MitoAge

Erinaceus europaeus

Western European hedgehog

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Maximum lifespan
11.7 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,447 bp
RefSeq NC_002080.2
GC content
32.60%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,057 bp
D-loop 1,988 bp

Where Western European hedgehog sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Western European hedgehog has the 1,459th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Western European hedgehog
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Base composition

Whole genome17,447 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.232
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.010

Life history

Maximum lifespan
11.7 years
Adult weight
750 g
Birth weight
14.7 g
Basal metabolic rate
2.434 W
Body temperature
34 °C
Female sexual maturity
253 days
Male sexual maturity
253 days
Gestation or incubation
30 days
Litter or clutch size
1.5
Litters per year
1.6

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02585)

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 genome17,447 bp
Protein-coding11,347 bp
12S rRNA971 bp
16S rRNA1,563 bp
All tRNA1,512 bp
D-loop1,988 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1954 bp32.3%34.5%11.2%22.0%33.23%−0.325−0.033
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp35.2%36.5%9.1%19.3%28.35%−0.358−0.019
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.0%35.8%15.5%20.7%36.18%−0.145−0.122
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.1%33.3%13.0%22.5%35.53%−0.267−0.034
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8207 bp39.6%35.7%6.8%17.9%24.64%−0.451+0.051
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.6%35.2%10.0%22.2%32.16%−0.379−0.039
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%35.2%13.9%22.3%36.22%−0.232−0.104
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3345 bp33.9%35.1%11.6%19.4%31.01%−0.252−0.017
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp32.0%39.7%11.4%16.8%28.28%−0.190−0.108
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.3%35.8%9.9%21.0%30.91%−0.357−0.036
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp33.9%36.1%10.0%19.9%29.97%−0.330−0.032
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6534 bp44.6%23.8%6.9%24.7%31.65%−0.562+0.304
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.2%36.1%12.1%22.5%34.65%−0.301−0.106
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA971 bp36.1%26.7%17.8%19.4%37.18%−0.042+0.151
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,563 bp37.7%27.7%16.6%18.0%34.55%−0.041+0.153
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,988 bp37.8%32.9%12.1%17.2%29.28%−0.175+0.070

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 F6.5%
UUU173
UUC74
Leu L15.4%
UUA238
UUG13
CUU103
CUC35
CUA182
CUG13
Ile I10.3%
AUU311
AUC79
Met M7.3%
AUA239
AUG38
Val V4.3%
GUU55
GUC19
GUA78
GUG10
Ser S8.0%
UCU88
UCC29
UCA113
UCG9
AGU26
AGC39
Pro P4.7%
CCU73
CCC54
CCA45
CCG5
Thr T6.9%
ACU87
ACC39
ACA125
ACG10
Ala A5.9%
GCU76
GCC68
GCA76
GCG5
Tyr Y4.1%
UAU119
UAC35
His H2.6%
CAU52
CAC48
Gln Q2.1%
CAA71
CAG8
Asn N4.4%
AAU118
AAC49
Lys K2.8%
AAA94
AAG11
Asp D1.8%
GAU45
GAC24
Glu E2.5%
GAA77
GAG17
Cys C0.8%
UGU17
UGC12
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG5
Arg R1.6%
CGU18
CGC10
CGA30
CGG4
Gly G5.3%
GGU63
GGC42
GGA75
GGG22
Stop 0.3%
UAA9
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_002080.2

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 (32.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16666 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA671,037971 bp+37.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0381,10568 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1062,6681,563 bp+34.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6692,74375 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7453,698954 bp+33.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6993,76769 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7653,83773 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8373,90569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9094,9521,044 bp+28.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9545,02067 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0255,09571 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0965,16772 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2055,27369 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2755,34470 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3466,8901,545 bp+36.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8886,95669 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9647,03269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0347,717684 bp+35.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7197,78365 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7867,992207 bp+24.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9478,627681 bp+32.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6279,410784 bp+36.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4119,48474 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4859,829345 bp+31.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8329,90069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90110,197297 bp+28.3%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19111,5681,378 bp+30.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,56911,63466 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,63511,69460 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,69411,76471 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,76913,5801,812 bp+30.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57714,110534 bp−31.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11114,17868 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18215,3211,140 bp+34.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32215,39170 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39315,45967 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,46017,4471,988 bp–29.3%

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