Vicugna pacos

Alpaca

Maximum lifespan

25.8 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,652 bp

RefSeq NC_002504.1

GC content

40.85%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,286 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Alpaca sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Alpaca has the 609th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other mammals
Other classes

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Base composition

Whole genome16,652 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.286
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.076

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 25.8 years
Adult weight: 62 kg
Birth weight: 7.2 kg
Body temperature: 39.1 °C
Female sexual maturity: 432 days
Male sexual maturity: 500 days
Gestation or incubation: 345 days
Litter or clutch size: 1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02009)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: high, large sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: Renamed in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: build 2 (2026-11-13)
Earlier name: Lama pacos

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

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,652 bp

Protein-coding11,347 bp

12S rRNA968 bp

16S rRNA1,561 bp

All tRNA1,497 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Vicugna pacos genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	960 bp	29.1%	29.3%	12.7%	29.0%	41.67%	−0.390	−0.004
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,044 bp	35.0%	28.0%	10.2%	26.8%	37.07%	−0.447	+0.111
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,545 bp	27.2%	29.2%	17.7%	25.9%	43.56%	−0.189	−0.034
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	31.3%	28.2%	16.2%	24.3%	40.50%	−0.199	+0.052
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	204 bp	39.2%	26.5%	7.8%	26.5%	34.31%	−0.543	+0.194
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	30.8%	30.1%	12.0%	27.0%	39.06%	−0.383	+0.012
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	25.5%	29.1%	15.9%	29.5%	45.41%	−0.298	−0.065
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	29.5%	31.5%	11.5%	27.5%	38.97%	−0.412	−0.033
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	29.3%	32.3%	13.1%	25.3%	38.38%	−0.316	−0.049
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	30.8%	27.8%	12.4%	29.0%	41.36%	−0.400	+0.052
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	31.6%	28.3%	11.6%	28.4%	40.09%	−0.419	+0.056
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	40.2%	24.1%	8.3%	27.5%	35.80%	−0.534	+0.251
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	29.9%	26.9%	14.1%	29.0%	43.16%	−0.346	+0.052
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	968 bp	34.9%	21.9%	19.3%	23.9%	43.18%	−0.105	+0.229
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,561 bp	35.9%	25.3%	18.4%	20.4%	38.76%	−0.051	+0.174

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,804 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%

UUU122

UUC108

Leu L15.7%

UUA97

UUG15

CUU68

CUC93

CUA279

CUG46

Ile I8.4%

AUU167

AUC151

Met M6.7%

AUA195

AUG58

Val V5.3%

GUU43

GUC60

GUA84

GUG15

Ser S7.2%

UCU54

UCC69

UCA80

UCG8

AGU24

AGC38

Pro P5.2%

CCU43

CCC84

CCA61

CCG10

Thr T8.4%

ACU70

ACC89

ACA142

ACG19

Ala A6.6%

GCU52

GCC103

GCA88

GCG9

Tyr Y3.7%

UAU68

UAC73

His H2.4%

CAU28

CAC65

Gln Q2.4%

CAA78

CAG15

Asn N3.8%

AAU73

AAC71

Lys K2.7%

AAA83

AAG18

Asp D1.9%

GAU31

GAC42

Glu E2.5%

GAA66

GAG28

Cys C0.6%

UGU9

UGC15

Trp W2.8%

UGA90

UGG15

Arg R1.7%

CGU6

CGC16

CGA39

CGG4

Gly G5.7%

GGU33

GGC63

GGA91

GGG30

Stop 0.3%

UAA7

UAG2

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_002504.1

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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 (40.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 37 features as a table

Annotated features of Vicugna pacos (NC_002504.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	65	65 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	66	1,033	968 bp	+	43.2%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,033	1,099	67 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,100	2,660	1,561 bp	+	38.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,660	2,734	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,738	3,697	960 bp	+	41.7%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,697	3,764	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,762	3,834	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,836	3,904	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,905	4,948	1,044 bp	+	37.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,947	5,012	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,018	5,086	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,088	5,160	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,191	5,257	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,258	5,324	67 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,326	6,870	1,545 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,872	6,940	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,947	7,013	67 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,014	7,697	684 bp	+	40.5%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,701	7,767	67 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,769	7,972	204 bp	+	34.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,930	8,610	681 bp	+	39.1%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,610	9,393	784 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,394	9,462	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,461	9,809	349 bp	+	39.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,811	9,878	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,879	10,175	297 bp	+	38.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,169	11,546	1,378 bp	+	41.4%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,547	11,615	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,616	11,674	59 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,676	11,745	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,746	13,566	1,821 bp	+	40.1%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,550	14,077	528 bp	−	35.8%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,079	14,148	70 bp	+	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,154	15,293	1,140 bp	+	43.2%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,294	15,363	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,363	15,426	64 bp	−	–