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Cuniculus paca

Lowland paca

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Maximum lifespan
16.3 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,770 bp
RefSeq NC_079967.1
GC content
40.81%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,536 bp
Including the D-loop

Where Lowland paca sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Lowland paca has the 1,140th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Lowland paca
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Base composition

Whole genome16,770 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.346
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.114

Life history

Maximum lifespan
16.3 years
Adult weight
9 kg
Birth weight
680 g
Basal metabolic rate
15.323 W
Body temperature
37.2 °C
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
116 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1.5
Postnatal growth rate
0.0165 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02940)

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 genome16,770 bp
Protein-coding11,345 bp
12S rRNA945 bp
16S rRNA1,439 bp
All tRNA1,505 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1958 bp30.3%26.5%11.2%32.0%43.22%−0.483+0.066
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,045 bp36.3%25.6%7.4%30.7%38.09%−0.613+0.172
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp28.1%28.0%16.7%27.2%43.90%−0.238+0.001
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.7%26.9%13.6%27.8%41.37%−0.343+0.082
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8207 bp38.2%24.6%7.7%29.5%37.20%−0.584+0.215
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.0%27.0%11.7%31.3%43.03%−0.454+0.052
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%28.2%15.1%28.2%43.24%−0.304+0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp33.4%30.3%10.4%25.9%36.31%−0.429+0.050
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%29.6%12.8%27.3%40.07%−0.361+0.011
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.0%27.5%10.3%29.2%39.48%−0.478+0.091
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp33.0%27.4%10.4%29.2%39.63%−0.474+0.093
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.2%19.9%10.2%27.7%37.88%−0.460+0.360
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.3%26.0%12.9%31.8%44.74%−0.424+0.060
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA945 bp36.3%21.2%18.6%23.9%42.54%−0.124+0.263
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,439 bp37.7%23.1%17.7%21.5%39.19%−0.096+0.239

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 F5.8%
UUU72
UUC147
Leu L15.7%
UUA111
UUG22
CUU95
CUC85
CUA250
CUG35
Ile I9.4%
AUU142
AUC217
Met M6.1%
AUA198
AUG35
Val V4.1%
GUU28
GUC43
GUA70
GUG14
Ser S8.3%
UCU38
UCC83
UCA122
UCG19
AGU11
AGC41
Pro P5.2%
CCU47
CCC60
CCA90
CCG2
Thr T8.9%
ACU67
ACC109
ACA146
ACG16
Ala A6.3%
GCU45
GCC99
GCA90
GCG6
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU53
UAC72
His H2.8%
CAU25
CAC80
Gln Q2.4%
CAA80
CAG11
Asn N4.2%
AAU48
AAC110
Lys K2.4%
AAA88
AAG5
Asp D1.8%
GAU18
GAC49
Glu E2.5%
GAA80
GAG16
Cys C0.7%
UGU8
UGC18
Trp W2.8%
UGA90
UGG16
Arg R1.6%
CGU5
CGC13
CGA39
CGG5
Gly G5.4%
GGU32
GGC64
GGA87
GGG24
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_079967.1

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  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (40.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,013945 bp+42.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0141,08269 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,3052,7431,439 bp+39.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7922,86675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8703,827958 bp+43.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8283,89669 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8943,96471 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9674,03569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0365,0801,045 bp+38.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0815,14969 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1525,22170 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2235,29573 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3335,39866 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4005,46566 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4717,0121,542 bp+43.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0157,08369 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0917,15969 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1607,843684 bp+41.4%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8457,91167 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9138,119207 bp+37.2%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0748,754681 bp+43.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7549,537784 bp+43.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5389,60770 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6089,954347 bp+36.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,95510,02369 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,02510,321297 bp+40.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,31511,6921,378 bp+39.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,69311,76169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,76411,82259 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,82311,89270 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,89313,7041,812 bp+39.6%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,70114,228528 bp−37.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,23214,30069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,30915,4481,140 bp+44.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,44915,51466 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,51915,58466 bp−–

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