MitoAge

Cynictis penicillata

Yellow mongoose

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Maximum lifespan
15.2 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,663 bp
RefSeq NC_053965.1
GC content
40.00%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,284 bp
D-loop 1,218 bp

Where Yellow mongoose sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Yellow mongoose has the 1,203rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Yellow mongoose
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Base composition

Whole genome16,663 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.307
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.104

Life history

Maximum lifespan
15.2 years
Adult weight
598.5 g
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation or incubation
56 days
Litter or clutch size
2
Litters per year
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02143)

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 genome16,663 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,577 bp
All tRNA1,510 bp
D-loop1,218 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp31.9%25.7%11.4%31.0%42.36%−0.462+0.107
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.8%23.9%9.3%30.0%39.35%−0.527+0.212
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.6%32.0%17.4%22.9%40.32%−0.136−0.074
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.6%27.2%14.0%24.1%38.16%−0.264+0.121
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp38.2%27.0%7.8%27.0%34.80%−0.549+0.173
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.2%30.7%11.2%26.0%37.15%−0.399+0.023
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.6%29.3%15.7%27.4%43.11%−0.272−0.031
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp32.1%25.7%12.4%29.8%42.20%−0.411+0.110
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.9%32.7%12.5%26.9%39.39%−0.368−0.078
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.5%27.1%11.0%28.3%39.33%−0.439+0.105
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.2%28.0%11.2%27.6%38.77%−0.422+0.085
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.0%18.9%10.8%28.2%39.02%−0.447+0.379
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.1%26.6%13.5%29.8%43.33%−0.377+0.062
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA957 bp35.5%21.7%18.0%24.8%42.74%−0.159+0.241
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,577 bp37.5%23.5%17.8%21.1%38.94%−0.085+0.229
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,218 bp30.6%26.4%15.4%27.7%43.02%−0.286+0.075

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 F6.0%
UUU94
UUC133
Leu L15.6%
UUA108
UUG14
CUU72
CUC87
CUA281
CUG31
Ile I8.8%
AUU167
AUC169
Met M6.4%
AUA196
AUG47
Val V4.8%
GUU26
GUC33
GUA100
GUG25
Ser S7.7%
UCU45
UCC76
UCA107
UCG11
AGU17
AGC35
Pro P5.1%
CCU42
CCC56
CCA92
CCG5
Thr T8.2%
ACU62
ACC88
ACA148
ACG13
Ala A6.6%
GCU61
GCC102
GCA86
GCG3
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU66
UAC69
His H2.5%
CAU28
CAC66
Gln Q2.4%
CAA79
CAG11
Asn N4.2%
AAU62
AAC98
Lys K2.7%
AAA95
AAG7
Asp D1.9%
GAU20
GAC52
Glu E2.6%
GAA73
GAG25
Cys C0.6%
UGU9
UGC15
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG7
Arg R1.7%
CGU4
CGC13
CGA41
CGG6
Gly G5.7%
GGU44
GGC44
GGA94
GGG35
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053965.1

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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 (40.0%, 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 RNA711,027957 bp+42.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0281,09568 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0962,6721,577 bp+38.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6732,74775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7503,705956 bp+42.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7063,77469 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7723,84473 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8463,91469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9154,9561,042 bp+39.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9575,02468 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0365,10469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1065,17873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2135,27866 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2805,34667 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3486,8921,545 bp+40.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8906,95869 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9657,03268 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0337,716684 bp+38.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7207,78667 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7887,991204 bp+34.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9498,629681 bp+37.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6299,412784 bp+43.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4139,48169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4829,827346 bp+42.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8299,89668 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,89710,193297 bp+39.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,18711,5641,378 bp+39.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,56511,63470 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,63511,69359 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,69411,76370 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,76413,5841,821 bp+38.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,56814,095528 bp−39.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09614,16469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,16815,3071,140 bp+43.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,30815,37770 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37815,44467 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44616,6631,218 bp–43.0%

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