Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Leadbeater's possum

Maximum lifespan

14.1 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,812 bp

RefSeq NC_053898.1

GC content

39.27%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,688 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Leadbeater's possum sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Leadbeater's possum has the 1,280th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,812 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.366
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.109

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 14.1 years
Adult weight: 127 g
Basal metabolic rate: 0.574 W
Body temperature: 35 °C
Female sexual maturity: 475 days
Male sexual maturity: 464 days
Gestation or incubation: 16 days
Litter or clutch size: 1.5
Litters per year: 2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02552)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, tiny 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 genome16,812 bp

Protein-coding11,317 bp

12S rRNA725 bp

16S rRNA1,569 bp

All tRNA1,523 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Gymnobelideus leadbeateri genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	955 bp	30.5%	27.4%	11.5%	30.6%	42.09%	−0.453	+0.052
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,047 bp	34.6%	25.0%	7.6%	32.8%	40.40%	−0.622	+0.160
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,542 bp	29.0%	29.7%	15.3%	26.0%	41.31%	−0.259	−0.012
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	682 bp	33.6%	26.7%	13.9%	25.8%	39.74%	−0.299	+0.114
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	210 bp	39.5%	31.4%	7.6%	21.4%	29.05%	−0.475	+0.114
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	31.4%	29.8%	10.0%	28.8%	38.77%	−0.485	+0.026
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.7%	29.3%	14.0%	27.9%	41.96%	−0.331	−0.011
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	348 bp	28.7%	31.0%	10.9%	29.3%	40.23%	−0.457	−0.038
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	28.6%	30.0%	11.1%	30.3%	41.41%	−0.463	−0.023
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.6%	28.9%	9.9%	28.7%	38.53%	−0.488	+0.060
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,809 bp	33.0%	27.5%	10.4%	29.0%	39.47%	−0.471	+0.090
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	492 bp	44.1%	17.5%	7.9%	30.5%	38.42%	−0.587	+0.432
CYTBCytochrome b	1,146 bp	31.7%	25.7%	12.1%	30.5%	42.58%	−0.430	+0.103
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	725 bp	37.4%	21.8%	18.8%	22.1%	40.83%	−0.081	+0.263
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,569 bp	37.5%	23.3%	16.2%	22.9%	39.13%	−0.173	+0.234

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,789 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%

UUU73

UUC149

Leu L15.9%

UUA84

UUG24

CUU85

CUC80

CUA306

CUG25

Ile I9.7%

AUU170

AUC198

Met M5.7%

AUA178

AUG39

Val V4.4%

GUU30

GUC44

GUA79

GUG13

Ser S8.0%

UCU45

UCC82

UCA122

UCG6

AGU16

AGC32

Pro P5.1%

CCU45

CCC33

CCA113

CCG2

Thr T8.2%

ACU64

ACC104

ACA138

ACG3

Ala A6.3%

GCU57

GCC102

GCA76

GCG4

Tyr Y3.6%

UAU52

UAC83

His H2.8%

CAU38

CAC69

Gln Q2.3%

CAA84

CAG4

Asn N4.2%

AAU56

AAC105

Lys K2.4%

AAA89

AAG3

Asp D1.8%

GAU24

GAC43

Glu E2.4%

GAA78

GAG14

Cys C0.9%

UGU18

UGC16

Trp W2.7%

UGA99

UGG4

Arg R1.7%

CGU11

CGC16

CGA38

CGG0

Gly G5.7%

GGU38

GGC71

GGA96

GGG10

Stop 0.2%

UAA4

UAG4

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_053898.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (39.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 37 features as a table

Annotated features of Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (NC_053898.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	262	336	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	337	1,291	955 bp	+	42.1%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	1,292	1,361	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	1,358	1,429	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	1,428	1,497	70 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	1,498	2,544	1,047 bp	+	40.4%
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	2,541	2,610	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	2,615	2,681	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	2,688	2,759	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	2,837	2,909	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	2,910	2,978	69 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	2,980	4,521	1,542 bp	+	41.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	4,523	4,592	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	4,594	4,665	72 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	4,667	5,348	682 bp	+	39.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	5,349	5,410	62 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	5,411	5,620	210 bp	+	29.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	5,575	6,255	681 bp	+	38.8%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	6,255	7,038	784 bp	+	42.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	7,038	7,106	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	7,107	7,454	348 bp	+	40.2%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	7,452	7,521	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	7,522	7,818	297 bp	+	41.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	7,812	9,189	1,378 bp	+	38.5%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	9,189	9,258	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	9,258	9,318	61 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	9,317	9,388	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	9,389	11,197	1,809 bp	+	39.5%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	11,200	11,691	492 bp	−	38.4%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	11,696	11,765	70 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	11,768	12,913	1,146 bp	+	42.6%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	12,913	12,982	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	12,982	13,050	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	14,413	14,482	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	14,710	15,434	725 bp	+	40.8%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	15,435	15,504	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	15,505	261	1,569 bp	+	39.1%