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Galegeeska rufescens

Rufous elephant shrew

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Maximum lifespan
7.9 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,767 bp
RefSeq NC_073532.1
GC content
40.94%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,417 bp
D-loop 1,362 bp

Where Rufous elephant shrew sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Rufous elephant shrew has the 1,786th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Rufous elephant shrew
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Base composition

Whole genome16,767 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.367
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.074

Life history

Maximum lifespan
7.9 years
Adult weight
58 g
Birth weight
10.6 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.317 W
Body temperature
37.3 °C
Female sexual maturity
50 days
Male sexual maturity
50 days
Gestation or incubation
61 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
5.2
Postnatal growth rate
0.0481 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02616)

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 genome16,767 bp
Protein-coding11,327 bp
12S rRNA956 bp
16S rRNA1,558 bp
All tRNA1,509 bp
D-loop1,362 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp28.6%28.1%11.6%31.7%43.35%−0.464+0.009
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp32.0%27.3%9.0%31.8%40.79%−0.558+0.079
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp28.3%29.1%15.8%26.8%42.67%−0.258−0.014
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II681 bp31.0%26.1%13.4%29.5%42.88%−0.377+0.085
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp33.8%30.9%6.9%28.4%35.29%−0.611+0.045
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.0%29.5%11.3%29.2%40.53%−0.442+0.007
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.7%29.8%13.5%29.0%42.47%−0.363−0.038
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.9%27.5%10.4%31.2%41.62%−0.500+0.059
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.3%30.0%10.4%30.3%40.74%−0.488−0.011
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.3%28.9%9.9%29.9%39.77%−0.504+0.041
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,809 bp30.8%28.5%10.4%30.3%40.74%−0.490+0.039
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp41.0%17.9%6.7%34.5%41.14%−0.676+0.392
CYTBCytochrome b1,139 bp27.1%28.7%13.1%31.1%44.16%−0.408−0.028
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA956 bp35.9%23.7%17.8%22.6%40.38%−0.119+0.204
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,558 bp36.0%24.6%17.5%21.9%39.35%−0.113+0.187
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,362 bp33.0%26.4%12.9%27.6%40.53%−0.362+0.111

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,792 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%
UUU92
UUC139
Leu L16.6%
UUA94
UUG17
CUU101
CUC125
CUA269
CUG24
Ile I9.2%
AUU171
AUC179
Met M5.3%
AUA168
AUG33
Val V4.6%
GUU36
GUC53
GUA69
GUG15
Ser S7.9%
UCU62
UCC64
UCA113
UCG5
AGU20
AGC37
Pro P5.5%
CCU52
CCC64
CCA87
CCG4
Thr T8.1%
ACU64
ACC118
ACA122
ACG3
Ala A6.6%
GCU54
GCC119
GCA77
GCG2
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU57
UAC67
His H2.6%
CAU30
CAC69
Gln Q2.2%
CAA73
CAG10
Asn N4.0%
AAU56
AAC95
Lys K2.3%
AAA85
AAG3
Asp D2.0%
GAU24
GAC51
Glu E2.4%
GAA80
GAG10
Cys C0.7%
UGU7
UGC21
Trp W2.7%
UGA95
UGG9
Arg R1.7%
CGU9
CGC21
CGA36
CGG0
Gly G5.9%
GGU41
GGC75
GGA84
GGG25
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG1
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_073532.1

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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 (40.9%, 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 RNA701,025956 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0261,09166 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0922,6491,558 bp+39.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6502,72475 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7253,679955 bp+43.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6803,74869 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7463,81671 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8173,88569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8864,9271,042 bp+40.8%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9284,99467 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9975,06670 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0675,13973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1755,23965 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2405,30667 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3086,8491,542 bp+42.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8516,91969 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9256,99268 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9937,673681 bp+42.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6767,74368 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7467,949204 bp+35.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9078,587681 bp+40.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5879,370784 bp+42.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3719,43969 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4409,785346 bp+41.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7869,85267 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,85510,151297 bp+40.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,14511,5221,378 bp+39.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,52311,59068 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,59111,64858 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,64911,71870 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,71913,5271,809 bp+40.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,52314,047525 bp−41.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,04914,11769 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,12115,2591,139 bp+44.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,26015,32667 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,32715,40579 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,40616,7671,362 bp–40.5%

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