Helarctos malayanus

Sun bear

Maximum lifespan

35.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,783 bp

RefSeq NC_009968.1

GC content

40.95%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,416 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Sun bear sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sun bear has the 317th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other mammals
Other classes

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Base composition

Whole genome16,783 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.250
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.056

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 35.9 years
Adult weight: 46 kg
Birth weight: 325 g
Body temperature: 38.1 °C
Female sexual maturity: 6.5 years
Gestation or incubation: 95 days
Litter or clutch size: 1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02248)

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: Unchanged since build 1
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,783 bp

Protein-coding11,338 bp

12S rRNA965 bp

16S rRNA1,581 bp

All tRNA1,488 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Helarctos malayanus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	955 bp	28.7%	27.7%	13.9%	29.6%	43.56%	−0.361	+0.017
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,042 bp	33.6%	27.4%	10.7%	28.3%	38.96%	−0.453	+0.101
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,545 bp	26.7%	31.0%	18.5%	23.8%	42.27%	−0.124	−0.074
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	31.4%	27.8%	16.8%	24.0%	40.79%	−0.176	+0.062
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	204 bp	36.3%	27.5%	10.8%	25.5%	36.28%	−0.405	+0.138
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	27.3%	30.4%	14.5%	27.8%	42.29%	−0.313	−0.053
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	26.4%	29.8%	16.8%	26.9%	43.75%	−0.230	−0.061
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	347 bp	28.2%	30.3%	14.4%	27.1%	41.50%	−0.306	−0.034
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.9%	32.7%	13.1%	26.3%	39.39%	−0.333	−0.078
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	30.3%	28.4%	13.1%	28.2%	41.29%	−0.367	+0.031
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	32.3%	28.4%	11.9%	27.3%	39.26%	−0.393	+0.063
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	40.7%	20.1%	10.2%	29.0%	39.21%	−0.478	+0.340
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	28.9%	26.8%	14.3%	30.0%	44.30%	−0.354	+0.039
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	965 bp	34.5%	23.3%	19.5%	22.7%	42.18%	−0.076	+0.194
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,581 bp	36.2%	24.8%	18.0%	21.0%	39.03%	−0.076	+0.187

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,800 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%

UUU117

UUC124

Leu L15.5%

UUA87

UUG20

CUU75

CUC84

CUA260

CUG64

Ile I8.3%

AUU170

AUC146

Met M6.2%

AUA166

AUG68

Val V5.6%

GUU39

GUC56

GUA85

GUG31

Ser S7.4%

UCU58

UCC66

UCA90

UCG12

AGU20

AGC35

Pro P5.2%

CCU51

CCC75

CCA64

CCG8

Thr T7.9%

ACU88

ACC68

ACA131

ACG15

Ala A7.1%

GCU57

GCC101

GCA102

GCG11

Tyr Y3.5%

UAU69

UAC63

His H2.6%

CAU33

CAC67

Gln Q2.3%

CAA69

CAG20

Asn N3.8%

AAU69

AAC77

Lys K2.7%

AAA83

AAG18

Asp D1.9%

GAU28

GAC43

Glu E2.6%

GAA64

GAG34

Cys C0.6%

UGU7

UGC17

Trp W2.7%

UGA93

UGG11

Arg R1.7%

CGU5

CGC10

CGA41

CGG9

Gly G5.7%

GGU25

GGC52

GGA99

GGG42

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_009968.1

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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 (41.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 37 features as a table

Annotated features of Helarctos malayanus (NC_009968.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	893	950	58 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	951	1,915	965 bp	+	42.2%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,916	1,981	66 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,982	3,562	1,581 bp	+	39.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	3,564	3,638	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	3,641	4,595	955 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	4,596	4,665	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	4,663	4,735	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	4,737	4,805	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,806	5,847	1,042 bp	+	39.0%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,848	5,914	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,923	5,991	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,992	6,064	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	6,098	6,164	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	6,164	6,231	68 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	6,233	7,777	1,545 bp	+	42.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,774	7,845	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,850	7,916	67 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,917	8,600	684 bp	+	40.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	8,604	8,671	68 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	8,674	8,877	204 bp	+	36.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,835	9,515	681 bp	+	42.3%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	9,515	10,298	784 bp	+	43.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	10,299	10,367	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	10,368	10,714	347 bp	+	41.5%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,715	10,783	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,783	11,079	297 bp	+	39.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	11,073	12,450	1,378 bp	+	41.3%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	12,451	12,519	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	12,520	12,578	59 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	12,579	12,648	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	12,649	14,469	1,821 bp	+	39.3%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,453	14,980	528 bp	−	39.2%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,981	15,049	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	15,054	16,193	1,140 bp	+	44.3%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	16,194	16,263	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,274	16,328	55 bp	−	–