MitoAge

Diceros bicornis

Black rhinoceros

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Maximum lifespan
57 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,411 bp
RefSeq NC_012682.1
GC content
40.67%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,022 bp
Including the D-loop

Where Black rhinoceros sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black rhinoceros has the 105th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Black rhinoceros
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Base composition

Whole genome16,411 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.374
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.126

Life history

Maximum lifespan
57 years
Adult weight
1.1 t
Birth weight
36.5 kg
Body temperature
39 °C
Female sexual maturity
5 years
Male sexual maturity
6.2 years
Gestation or incubation
474 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.4
Postnatal growth rate
0.0033 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02645)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in the wild
Data quality
acceptable, medium 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 genome16,411 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA970 bp
16S rRNA1,578 bp
All tRNA1,506 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp33.6%25.2%10.7%30.5%41.21%−0.482+0.142
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.9%25.3%8.3%29.5%37.81%−0.558+0.185
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.5%28.7%16.5%26.3%42.78%−0.228−0.005
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.2%25.1%13.3%27.3%40.64%−0.345+0.153
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8207 bp41.1%25.6%5.8%27.5%33.33%−0.652+0.232
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.5%28.6%10.3%30.5%40.82%−0.496+0.032
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.8%28.6%14.5%29.1%43.62%−0.333−0.014
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp32.7%27.5%11.6%28.3%39.88%−0.420+0.087
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.6%30.3%12.5%27.6%40.07%−0.378−0.011
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.2%25.7%10.4%30.6%41.07%−0.491+0.128
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.0%25.3%9.9%31.7%41.68%−0.523+0.132
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.4%17.8%7.6%32.2%39.77%−0.619+0.409
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.6%26.4%11.8%32.2%43.95%−0.465+0.058
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA970 bp38.1%21.6%16.5%23.7%40.21%−0.179+0.276
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,578 bp36.9%24.2%16.3%22.5%38.85%−0.158+0.208

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU92
UUC143
Leu L16.0%
UUA71
UUG17
CUU77
CUC110
CUA317
CUG18
Ile I9.1%
AUU137
AUC210
Met M6.2%
AUA195
AUG41
Val V4.4%
GUU39
GUC33
GUA79
GUG17
Ser S7.8%
UCU35
UCC75
UCA119
UCG9
AGU12
AGC46
Pro P5.2%
CCU35
CCC63
CCA95
CCG4
Thr T8.6%
ACU54
ACC99
ACA163
ACG11
Ala A6.3%
GCU45
GCC98
GCA92
GCG3
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU46
UAC85
His H2.6%
CAU22
CAC76
Gln Q2.4%
CAA86
CAG4
Asn N4.2%
AAU38
AAC122
Lys K2.6%
AAA92
AAG6
Asp D1.6%
GAU13
GAC46
Glu E2.5%
GAA77
GAG18
Cys C0.6%
UGU7
UGC15
Trp W2.7%
UGA91
UGG12
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC15
CGA40
CGG2
Gly G5.8%
GGU34
GGC65
GGA92
GGG28
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_012682.1

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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 (40.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,039970 bp+40.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0401,10667 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1072,6841,578 bp+38.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6852,75975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7623,717956 bp+41.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7183,78669 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7843,85673 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8593,92769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9284,9691,042 bp+37.8%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9705,03768 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0435,11169 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1135,18573 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2175,28266 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2835,34967 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3516,8951,545 bp+42.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8936,96169 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9757,04167 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0427,725684 bp+40.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7297,79567 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7978,003207 bp+33.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9588,638681 bp+40.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6389,421784 bp+43.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4229,49069 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4919,836346 bp+39.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8389,90770 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90810,204297 bp+40.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19811,5751,378 bp+41.1%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57611,64469 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64511,70359 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70511,77470 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77513,5951,821 bp+41.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57914,106528 bp−39.8%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,10714,17569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18015,3191,140 bp+44.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32015,38869 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39015,45566 bp−–

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