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Didelphis virginiana

Virginia opossum

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Maximum lifespan
6.6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,084 bp
RefSeq NC_001610.1
GC content
33.18%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,746 bp
D-loop 1,615 bp

Where Virginia opossum sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Virginia opossum has the 1,882nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Virginia opossum
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Base composition

Whole genome17,084 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.275
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.057

Life history

Maximum lifespan
6.6 years
Adult weight
3 kg
Birth weight
147 mg
Basal metabolic rate
5.299 W
Body temperature
35 °C
Female sexual maturity
184 days
Male sexual maturity
243 days
Gestation or incubation
12 days
Litter or clutch size
15
Litters per year
2
Postnatal growth rate
0.0129 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02494)

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
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 genome17,084 bp
Protein-coding11,331 bp
12S rRNA951 bp
16S rRNA1,570 bp
All tRNA1,502 bp
D-loop1,615 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp33.0%32.2%10.8%24.0%34.80%−0.381+0.013
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp36.1%31.4%7.5%25.0%32.47%−0.540+0.070
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp29.1%34.4%15.7%20.9%36.58%−0.142−0.084
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II682 bp33.6%31.8%13.2%21.4%34.60%−0.237+0.027
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8210 bp41.9%28.1%5.2%24.8%30.00%−0.651+0.197
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp33.9%33.9%9.0%23.2%32.16%−0.4430.000
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.3%33.4%14.3%23.0%37.25%−0.233−0.065
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp31.8%35.5%10.0%22.6%32.67%−0.386−0.055
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.6%35.0%10.4%22.9%33.33%−0.374−0.051
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp35.1%33.2%9.1%22.6%31.71%−0.428+0.029
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,809 bp35.1%33.3%9.6%21.9%31.56%−0.391+0.026
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6507 bp43.0%26.4%8.3%22.3%30.57%−0.458+0.239
CYTBCytochrome b1,149 bp32.2%30.8%12.3%24.7%36.99%−0.336+0.022
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA951 bp38.4%25.3%16.5%19.8%36.28%−0.090+0.205
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,570 bp38.3%26.6%15.7%19.4%35.10%−0.103+0.180
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,615 bp43.7%32.6%9.8%13.9%23.72%−0.170+0.144

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,795 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%
UUU147
UUC83
Leu L15.6%
UUA195
UUG13
CUU104
CUC38
CUA234
CUG9
Ile I10.1%
AUU255
AUC127
Met M6.8%
AUA229
AUG29
Val V4.0%
GUU43
GUC15
GUA84
GUG11
Ser S8.0%
UCU65
UCC43
UCA146
UCG3
AGU24
AGC23
Pro P5.0%
CCU57
CCC34
CCA99
CCG1
Thr T7.8%
ACU87
ACC58
ACA146
ACG4
Ala A6.0%
GCU75
GCC66
GCA85
GCG1
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU93
UAC49
His H2.5%
CAU58
CAC38
Gln Q2.5%
CAA90
CAG5
Asn N4.1%
AAU84
AAC73
Lys K2.6%
AAA94
AAG5
Asp D1.7%
GAU37
GAC27
Glu E2.3%
GAA79
GAG10
Cys C0.7%
UGU12
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA98
UGG5
Arg R1.8%
CGU9
CGC6
CGA51
CGG1
Gly G5.6%
GGU48
GGC31
GGA121
GGG13
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG2
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_001610.1

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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 (33.2%, 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 RNA721,022951 bp+36.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0241,09572 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0962,6651,570 bp+35.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6662,73974 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7413,697957 bp+34.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6973,76569 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7633,83270 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8333,90169 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9024,9451,044 bp+32.5%
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9435,01169 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,0215,08666 bp−–
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0975,16771 bp+–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2545,32572 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3285,39568 bp+–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3976,9381,542 bp+36.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9407,00869 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0127,08170 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0847,765682 bp+34.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7667,82459 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8278,036210 bp+30.0%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9918,671681 bp+32.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6719,454784 bp+37.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4559,52268 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5209,868349 bp+32.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8699,93870 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,93910,235297 bp+33.3%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,22911,6061,378 bp+31.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,60711,67569 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,67611,73156 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,73311,80371 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,79513,6031,809 bp+31.6%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,60014,106507 bp−30.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,10714,17569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17715,3251,149 bp+37.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33415,40168 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40415,46966 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47017,0841,615 bp–23.7%

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