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Cricetus cricetus

Black-bellied hamster

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Maximum lifespan
3.6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,263 bp
RefSeq NC_037888.1
GC content
41.15%
Whole genome
Non-coding
928 bp
D-loop 869 bp

Where Black-bellied hamster sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black-bellied hamster has the 2,160th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Black-bellied hamster
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Base composition

Whole genome16,263 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.320
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.041

Life history

Maximum lifespan
3.6 years
Adult weight
506.7 g
Birth weight
7 g
Basal metabolic rate
1.251 W
Body temperature
39.5 °C
Female sexual maturity
43 days
Male sexual maturity
56 days
Gestation or incubation
20 days
Litter or clutch size
7
Litters per year
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02875)

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 genome16,263 bp
Protein-coding11,332 bp
12S rRNA949 bp
16S rRNA1,559 bp
All tRNA1,499 bp
D-loop869 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp28.8%28.0%12.4%30.7%43.16%−0.424+0.015
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,033 bp31.4%27.9%8.4%32.3%40.76%−0.587+0.059
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.9%29.4%16.9%26.8%43.69%−0.227−0.046
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.7%28.2%15.5%25.6%41.08%−0.246+0.042
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp32.8%27.0%8.3%31.9%40.20%−0.585+0.098
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.8%27.8%12.0%30.4%42.44%−0.433+0.036
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.8%29.7%15.6%26.9%42.47%−0.267−0.033
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp26.4%31.9%13.8%27.9%41.67%−0.338−0.094
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.6%31.6%13.1%27.6%40.74%−0.355−0.068
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.5%28.7%11.7%30.1%41.80%−0.441+0.012
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp29.9%29.0%11.4%29.7%41.08%−0.444+0.014
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp36.8%22.1%10.1%31.0%41.14%−0.509+0.249
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.1%28.7%13.2%30.0%43.22%−0.389−0.011
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA949 bp35.4%24.6%18.3%21.7%40.04%−0.084+0.181
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,559 bp34.6%25.3%18.4%21.6%40.03%−0.080+0.155
D-loopControl region (D-loop)869 bp28.1%32.5%14.0%25.4%39.47%−0.289−0.072

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU103
UUC134
Leu L16.1%
UUA99
UUG19
CUU100
CUC124
CUA225
CUG46
Ile I9.3%
AUU183
AUC169
Met M5.4%
AUA159
AUG46
Val V4.7%
GUU37
GUC46
GUA79
GUG18
Ser S7.6%
UCU62
UCC75
UCA80
UCG14
AGU14
AGC44
Pro P5.3%
CCU47
CCC84
CCA64
CCG7
Thr T8.5%
ACU66
ACC108
ACA138
ACG11
Ala A6.8%
GCU52
GCC116
GCA83
GCG8
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU50
UAC76
His H2.6%
CAU28
CAC71
Gln Q2.2%
CAA75
CAG7
Asn N3.8%
AAU55
AAC91
Lys K2.6%
AAA81
AAG16
Asp D1.9%
GAU30
GAC42
Glu E2.4%
GAA73
GAG20
Cys C0.9%
UGU13
UGC20
Trp W2.7%
UGA90
UGG13
Arg R1.7%
CGU8
CGC15
CGA37
CGG4
Gly G5.6%
GGU36
GGC58
GGA77
GGG43
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG2
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_037888.1

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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 (41.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16666 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA681,016949 bp+40.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0181,08972 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0902,6481,559 bp+40.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6502,72475 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7253,681957 bp+43.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6823,75069 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7483,81871 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8233,89169 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8924,9241,033 bp+40.8%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9254,99167 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9945,06370 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0665,13570 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1675,23468 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2345,30168 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3036,8471,545 bp+43.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8456,91369 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9166,98570 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9857,668684 bp+41.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6727,73665 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7387,941204 bp+40.2%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,8998,579681 bp+42.4%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5799,362784 bp+42.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3639,43169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4329,779348 bp+41.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7839,85068 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,85210,148297 bp+40.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,14211,5191,378 bp+41.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,52011,58667 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,58711,64458 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,64511,71470 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,71513,5351,821 bp+41.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,51914,043525 bp−41.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,04414,11269 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,11715,2591,143 bp+43.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,26115,32767 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,33115,39666 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,39516,263869 bp–39.5%

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