MitoAge

Cryptoprocta ferox

Fossa

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Maximum lifespan
23.1 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,862 bp
RefSeq NC_053961.1
GC content
43.56%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,483 bp
D-loop 1,418 bp

Where Fossa sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Fossa has the 723rd longest lifespan of them.

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

Whole genome16,862 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.317
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.124

Life history

Maximum lifespan
23.1 years
Adult weight
9.5 kg
Birth weight
100 g
Female sexual maturity
4.1 years
Gestation or incubation
90 days
Litter or clutch size
3
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0038 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02102)

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 genome16,862 bp
Protein-coding11,337 bp
12S rRNA964 bp
16S rRNA1,572 bp
All tRNA1,509 bp
D-loop1,418 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp30.3%24.8%13.0%31.9%44.92%−0.422+0.099
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp35.1%22.6%10.2%32.1%42.23%−0.518+0.216
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.0%27.9%18.9%27.2%46.08%−0.180−0.035
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.3%24.4%15.8%28.5%44.30%−0.287+0.123
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp37.3%25.0%10.8%27.0%37.75%−0.429+0.197
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.2%26.1%12.9%31.7%44.64%−0.421+0.056
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.4%27.2%16.2%30.2%46.43%−0.302−0.014
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.5%25.4%13.3%29.8%43.06%−0.383+0.107
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%29.6%12.1%29.3%41.41%−0.415−0.011
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.1%25.0%12.2%30.6%42.82%−0.431+0.124
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.4%24.9%12.2%31.5%43.71%−0.442+0.116
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.7%18.2%9.8%31.3%41.10%−0.521+0.383
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp27.4%25.1%14.7%32.8%47.54%−0.380+0.043
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA964 bp35.3%20.6%19.0%25.1%44.09%−0.139+0.262
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,572 bp36.3%22.1%18.4%23.2%41.54%−0.115+0.243
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,418 bp30.6%24.7%16.1%28.6%44.71%−0.278+0.107

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%
UUU80
UUC146
Leu L15.8%
UUA59
UUG17
CUU63
CUC112
CUA287
CUG64
Ile I8.5%
AUU105
AUC219
Met M6.0%
AUA167
AUG62
Val V5.1%
GUU28
GUC44
GUA91
GUG31
Ser S7.5%
UCU30
UCC84
UCA101
UCG15
AGU16
AGC39
Pro P5.3%
CCU37
CCC82
CCA75
CCG8
Thr T8.3%
ACU55
ACC102
ACA137
ACG20
Ala A6.8%
GCU39
GCC130
GCA77
GCG14
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU40
UAC95
His H2.5%
CAU19
CAC75
Gln Q2.4%
CAA72
CAG20
Asn N4.1%
AAU33
AAC124
Lys K2.6%
AAA82
AAG17
Asp D1.7%
GAU18
GAC48
Glu E2.6%
GAA69
GAG29
Cys C0.7%
UGU11
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA82
UGG22
Arg R1.7%
CGU5
CGC10
CGA45
CGG4
Gly G5.8%
GGU24
GGC64
GGA93
GGG39
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053961.1

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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 (43.6%, 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 RNA711,034964 bp+44.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0351,10268 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1032,6741,572 bp+41.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6752,74975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7523,706955 bp+44.9%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7073,77569 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7733,84573 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8473,91569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9164,9571,042 bp+42.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9585,02467 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0355,10369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1055,17773 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2115,27767 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2795,34567 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3476,8911,545 bp+46.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8896,95769 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9647,03067 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0317,714684 bp+44.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7187,78467 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7867,989204 bp+37.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9478,627681 bp+44.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6279,410784 bp+46.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4119,47969 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4809,825346 bp+43.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8279,89569 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,89610,192297 bp+41.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,18611,5631,378 bp+42.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,56411,63370 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,63411,69259 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,69311,76270 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,76313,5831,821 bp+43.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,56714,094528 bp−41.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09514,16369 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,16715,3061,140 bp+47.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,30715,37670 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37715,44266 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44416,8611,418 bp–44.7%

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