Maximum lifespan
41.1 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
42.64%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,756 bp
D-loop 1,691 bp

Where Spotted hyena sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Spotted hyena has the 235th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Spotted hyena
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome17,138 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.319
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.132

Life history

Maximum lifespan
41.1 years
Adult weight
63 kg
Birth weight
1.4 kg
Female sexual maturity
3 years
Male sexual maturity
639 days
Gestation or incubation
110 days
Litter or clutch size
2
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0056 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02158)

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
Unchanged since build 1
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome17,138 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA959 bp
16S rRNA1,571 bp
All tRNA1,515 bp
D-loop1,691 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Crocuta crocuta genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp31.3%22.5%12.3%33.9%46.23%−0.466+0.163
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.2%21.5%9.1%32.1%41.27%−0.558+0.268
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.2%30.0%18.1%25.7%43.75%−0.175−0.068
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.7%25.7%15.5%27.0%42.54%−0.271+0.104
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp41.7%21.1%5.9%31.4%37.26%−0.684+0.328
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.5%26.0%13.4%31.1%44.49%−0.399+0.063
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.5%27.3%16.6%29.6%46.17%−0.282−0.014
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp30.8%24.5%14.1%30.5%44.67%−0.368+0.115
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.3%29.6%14.5%29.6%44.11%−0.344−0.060
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.9%26.6%12.2%29.3%41.51%−0.413+0.089
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.1%25.6%12.4%30.0%42.34%−0.416+0.112
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.5%18.9%10.4%30.1%40.53%−0.486+0.363
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.8%25.1%13.3%30.8%44.12%−0.396+0.102
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA959 bp35.5%21.3%19.0%24.3%43.27%−0.123+0.250
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,571 bp37.0%22.5%17.6%22.9%40.48%−0.129+0.245
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,691 bp32.7%24.1%15.2%28.0%43.17%−0.296+0.151

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 F5.9%
UUU88
UUC136
Leu L15.8%
UUA70
UUG24
CUU50
CUC108
CUA295
CUG55
Ile I8.1%
AUU125
AUC183
Met M6.0%
AUA177
AUG52
Val V5.1%
GUU30
GUC39
GUA90
GUG33
Ser S7.4%
UCU38
UCC70
UCA105
UCG10
AGU14
AGC46
Pro P5.3%
CCU32
CCC81
CCA77
CCG12
Thr T9.0%
ACU61
ACC107
ACA163
ACG12
Ala A6.8%
GCU50
GCC112
GCA89
GCG7
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU46
UAC84
His H2.7%
CAU12
CAC91
Gln Q2.4%
CAA79
CAG12
Asn N3.9%
AAU40
AAC109
Lys K2.8%
AAA90
AAG15
Asp D1.7%
GAU21
GAC45
Glu E2.6%
GAA72
GAG27
Cys C0.6%
UGU10
UGC14
Trp W2.7%
UGA79
UGG25
Arg R1.7%
CGU3
CGC16
CGA39
CGG6
Gly G5.7%
GGU33
GGC64
GGA82
GGG37
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

39 annotated features in NC_020670.1

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-loop2
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (42.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 39 features as a table
Annotated features of Crocuta crocuta (NC_020670.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
D-loopControl region1803803 bp–43.2%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA80487370 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA8741,832959 bp+43.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,8331,90068 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,9013,4711,571 bp+40.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,4723,54675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,5494,504956 bp+46.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,5054,57470 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,5724,64473 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,6464,71469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,7155,7561,042 bp+41.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,7575,82468 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,8375,90569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,9075,97973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,0116,07868 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,0796,14567 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,1477,6911,545 bp+43.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,6907,75970 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,7647,83269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,8338,516684 bp+42.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,5208,58869 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,5908,793204 bp+37.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,7519,431681 bp+44.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,43110,214784 bp+46.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,21510,28369 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,28410,630347 bp+44.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,63110,69767 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,69810,994297 bp+44.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,98812,3651,378 bp+41.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,36612,43570 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,43612,49459 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,49512,56470 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,56514,3851,821 bp+42.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene14,36914,896528 bp−40.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,89714,96569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,97516,1141,140 bp+44.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,11516,18470 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,18516,25066 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,25117,138888 bp–43.2%