MitoAge

Euphractus sexcinctus

Six-banded armadillo

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Maximum lifespan
22.1 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,602 bp
RefSeq NC_028571.1
GC content
40.29%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,201 bp
D-loop 1,144 bp

Where Six-banded armadillo sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Six-banded armadillo has the 781st longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Six-banded armadillo
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Base composition

Whole genome16,602 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.346
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.126

Life history

Maximum lifespan
22.1 years
Adult weight
4.9 kg
Birth weight
105 g
Basal metabolic rate
6.901 W
Body temperature
34.2 °C
Female sexual maturity
274 days
Male sexual maturity
274 days
Gestation or incubation
68 days
Litter or clutch size
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02443)

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
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 genome16,602 bp
Protein-coding11,332 bp
12S rRNA970 bp
16S rRNA1,587 bp
All tRNA1,512 bp
D-loop1,144 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp31.9%25.8%12.3%30.1%42.30%−0.421+0.107
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp39.3%24.0%7.5%27.6%35.67%−0.574+0.242
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp28.9%27.8%16.4%27.0%43.39%−0.244+0.019
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.8%24.4%12.9%27.5%40.53%−0.362+0.175
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp39.7%23.5%6.9%29.9%36.77%−0.627+0.256
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.9%27.0%11.7%29.4%41.12%−0.429+0.082
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.9%26.8%15.4%29.8%45.28%−0.318+0.021
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.8%29.2%12.1%26.0%38.48%−0.364+0.043
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp32.0%30.3%11.8%25.9%37.71%−0.375+0.027
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp34.5%26.9%10.3%28.2%38.53%−0.465+0.124
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,806 bp32.7%27.6%10.8%28.8%39.65%−0.455+0.084
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.2%15.7%8.5%33.3%41.94%−0.593+0.458
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.0%28.1%13.0%28.9%41.88%−0.379+0.033
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA970 bp36.4%22.1%16.8%24.7%41.55%−0.191+0.245
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,587 bp36.7%22.9%16.3%22.9%39.67%−0.167+0.233
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,144 bp31.2%29.5%14.5%24.7%39.28%−0.261+0.029

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,782 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU86
UUC152
Leu L15.9%
UUA105
UUG16
CUU66
CUC87
CUA302
CUG27
Ile I8.9%
AUU143
AUC193
Met M6.6%
AUA211
AUG39
Val V4.9%
GUU38
GUC31
GUA92
GUG23
Ser S6.8%
UCU29
UCC47
UCA122
UCG6
AGU16
AGC39
Pro P5.4%
CCU28
CCC51
CCA120
CCG5
Thr T8.7%
ACU47
ACC113
ACA160
ACG9
Ala A6.6%
GCU42
GCC110
GCA93
GCG5
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU50
UAC74
His H2.7%
CAU29
CAC72
Gln Q2.3%
CAA82
CAG4
Asn N3.6%
AAU36
AAC102
Lys K2.6%
AAA85
AAG13
Asp D1.7%
GAU23
GAC43
Glu E2.4%
GAA77
GAG13
Cys C0.7%
UGU8
UGC18
Trp W2.7%
UGA93
UGG11
Arg R1.8%
CGU9
CGC13
CGA42
CGG4
Gly G5.8%
GGU42
GGC51
GGA97
GGG30
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028571.1

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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 (40.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16767 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA681,037970 bp+41.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0381,10467 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1052,6911,587 bp+39.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6922,76675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7703,724955 bp+42.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7253,79369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7913,86373 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8643,93269 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9334,9741,042 bp+35.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9755,04369 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0475,11569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1175,18973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2215,28262 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2845,35067 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3526,8931,542 bp+43.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8956,96369 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9697,03769 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0397,722684 bp+40.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7267,79671 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7988,001204 bp+36.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9598,639681 bp+41.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6399,422784 bp+45.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4239,49270 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4939,838346 bp+38.5%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8409,90869 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90910,205297 bp+37.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19911,5761,378 bp+38.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57711,64569 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64611,70762 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70711,77670 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77713,5821,806 bp+39.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57914,106528 bp−41.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,10714,17569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17815,3171,140 bp+41.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32015,38768 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,38915,45870 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,45916,6021,144 bp–39.3%

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