MitoAge

Civettictis civetta

African civet

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Maximum lifespan
28 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,589 bp
RefSeq NC_033378.1
GC content
39.24%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,206 bp
D-loop 1,133 bp

Where African civet sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. African civet has the 524th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %African civet
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Base composition

Whole genome16,589 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.298
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.068

Life history

Maximum lifespan
28 years
Adult weight
13.7 kg
Birth weight
380.5 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
213 days
Gestation or incubation
65 days
Litter or clutch size
2.5
Litters per year
2.2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02258)

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 genome16,589 bp
Protein-coding11,336 bp
12S rRNA962 bp
16S rRNA1,575 bp
All tRNA1,514 bp
D-loop1,133 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp30.8%27.9%11.3%30.1%41.36%−0.453+0.050
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.4%26.7%8.4%28.5%36.95%−0.543+0.154
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.2%32.8%17.8%23.0%40.88%−0.127−0.111
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II682 bp33.0%27.9%13.8%25.4%39.15%−0.296+0.084
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp40.2%29.9%8.3%21.6%29.90%−0.443+0.147
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.0%31.9%11.5%26.7%38.18%−0.400−0.031
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.9%31.4%14.8%25.9%40.69%−0.273−0.058
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp32.6%28.2%12.1%27.1%39.19%−0.382+0.071
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.3%33.0%13.5%25.3%38.72%−0.304−0.077
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.2%29.1%11.4%27.3%38.68%−0.411+0.051
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.1%28.9%10.8%28.2%38.99%−0.445+0.051
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.3%22.2%10.0%27.5%37.50%−0.465+0.291
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.3%28.2%13.6%29.8%43.42%−0.374+0.002
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA962 bp36.2%22.8%17.8%23.3%41.06%−0.134+0.228
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,575 bp36.7%25.0%17.9%20.4%38.35%−0.066+0.191
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,133 bp30.5%28.7%15.4%24.8%40.44%−0.235+0.030

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU106
UUC129
Leu L16.0%
UUA118
UUG14
CUU79
CUC95
CUA261
CUG40
Ile I9.0%
AUU185
AUC155
Met M6.2%
AUA190
AUG47
Val V4.8%
GUU36
GUC40
GUA85
GUG20
Ser S7.5%
UCU62
UCC58
UCA100
UCG7
AGU20
AGC36
Pro P5.2%
CCU61
CCC67
CCA67
CCG3
Thr T8.2%
ACU82
ACC77
ACA142
ACG12
Ala A6.6%
GCU60
GCC103
GCA82
GCG5
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU70
UAC63
His H2.5%
CAU39
CAC56
Gln Q2.4%
CAA84
CAG6
Asn N4.1%
AAU70
AAC85
Lys K2.6%
AAA88
AAG11
Asp D1.7%
GAU29
GAC36
Glu E2.6%
GAA78
GAG22
Cys C0.6%
UGU8
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA94
UGG9
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC11
CGA44
CGG4
Gly G5.7%
GGU42
GGC52
GGA88
GGG34
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_033378.1

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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 RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,032962 bp+41.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0331,10068 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1012,6751,575 bp+38.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6762,75075 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7533,707955 bp+41.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7083,77669 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7743,84774 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8483,91669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9174,9581,042 bp+37.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9595,02769 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0495,11769 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1195,19173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2255,29268 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2935,35967 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3616,9051,545 bp+40.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9046,97067 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9777,04670 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0457,726682 bp+39.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7327,79968 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8018,004204 bp+29.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9628,642681 bp+38.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6429,425784 bp+40.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4269,49469 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4959,841347 bp+39.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8429,91069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91110,207297 bp+38.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20111,5781,378 bp+38.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57911,64769 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64811,70659 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70711,77670 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77713,5971,821 bp+39.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58114,108528 bp−37.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,10914,17769 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18115,3201,140 bp+43.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32115,39070 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39115,45666 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,45716,5891,133 bp–40.4%

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