MitoAge

Galidia elegans

Ring-tailed mongoose

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Maximum lifespan
26 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,636 bp
RefSeq NC_053958.1
GC content
42.59%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,258 bp
D-loop 1,193 bp

Where Ring-tailed mongoose sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Ring-tailed mongoose has the 595th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Ring-tailed mongoose
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Base composition

Whole genome16,636 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.309
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.111

Life history

Maximum lifespan
26 years
Adult weight
800 g
Birth weight
50 g
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation or incubation
72 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0093 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02104)

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 genome16,636 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA963 bp
16S rRNA1,571 bp
All tRNA1,509 bp
D-loop1,193 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp30.8%23.5%13.3%32.4%45.71%−0.419+0.133
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.7%22.9%8.7%31.7%40.40%−0.568+0.230
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.3%28.0%18.8%26.9%45.63%−0.177−0.031
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.7%25.6%15.5%26.2%41.67%−0.256+0.123
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp40.2%24.5%8.8%26.5%35.29%−0.500+0.242
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp28.6%27.9%13.2%30.2%43.47%−0.392+0.013
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.6%27.4%15.6%29.5%45.03%−0.309+0.002
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp29.2%28.6%15.0%27.2%42.20%−0.288+0.010
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.6%30.0%12.8%29.6%42.42%−0.397−0.041
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.3%26.0%12.3%30.4%42.74%−0.423+0.093
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp30.5%26.4%12.4%30.6%43.05%−0.423+0.072
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.1%19.1%10.6%29.2%39.77%−0.467+0.365
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.2%27.5%14.2%30.2%44.39%−0.360+0.013
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA963 bp34.2%20.7%19.4%25.8%45.17%−0.140+0.246
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,571 bp36.9%23.1%17.8%22.3%40.04%−0.113+0.229
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,193 bp31.5%25.6%15.3%27.6%42.92%−0.285+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 F6.1%
UUU69
UUC162
Leu L15.8%
UUA62
UUG30
CUU64
CUC106
CUA274
CUG64
Ile I8.6%
AUU131
AUC196
Met M6.2%
AUA180
AUG55
Val V5.1%
GUU29
GUC43
GUA89
GUG31
Ser S7.3%
UCU43
UCC83
UCA86
UCG12
AGU16
AGC38
Pro P5.3%
CCU52
CCC63
CCA81
CCG7
Thr T8.4%
ACU60
ACC107
ACA134
ACG17
Ala A6.7%
GCU44
GCC116
GCA80
GCG15
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU50
UAC83
His H2.5%
CAU31
CAC63
Gln Q2.5%
CAA77
CAG18
Asn N4.0%
AAU36
AAC116
Lys K2.6%
AAA85
AAG15
Asp D1.8%
GAU17
GAC53
Glu E2.6%
GAA71
GAG26
Cys C0.6%
UGU3
UGC20
Trp W2.8%
UGA87
UGG18
Arg R1.7%
CGU5
CGC10
CGA45
CGG3
Gly G5.8%
GGU29
GGC62
GGA97
GGG33
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053958.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • 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 (42.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,033963 bp+45.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0341,10168 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1022,6721,571 bp+40.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6732,74775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7503,705956 bp+45.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7063,77469 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7723,84473 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8463,91469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9154,9561,042 bp+40.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9575,02569 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0375,10569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1075,17973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2135,27866 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2805,34667 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3486,8921,545 bp+45.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8906,95869 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9657,03268 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0337,716684 bp+41.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7207,78667 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7887,991204 bp+35.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9498,629681 bp+43.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6299,412784 bp+45.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4139,48169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4829,827346 bp+42.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8299,89769 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,89810,194297 bp+42.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,18811,5651,378 bp+42.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,56611,63469 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,63511,69359 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,69411,76370 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,76413,5841,821 bp+43.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,56814,095528 bp−39.8%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09614,16469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,16815,3071,140 bp+44.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,30815,37669 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37715,44266 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44416,6361,193 bp–42.9%

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