MitoAge

Herpestes sanguineus

Slender mongoose

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Maximum lifespan
12.6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,646 bp
RefSeq NC_053972.1
GC content
40.93%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,259 bp
D-loop 1,193 bp

Where Slender mongoose sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Slender mongoose has the 1,385th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Slender mongoose
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Base composition

Whole genome16,646 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.308
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.114

Life history

Maximum lifespan
12.6 years
Adult weight
500 g
Basal metabolic rate
2.202 W
Body temperature
38.7 °C
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
65 days
Litter or clutch size
2
Litters per year
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02145)

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 genome16,646 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA963 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,510 bp
D-loop1,193 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp32.1%24.7%11.6%31.6%43.20%−0.462+0.131
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.1%23.5%9.0%30.3%39.35%−0.541+0.225
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.1%30.4%18.1%24.4%42.49%−0.149−0.056
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.5%25.7%14.2%25.6%39.77%−0.287+0.146
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp39.2%26.5%7.4%27.0%34.31%−0.571+0.194
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.0%27.5%12.3%29.2%41.56%−0.406+0.060
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.2%28.6%14.9%28.3%43.24%−0.310−0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.8%27.5%12.7%28.0%40.75%−0.376+0.073
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.6%33.3%13.8%26.3%40.07%−0.311−0.112
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.0%26.8%11.7%28.5%40.20%−0.419+0.104
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.9%26.8%11.7%28.6%40.25%−0.419+0.103
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.7%20.1%11.0%27.3%38.26%−0.426+0.350
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.5%26.7%14.1%29.7%43.86%−0.356+0.050
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA963 bp35.9%21.2%17.7%25.2%42.89%−0.177+0.258
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp37.4%23.2%17.7%21.7%39.39%−0.103+0.235
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,193 bp30.1%26.2%15.8%28.0%43.76%−0.280+0.070

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU77
UUC152
Leu L15.6%
UUA73
UUG18
CUU63
CUC88
CUA306
CUG44
Ile I8.7%
AUU142
AUC190
Met M6.4%
AUA192
AUG51
Val V4.8%
GUU28
GUC29
GUA99
GUG27
Ser S7.7%
UCU43
UCC78
UCA105
UCG11
AGU20
AGC35
Pro P5.2%
CCU35
CCC62
CCA91
CCG9
Thr T8.1%
ACU67
ACC85
ACA143
ACG11
Ala A6.9%
GCU58
GCC105
GCA90
GCG9
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU65
UAC71
His H2.4%
CAU27
CAC64
Gln Q2.4%
CAA84
CAG6
Asn N4.1%
AAU55
AAC102
Lys K2.7%
AAA90
AAG13
Asp D1.8%
GAU21
GAC49
Glu E2.6%
GAA77
GAG21
Cys C0.6%
UGU11
UGC13
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG7
Arg R1.7%
CGU4
CGC13
CGA38
CGG9
Gly G5.7%
GGU37
GGC50
GGA104
GGG27
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053972.1

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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 RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,033963 bp+42.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0341,10168 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1022,6801,579 bp+39.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6812,75575 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7583,713956 bp+43.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7143,78269 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7803,85273 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8543,92269 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9234,9641,042 bp+39.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9655,03268 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0445,11269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1145,18673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2215,28666 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2885,35467 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3566,9001,545 bp+42.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8986,96669 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9737,04068 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0417,724684 bp+39.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7287,79467 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7967,999204 bp+34.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9578,637681 bp+41.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6379,420784 bp+43.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4219,48969 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4909,835346 bp+40.8%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8379,90569 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90610,202297 bp+40.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19611,5731,378 bp+40.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57411,64370 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64411,70259 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70311,77270 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77313,5931,821 bp+40.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57714,104528 bp−38.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,10514,17369 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17715,3161,140 bp+43.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,31715,38670 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,38715,45266 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,45416,6461,193 bp–43.8%

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