GC content
37.37%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,090 bp
D-loop 1,014 bp

Where Black-tailed prairie dog sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black-tailed prairie dog has the 1,223rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Black-tailed prairie dog
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,466 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.302
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.020

Life history

Maximum lifespan
15 years
Adult weight
1.1 kg
Birth weight
15.8 g
Basal metabolic rate
2.358 W
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation or incubation
30 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0111 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03125)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, large sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
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 genome16,466 bp
Protein-coding11,333 bp
12S rRNA966 bp
16S rRNA1,567 bp
All tRNA1,510 bp
D-loop1,014 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Cynomys ludovicianus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp30.4%30.8%11.8%27.0%38.81%−0.391−0.005
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp34.2%30.1%9.1%26.6%35.70%−0.489+0.063
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp27.2%33.3%16.6%22.8%39.43%−0.158−0.101
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.9%30.0%13.6%24.6%38.16%−0.287+0.031
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp35.3%32.4%6.4%26.0%32.35%−0.606+0.043
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp29.8%33.3%11.5%25.3%36.84%−0.373−0.056
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.8%31.6%15.4%26.1%41.58%−0.258−0.083
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp27.4%36.6%13.0%23.1%36.02%−0.280−0.144
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%34.7%10.4%25.9%36.36%−0.426−0.090
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.5%33.8%10.2%24.5%34.69%−0.414−0.036
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp31.4%31.5%10.8%26.3%37.13%−0.419−0.003
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp40.6%23.2%6.9%29.3%36.19%−0.621+0.272
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.2%31.4%13.0%27.5%40.44%−0.358−0.054
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA966 bp36.3%25.4%16.9%21.4%38.30%−0.119+0.178
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,567 bp37.0%27.4%16.3%19.3%35.61%−0.086+0.150
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,014 bp30.9%31.0%12.5%25.6%38.17%−0.344−0.002

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.6%
UUU144
UUC108
Leu L16.1%
UUA154
UUG13
CUU135
CUC87
CUA199
CUG24
Ile I8.5%
AUU201
AUC121
Met M6.2%
AUA197
AUG38
Val V5.2%
GUU56
GUC39
GUA84
GUG19
Ser S7.8%
UCU71
UCC56
UCA118
UCG4
AGU20
AGC27
Pro P5.3%
CCU81
CCC49
CCA65
CCG5
Thr T8.0%
ACU79
ACC81
ACA127
ACG16
Ala A6.1%
GCU80
GCC61
GCA85
GCG6
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU63
UAC69
His H2.6%
CAU44
CAC55
Gln Q2.1%
CAA73
CAG6
Asn N4.0%
AAU73
AAC79
Lys K2.5%
AAA84
AAG11
Asp D1.8%
GAU31
GAC38
Glu E2.6%
GAA79
GAG19
Cys C0.8%
UGU11
UGC18
Trp W2.8%
UGA92
UGG13
Arg R1.7%
CGU17
CGC6
CGA42
CGG1
Gly G5.7%
GGU39
GGC42
GGA104
GGG31
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG0
AGA2
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_026706.1

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-loop1
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (37.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Cynomys ludovicianus (NC_026706.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA721,037966 bp+38.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0381,10770 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1082,6741,567 bp+35.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6752,74874 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7533,708956 bp+38.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7093,77769 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7753,84672 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8503,91869 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9194,9601,042 bp+35.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9615,02868 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0325,10069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1065,17873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2115,27767 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2785,34366 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3526,8931,542 bp+39.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8966,96469 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9687,03669 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0377,720684 bp+38.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7247,79067 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7927,995204 bp+32.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9538,636684 bp+36.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6369,419784 bp+41.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4209,48970 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4909,836347 bp+36.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8379,90367 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90510,201297 bp+36.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19511,5721,378 bp+34.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57311,64169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64311,70058 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70211,77170 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77213,5891,818 bp+37.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57314,097525 bp−36.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09814,16669 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17115,3101,140 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,31115,37868 bp−–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,38415,45269 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,45316,4661,014 bp–38.2%