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Fukomys damarensis

Damaraland mole-rat

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Maximum lifespan
15.5 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,372 bp
RefSeq NC_027742.1
GC content
41.23%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,006 bp
D-loop 925 bp

Where Damaraland mole-rat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Damaraland mole-rat has the 1,193rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Damaraland mole-rat
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Base composition

Whole genome16,372 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.351
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.144

Life history

Maximum lifespan
15.5 years
Adult weight
180 g
Birth weight
9 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.418 W
Body temperature
35.2 °C
Female sexual maturity
511 days
Gestation or incubation
93 days
Litter or clutch size
2.5
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02843)

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 genome16,372 bp
Protein-coding11,344 bp
12S rRNA967 bp
16S rRNA1,551 bp
All tRNA1,505 bp
D-loop925 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1958 bp32.6%24.9%11.3%31.2%42.48%−0.469+0.132
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp35.4%23.9%8.7%32.0%40.69%−0.571+0.194
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp29.2%26.4%16.5%27.9%44.42%−0.255+0.050
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.3%24.7%14.0%27.9%41.96%−0.331+0.149
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp42.2%23.0%6.9%27.9%34.80%−0.606+0.293
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp33.2%24.8%9.4%32.6%42.00%−0.552+0.144
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.1%26.4%15.8%29.7%45.54%−0.305+0.030
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.1%25.4%13.0%31.5%44.51%−0.416+0.083
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.0%27.9%12.5%28.6%41.08%−0.393+0.051
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.6%24.2%10.2%33.1%43.25%−0.530+0.148
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp33.1%26.5%11.6%28.8%40.40%−0.424+0.109
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6531 bp41.6%22.0%10.2%26.2%36.35%−0.440+0.308
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.8%25.0%13.4%30.8%44.21%−0.393+0.104
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA967 bp36.8%23.6%17.7%21.9%39.61%−0.107+0.219
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,551 bp39.1%23.3%16.9%20.6%37.52%−0.100+0.253
D-loopControl region (D-loop)925 bp29.5%28.1%15.0%27.4%42.38%−0.291+0.024

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU71
UUC151
Leu L15.4%
UUA83
UUG17
CUU39
CUC95
CUA297
CUG54
Ile I8.9%
AUU109
AUC228
Met M7.0%
AUA222
AUG44
Val V4.2%
GUU26
GUC38
GUA77
GUG17
Ser S8.5%
UCU41
UCC99
UCA115
UCG10
AGU12
AGC47
Pro P5.2%
CCU35
CCC85
CCA72
CCG7
Thr T8.0%
ACU31
ACC111
ACA148
ACG14
Ala A6.1%
GCU27
GCC106
GCA91
GCG7
Tyr Y3.8%
UAU36
UAC107
His H2.7%
CAU22
CAC80
Gln Q2.3%
CAA76
CAG13
Asn N4.2%
AAU31
AAC130
Lys K2.7%
AAA92
AAG9
Asp D1.7%
GAU15
GAC51
Glu E2.4%
GAA80
GAG12
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC17
Trp W2.8%
UGA90
UGG16
Arg R1.7%
CGU2
CGC9
CGA52
CGG3
Gly G5.6%
GGU30
GGC47
GGA112
GGG23
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_027742.1

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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 (41.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,035967 bp+39.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0351,10066 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1012,6511,551 bp+37.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6522,72675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7313,688958 bp+42.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6893,75769 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7553,82571 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8283,89568 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8964,9371,042 bp+40.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9385,00669 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0105,07869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0795,15173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1865,25166 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2525,32069 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3226,8631,542 bp+44.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8656,93369 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9407,00869 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0097,692684 bp+42.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6957,76268 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7647,967204 bp+34.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9258,605681 bp+42.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6059,388784 bp+45.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3899,45668 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4579,802346 bp+44.5%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8049,87471 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,87610,172297 bp+41.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,16611,5431,378 bp+43.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,54411,61269 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,61311,67159 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,67111,74070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,74113,5521,812 bp+40.4%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,54914,079531 bp−36.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08014,14768 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15015,2891,140 bp+44.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29015,35869 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,36115,42666 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,42716,351925 bp–42.4%

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