MitoAge

Felis margarita

Sand cat

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Maximum lifespan
13.9 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,864 bp
RefSeq NC_028308.1
GC content
40.06%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,480 bp
D-loop 1,416 bp

Where Sand cat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sand cat has the 1,317th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Sand cat
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Base composition

Whole genome16,864 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.304
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.091

Life history

Maximum lifespan
13.9 years
Adult weight
2.8 kg
Birth weight
55.5 g
Female sexual maturity
274 days
Gestation or incubation
67 days
Litter or clutch size
4.5
Litters per year
2
Postnatal growth rate
0.0255 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02112)

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 genome16,864 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA959 bp
16S rRNA1,574 bp
All tRNA1,514 bp
D-loop1,416 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp31.5%25.8%11.8%30.9%42.68%−0.446+0.099
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.6%26.0%9.5%27.9%37.43%−0.492+0.169
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.5%31.9%18.1%23.4%41.55%−0.128−0.092
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.2%28.7%14.2%25.0%39.18%−0.276+0.058
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp41.7%27.5%5.9%25.0%30.88%−0.619+0.206
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.7%30.1%11.5%27.8%39.21%−0.416+0.010
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.1%27.6%15.3%29.1%44.39%−0.310+0.009
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp30.5%27.4%12.4%29.7%42.08%−0.411+0.055
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.0%32.3%12.8%24.9%37.71%−0.321−0.038
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.3%27.9%11.8%28.0%39.77%−0.409+0.072
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.1%28.4%11.8%27.7%39.48%−0.405+0.060
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.2%22.5%9.5%27.8%37.31%−0.492+0.281
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.3%26.8%13.4%30.5%43.95%−0.389+0.045
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA959 bp36.2%22.0%17.8%24.0%41.81%−0.147+0.244
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,574 bp36.7%23.7%18.1%21.5%39.58%−0.085+0.216
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,416 bp32.5%26.3%14.1%27.0%41.17%−0.314+0.104

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,800 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%
UUU105
UUC120
Leu L15.7%
UUA113
UUG18
CUU67
CUC92
CUA268
CUG37
Ile I8.7%
AUU159
AUC172
Met M6.6%
AUA187
AUG64
Val V4.9%
GUU34
GUC37
GUA93
GUG24
Ser S7.3%
UCU37
UCC70
UCA114
UCG7
AGU19
AGC32
Pro P5.1%
CCU55
CCC61
CCA71
CCG8
Thr T8.2%
ACU74
ACC99
ACA122
ACG15
Ala A6.9%
GCU57
GCC113
GCA83
GCG8
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU62
UAC80
His H2.4%
CAU30
CAC63
Gln Q2.4%
CAA86
CAG5
Asn N4.0%
AAU57
AAC95
Lys K2.7%
AAA92
AAG12
Asp D1.8%
GAU29
GAC38
Glu E2.6%
GAA74
GAG24
Cys C0.6%
UGU11
UGC13
Trp W2.7%
UGA90
UGG14
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC10
CGA45
CGG4
Gly G5.7%
GGU37
GGC56
GGA101
GGG23
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028308.1

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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 (40.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA88495370 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA9541,912959 bp+41.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,9131,98068 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,9813,5541,574 bp+39.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,5553,62975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,6324,587956 bp+42.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,5884,65669 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,6544,72774 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,7294,79769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,7985,8391,042 bp+37.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,8405,90768 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,9245,99269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,9946,06673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,0996,16466 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,1656,23167 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,2337,7771,545 bp+41.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,7767,84570 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,8507,91869 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,9198,602684 bp+39.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,6068,67368 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,6758,878204 bp+30.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,8369,516681 bp+39.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,51610,299784 bp+44.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,30010,36869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,36910,715347 bp+42.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,71610,78469 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,78511,081297 bp+37.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,07512,4521,378 bp+39.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,45312,52169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,52212,58059 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,58112,65070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,65114,4711,821 bp+39.5%
ND6Protein-coding gene14,45514,982528 bp−37.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,98315,05169 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene15,05516,1941,140 bp+44.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,19516,26470 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,26516,33167 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,3328831,416 bp–41.2%

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