Hystrix brachyura
Malayan porcupine
GC content
38.88%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,444 bp
D-loop 1,362 bp
Where Malayan porcupine sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Malayan porcupine has the 539th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other mammals
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,833 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.286
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.071
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 27.3 years
- Adult weight
- 8 kg
- Birth weight
- 445 g
- Gestation or incubation
- 112 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 1.5
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03008)
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
- 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 RefSeqWhole genome16,833 bp
Protein-coding11,344 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,574 bp
All tRNA1,514 bp
D-loop1,362 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 960 bp | 38.02% | −0.392 | +0.029 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,041 bp | 36.98% | −0.475 | +0.122 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,542 bp | 41.18% | −0.169 | −0.039 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 39.04% | −0.206 | +0.050 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 204 bp | 33.82% | −0.565 | +0.081 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 681 bp | 37.89% | −0.419 | −0.054 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 40.18% | −0.200 | −0.036 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 346 bp | 38.73% | −0.448 | −0.009 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 38.72% | −0.287 | −0.066 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 37.81% | −0.424 | +0.109 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,824 bp | 37.88% | −0.386 | +0.031 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 531 bp | 36.16% | −0.542 | +0.268 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,140 bp | 40.70% | −0.379 | 0.000 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 957 bp | 39.29% | −0.064 | +0.191 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,574 bp | 38.76% | −0.079 | +0.189 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,362 bp | 41.41% | −0.312 | +0.070 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,803 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F6.1%
UUU101
UUC130
Leu L16.0%
UUA167
UUG21
CUU89
CUC79
CUA219
CUG32
Ile I8.9%
AUU180
AUC157
Met M6.6%
AUA203
AUG47
Val V4.8%
GUU37
GUC26
GUA96
GUG23
Ser S7.8%
UCU54
UCC51
UCA132
UCG10
AGU13
AGC36
Pro P5.0%
CCU43
CCC59
CCA81
CCG8
Thr T7.8%
ACU70
ACC79
ACA142
ACG6
Ala A6.4%
GCU79
GCC68
GCA90
GCG8
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU59
UAC74
His H2.7%
CAU38
CAC63
Gln Q2.3%
CAA80
CAG7
Asn N4.2%
AAU63
AAC96
Lys K2.6%
AAA84
AAG14
Asp D1.9%
GAU28
GAC43
Glu E2.5%
GAA68
GAG27
Cys C0.7%
UGU6
UGC20
Trp W2.8%
UGA92
UGG14
Arg R1.7%
CGU8
CGC11
CGA45
CGG2
Gly G5.7%
GGU46
GGC45
GGA87
GGG37
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA3
AGG0
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_050263.1Hover, 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 (38.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 70 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 71 | 1,027 | 957 bp | + | 39.3% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,028 | 1,095 | 68 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,096 | 2,669 | 1,574 bp | + | 38.8% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,670 | 2,744 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,747 | 3,706 | 960 bp | + | 38.0% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,716 | 3,784 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,782 | 3,853 | 72 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,856 | 3,924 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,925 | 4,965 | 1,041 bp | + | 37.0% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 4,967 | 5,035 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,039 | 5,108 | 70 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,110 | 5,182 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,218 | 5,284 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,286 | 5,354 | 69 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,360 | 6,901 | 1,542 bp | + | 41.2% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,909 | 6,977 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 6,984 | 7,052 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,053 | 7,736 | 684 bp | + | 39.0% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,739 | 7,805 | 67 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,807 | 8,010 | 204 bp | + | 33.8% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,968 | 8,648 | 681 bp | + | 37.9% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,648 | 9,431 | 784 bp | + | 40.2% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,432 | 9,500 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,501 | 9,846 | 346 bp | + | 38.7% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,848 | 9,916 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,918 | 10,214 | 297 bp | + | 38.7% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,208 | 11,585 | 1,378 bp | + | 37.8% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,586 | 11,655 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,656 | 11,714 | 59 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,715 | 11,784 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,785 | 13,608 | 1,824 bp | + | 37.9% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,592 | 14,122 | 531 bp | − | 36.2% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 14,123 | 14,191 | 69 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,194 | 15,333 | 1,140 bp | + | 40.7% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,334 | 15,401 | 68 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 15,405 | 15,471 | 67 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,472 | 16,833 | 1,362 bp | – | 41.4% |