
high, large sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
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 genome16,832 bp
Protein-coding11,341 bp
12S rRNA970 bp
16S rRNA1,578 bp
All tRNA1,504 bp
D-loop1,381 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp32.6%24.7%11.5%31.2%42.74%−0.462+0.139
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp37.1%24.6%8.3%30.0%38.31%−0.565+0.202
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.5%28.8%17.4%26.3%43.69%−0.203−0.023
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.2%26.2%13.5%26.2%39.62%−0.321+0.133
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8207 bp39.6%25.1%6.3%29.0%35.27%−0.644+0.224
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.5%27.8%11.3%31.4%42.73%−0.471+0.031
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.6%28.1%15.2%29.2%44.39%−0.316−0.009
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp32.9%27.5%11.6%28.0%39.60%−0.416+0.091
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%32.0%11.4%26.3%37.71%−0.393−0.027
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.8%27.3%10.7%29.2%39.91%−0.462+0.092
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.9%25.1%10.2%31.7%41.96%−0.513+0.135
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp43.6%17.8%6.6%32.0%38.64%−0.657+0.420
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.6%26.1%12.3%32.1%44.39%−0.447+0.063
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA970 bp37.5%21.1%17.1%24.2%41.34%−0.172+0.279
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,578 bp37.3%24.1%16.4%22.2%38.66%−0.151+0.215
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,381 bp33.7%25.4%11.9%28.9%40.84%−0.415+0.141

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 F6.3%
UUU87
UUC154
Leu L15.9%
UUA78
UUG20
CUU71
CUC112
CUA294
CUG29
Ile I8.9%
AUU143
AUC197
Met M6.0%
AUA192
AUG37
Val V4.7%
GUU41
GUC36
GUA78
GUG23
Ser S7.8%
UCU31
UCC67
UCA125
UCG12
AGU15
AGC47
Pro P5.2%
CCU39
CCC59
CCA92
CCG7
Thr T8.6%
ACU51
ACC103
ACA161
ACG13
Ala A6.4%
GCU49
GCC100
GCA88
GCG5
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU46
UAC83
His H2.7%
CAU23
CAC81
Gln Q2.4%
CAA82
CAG8
Asn N4.0%
AAU37
AAC116
Lys K2.6%
AAA91
AAG9
Asp D1.7%
GAU14
GAC49
Glu E2.5%
GAA73
GAG21
Cys C0.6%
UGU6
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA93
UGG10
Arg R1.7%
CGU5
CGC15
CGA42
CGG1
Gly G5.7%
GGU38
GGC59
GGA92
GGG27
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG2
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_001808.1

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 (40.9%, 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 RNA701,039970 bp+41.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0401,10667 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1072,6841,578 bp+38.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6852,75874 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7613,717957 bp+42.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7173,78569 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7833,85573 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8583,92669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9274,9701,044 bp+38.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9695,03668 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0425,11069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1125,18473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2165,28166 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2825,34867 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3506,8941,545 bp+43.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8926,96069 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9727,03867 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0397,722684 bp+39.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7267,79267 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7948,000207 bp+35.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9558,635681 bp+42.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6359,418784 bp+44.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4199,48769 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4889,833346 bp+39.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8359,90369 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90410,200297 bp+37.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19411,5711,378 bp+39.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57211,64069 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64111,69959 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70111,77070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77113,5911,821 bp+42.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57514,102528 bp−38.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,10314,17169 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17615,3151,140 bp+44.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,31615,38469 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,38615,45166 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,45216,8321,381 bp–40.8%

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