Dasycercus cristicauda

Mulgara

Maximum lifespan

7.4 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

17,085 bp

RefSeq NC_057634.1

GC content

37.17%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,740 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Mulgara sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Mulgara has the 1,799th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other mammals
Other classes

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Base composition

Whole genome17,085 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): +0.271
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): −0.026

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 7.4 years
Adult weight: 115 g
Basal metabolic rate: 0.26 W
Body temperature: 37.7 °C
Female sexual maturity: 315 days
Male sexual maturity: 315 days
Gestation or incubation: 38 days
Litter or clutch size: 7
Litters per year: 1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02456)

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 genome17,085 bp

Protein-coding11,322 bp

12S rRNA952 bp

16S rRNA1,572 bp

All tRNA1,501 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Dasycercus cristicauda genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	955 bp	31.5%	30.2%	25.8%	12.6%	38.33%	+0.344	+0.022
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,044 bp	29.8%	33.2%	27.0%	10.0%	36.97%	+0.461	−0.055
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,542 bp	34.1%	27.8%	21.7%	16.4%	38.07%	+0.138	+0.102
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	682 bp	31.4%	29.6%	22.9%	16.1%	39.00%	+0.173	+0.029
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	210 bp	31.0%	31.0%	24.8%	13.3%	38.10%	+0.300	0.000
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	33.5%	29.8%	26.3%	10.4%	36.71%	+0.432	+0.058
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	33.0%	26.7%	25.3%	15.1%	40.31%	+0.253	+0.107
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	346 bp	35.3%	26.9%	25.4%	12.4%	37.86%	+0.344	+0.135
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	35.0%	29.6%	23.2%	12.1%	35.35%	+0.314	+0.083
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.8%	29.5%	28.4%	10.4%	38.75%	+0.464	+0.038
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,809 bp	32.5%	32.0%	24.5%	10.9%	35.49%	+0.383	+0.008
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	501 bp	23.0%	42.7%	26.9%	7.4%	34.33%	+0.570	−0.301
CYTBCytochrome b	1,146 bp	30.7%	28.2%	28.1%	13.0%	41.10%	+0.367	+0.043
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	952 bp	23.2%	35.1%	22.4%	19.3%	41.70%	+0.073	−0.204
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,572 bp	26.0%	36.4%	20.5%	17.2%	37.66%	+0.088	−0.167

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,790 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%

UUU120

UUC119

Leu L16.1%

UUA169

UUG23

CUU134

CUC74

CUA184

CUG26

Ile I9.5%

AUU209

AUC151

Met M5.9%

AUA187

AUG37

Val V4.8%

GUU58

GUC31

GUA72

GUG22

Ser S7.2%

UCU62

UCC67

UCA88

UCG4

AGU30

AGC22

Pro P5.1%

CCU68

CCC37

CCA82

CCG5

Thr T7.8%

ACU81

ACC77

ACA134

ACG5

Ala A7.0%

GCU88

GCC84

GCA89

GCG5

Tyr Y3.3%

UAU71

UAC55

His H2.8%

CAU48

CAC58

Gln Q2.3%

CAA79

CAG8

Asn N3.8%

AAU86

AAC58

Lys K2.3%

AAA82

AAG4

Asp D1.7%

GAU38

GAC28

Glu E2.6%

GAA77

GAG20

Cys C0.9%

UGU17

UGC17

Trp W2.8%

UGA98

UGG8

Arg R1.7%

CGU11

CGC10

CGA44

CGG1

Gly G5.8%

GGU56

GGC65

GGA74

GGG25

Stop 0.2%

UAA4

UAG3

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_057634.1

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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 (37.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 37 features as a table

Annotated features of Dasycercus cristicauda (NC_057634.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	54	121	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	127	195	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	197	1,240	1,044 bp	−	37.0%
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	1,241	1,309	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	1,309	1,379	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	1,377	1,445	69 bp	−	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	1,446	2,400	955 bp	−	38.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,402	2,475	74 bp	−	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	2,478	4,049	1,572 bp	−	37.7%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	4,049	4,116	68 bp	−	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	4,118	5,069	952 bp	−	41.7%
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	5,070	5,138	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	6,726	6,792	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	6,795	6,862	68 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	6,863	8,008	1,146 bp	−	41.1%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	8,012	8,079	68 bp	+	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	8,083	8,583	501 bp	+	34.3%
ND5	Protein-coding gene	8,584	10,392	1,809 bp	−	35.5%
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	10,393	10,463	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	10,464	10,523	60 bp	−	–
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	10,523	10,590	68 bp	−	–
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,591	11,968	1,378 bp	−	38.8%
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	11,962	12,258	297 bp	−	35.4%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	12,259	12,327	69 bp	−	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	12,328	12,673	346 bp	−	37.9%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	12,674	12,741	68 bp	−	–
COX3	Protein-coding gene	12,742	13,525	784 bp	−	40.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	13,560	14,240	681 bp	−	36.7%
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	14,195	14,404	210 bp	−	38.1%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	14,404	14,466	63 bp	−	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	14,467	15,148	682 bp	−	39.0%
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	15,151	15,221	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	15,225	15,294	70 bp	+	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	15,300	16,841	1,542 bp	−	38.1%
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	16,843	16,906	64 bp	+	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	16,914	16,985	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	17,065	49	70 bp	−	–