MitoAge

Fossa fossana

Malagasy civet

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Maximum lifespan
21.4 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,766 bp
RefSeq NC_053959.1
GC content
40.96%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,388 bp
D-loop 1,302 bp

Where Malagasy civet sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Malagasy civet has the 824th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Malagasy civet
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Base composition

Whole genome16,766 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.342
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.128

Life history

Maximum lifespan
21.4 years
Adult weight
1.5 kg
Birth weight
67.5 g
Basal metabolic rate
5.023 W
Body temperature
37.9 °C
Female sexual maturity
728 days
Gestation or incubation
82 days
Litter or clutch size
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02103)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, small 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 genome16,766 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA962 bp
16S rRNA1,570 bp
All tRNA1,511 bp
D-loop1,302 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp31.6%24.7%11.7%32.0%43.72%−0.464+0.123
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.3%23.3%9.6%30.8%40.40%−0.525+0.217
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.5%28.8%16.7%26.0%42.72%−0.218−0.006
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.4%24.6%13.7%27.3%41.08%−0.331+0.166
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp39.2%24.5%6.9%29.4%36.28%−0.622+0.231
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.4%28.3%10.9%30.4%41.26%−0.473+0.035
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%27.2%15.2%29.1%44.26%−0.314+0.025
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.6%26.0%13.9%29.5%43.35%−0.360+0.082
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%32.0%11.4%27.6%39.06%−0.414−0.050
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.2%26.8%11.0%29.1%40.06%−0.453+0.107
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.2%27.1%10.7%29.0%39.70%−0.463+0.100
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.0%18.4%9.3%30.3%39.58%−0.531+0.392
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.0%25.0%13.6%32.4%45.97%−0.408+0.075
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA962 bp36.6%21.8%17.9%23.7%41.58%−0.140+0.253
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,570 bp37.5%23.1%17.6%21.9%39.49%−0.110+0.238
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,302 bp32.9%27.8%13.4%25.9%39.25%−0.319+0.085

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 F6.1%
UUU75
UUC156
Leu L15.7%
UUA89
UUG18
CUU57
CUC103
CUA290
CUG41
Ile I8.8%
AUU133
AUC201
Met M6.5%
AUA200
AUG46
Val V4.6%
GUU26
GUC32
GUA99
GUG19
Ser S7.4%
UCU37
UCC83
UCA100
UCG10
AGU12
AGC39
Pro P5.3%
CCU36
CCC81
CCA78
CCG7
Thr T8.2%
ACU56
ACC100
ACA147
ACG10
Ala A6.8%
GCU33
GCC134
GCA81
GCG10
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU60
UAC74
His H2.4%
CAU27
CAC65
Gln Q2.4%
CAA79
CAG13
Asn N4.3%
AAU53
AAC109
Lys K2.6%
AAA91
AAG7
Asp D1.8%
GAU24
GAC44
Glu E2.6%
GAA77
GAG21
Cys C0.6%
UGU6
UGC17
Trp W2.8%
UGA97
UGG8
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC12
CGA42
CGG4
Gly G5.7%
GGU35
GGC49
GGA113
GGG20
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053959.1

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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 (41.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA721,033962 bp+41.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0341,10168 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1022,6711,570 bp+39.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6722,74675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7493,704956 bp+43.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7053,77369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7713,84373 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8453,91369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9144,9551,042 bp+40.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9565,02368 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0355,10369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1055,17773 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2125,27766 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2805,34667 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3486,8921,545 bp+42.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8906,95869 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9657,03268 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0337,716684 bp+41.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7207,78667 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7887,991204 bp+36.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9498,629681 bp+41.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6299,412784 bp+44.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4139,48169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4829,827346 bp+43.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8299,89769 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,89810,194297 bp+39.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,18811,5651,378 bp+40.1%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,56611,63570 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,63611,69459 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,69511,76470 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,76513,5851,821 bp+39.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,56914,096528 bp−39.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09714,16569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,16915,3081,140 bp+46.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,30915,37870 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37915,44466 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44616,7471,302 bp–39.3%

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