Dipodomys spectabilis

Banner-tailed kangaroo rat

Maximum lifespan

12.7 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,270 bp

RefSeq NC_068808.1

GC content

39.31%

Whole genome

Non-coding

881 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Banner-tailed kangaroo rat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Banner-tailed kangaroo rat has the 1,380th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,270 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.369
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.096

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 12.7 years
Adult weight: 145 g
Birth weight: 7.8 g
Female sexual maturity: 310 days
Gestation or incubation: 23 days
Litter or clutch size: 2
Litters per year: 2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02996)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, tiny 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 genome16,270 bp

Protein-coding11,329 bp

12S rRNA968 bp

16S rRNA1,585 bp

All tRNA1,510 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Dipodomys spectabilis genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	952 bp	30.3%	28.8%	11.1%	29.8%	40.97%	−0.456	+0.025
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,042 bp	35.1%	26.5%	7.8%	30.6%	38.39%	−0.595	+0.140
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	29.3%	28.4%	15.7%	26.6%	42.31%	−0.258	+0.015
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	32.0%	27.5%	13.9%	26.6%	40.50%	−0.314	+0.076
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	207 bp	37.7%	28.0%	4.8%	29.5%	34.30%	−0.718	+0.147
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	31.0%	26.7%	10.1%	32.2%	42.29%	−0.521	+0.074
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.6%	27.9%	14.0%	29.5%	43.50%	−0.355	+0.011
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	346 bp	31.5%	31.8%	10.4%	26.3%	36.71%	−0.433	−0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	28.6%	32.3%	10.1%	29.0%	39.06%	−0.483	−0.061
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,375 bp	33.7%	27.6%	9.1%	29.5%	38.62%	−0.529	+0.100
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,806 bp	33.9%	28.3%	9.3%	28.5%	37.76%	−0.507	+0.089
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	525 bp	40.0%	21.0%	6.5%	32.6%	39.05%	−0.668	+0.313
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	30.2%	27.5%	12.7%	29.6%	42.37%	−0.400	+0.047
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	968 bp	37.5%	22.9%	17.7%	21.9%	39.57%	−0.107	+0.241
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,585 bp	37.2%	24.8%	16.5%	21.5%	38.04%	−0.131	+0.200

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%

UUU90

UUC148

Leu L14.9%

UUA91

UUG9

CUU84

CUC107

CUA257

CUG16

Ile I9.8%

AUU155

AUC216

Met M6.5%

AUA198

AUG47

Val V4.3%

GUU32

GUC38

GUA77

GUG15

Ser S8.2%

UCU37

UCC82

UCA132

UCG8

AGU12

AGC39

Pro P5.4%

CCU33

CCC56

CCA115

CCG0

Thr T8.4%

ACU75

ACC94

ACA147

ACG3

Ala A6.1%

GCU56

GCC89

GCA84

GCG3

Tyr Y3.6%

UAU65

UAC73

His H2.6%

CAU25

CAC73

Gln Q2.3%

CAA82

CAG4

Asn N4.0%

AAU55

AAC98

Lys K2.4%

AAA89

AAG3

Asp D2.0%

GAU31

GAC43

Glu E2.4%

GAA76

GAG15

Cys C0.7%

UGU10

UGC15

Trp W2.8%

UGA94

UGG11

Arg R1.7%

CGU6

CGC19

CGA36

CGG3

Gly G5.7%

GGU36

GGC56

GGA109

GGG14

Stop 0.2%

UAA4

UAG3

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_068808.1

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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 (39.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 37 features as a table

Annotated features of Dipodomys spectabilis (NC_068808.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	814	882	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	883	1,850	968 bp	+	39.6%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,851	1,917	67 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,918	3,502	1,585 bp	+	38.0%
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	3,503	3,577	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	3,580	4,531	952 bp	+	41.0%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	4,534	4,603	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	4,601	4,668	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	4,671	4,739	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,740	5,781	1,042 bp	+	38.4%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,782	5,848	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,853	5,921	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,923	5,995	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	6,030	6,095	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	6,096	6,166	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	6,168	7,715	1,548 bp	+	42.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,713	7,783	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,787	7,856	70 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,857	8,540	684 bp	+	40.5%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	8,545	8,610	66 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	8,612	8,818	207 bp	+	34.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,773	9,453	681 bp	+	42.3%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	9,453	10,236	784 bp	+	43.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	10,238	10,307	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	10,308	10,653	346 bp	+	36.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,654	10,721	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,724	11,020	297 bp	+	39.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	11,014	12,388	1,375 bp	+	38.6%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	12,389	12,456	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	12,458	12,518	61 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	12,523	12,592	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	12,593	14,398	1,806 bp	+	37.8%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,395	14,919	525 bp	−	39.1%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,920	14,990	71 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,996	16,135	1,140 bp	+	42.4%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	16,137	16,203	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,204	16,270	67 bp	−	–