Leopardus tigrinus

Little spotted cat

Maximum lifespan

21.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,767 bp

RefSeq NC_028317.1

GC content

40.25%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,378 bp

D-loop 1,315 bp

Where Little spotted cat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Little spotted cat has the 804th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,767 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.324
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.103

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 21.9 years
Adult weight: 2.3 kg
Gestation or incubation: 75 days
Litter or clutch size: 1.5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02119)

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 RefSeq

Whole genome16,767 bp

Protein-coding11,339 bp

12S rRNA958 bp

16S rRNA1,578 bp

All tRNA1,516 bp

D-loop1,315 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Leopardus tigrinus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	956 bp	32.2%	25.4%	11.5%	30.9%	42.36%	−0.457	+0.118
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,042 bp	37.1%	25.0%	8.5%	29.4%	37.91%	−0.549	+0.196
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,545 bp	27.4%	32.7%	17.1%	22.8%	39.87%	−0.143	−0.087
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	31.4%	27.2%	14.5%	26.9%	41.37%	−0.300	+0.072
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	204 bp	40.7%	27.9%	7.8%	23.5%	31.37%	−0.500	+0.186
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	30.4%	28.6%	12.0%	28.9%	40.97%	−0.412	+0.030
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.8%	28.3%	14.7%	28.2%	42.86%	−0.315	+0.009
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	347 bp	31.1%	29.1%	12.1%	27.7%	39.77%	−0.391	+0.033
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	31.0%	32.0%	11.8%	25.3%	37.04%	−0.364	−0.016
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.9%	27.2%	11.4%	28.5%	39.91%	−0.429	+0.094
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	32.8%	27.5%	11.0%	28.7%	39.70%	−0.444	+0.087
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	40.3%	19.9%	8.7%	31.1%	39.77%	−0.562	+0.340
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	29.3%	26.5%	12.9%	31.3%	44.21%	−0.417	+0.050
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	958 bp	35.6%	21.6%	18.3%	24.5%	42.80%	−0.146	+0.245
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,578 bp	37.1%	23.6%	17.6%	21.8%	39.35%	−0.108	+0.223
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,315 bp	32.2%	26.9%	14.2%	26.7%	40.91%	−0.305	+0.089

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 F5.9%

UUU100

UUC126

Leu L15.7%

UUA98

UUG22

CUU53

CUC104

CUA280

CUG38

Ile I8.6%

AUU153

AUC172

Met M6.5%

AUA199

AUG48

Val V4.9%

GUU35

GUC40

GUA92

GUG20

Ser S7.3%

UCU38

UCC67

UCA111

UCG9

AGU21

AGC32

Pro P5.2%

CCU49

CCC75

CCA69

CCG3

Thr T8.7%

ACU77

ACC103

ACA135

ACG15

Ala A6.6%

GCU53

GCC105

GCA81

GCG10

Tyr Y3.7%

UAU78

UAC61

His H2.5%

CAU36

CAC58

Gln Q2.4%

CAA81

CAG11

Asn N4.1%

AAU58

AAC97

Lys K2.7%

AAA90

AAG14

Asp D1.7%

GAU25

GAC40

Glu E2.6%

GAA83

GAG15

Cys C0.7%

UGU11

UGC14

Trp W2.7%

UGA90

UGG14

Arg R1.7%

CGU4

CGC13

CGA48

CGG1

Gly G5.7%

GGU33

GGC62

GGA103

GGG19

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028317.1

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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 (40.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Leopardus tigrinus (NC_028317.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	708	777	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	778	1,735	958 bp	+	42.8%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,736	1,803	68 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,804	3,381	1,578 bp	+	39.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	3,382	3,456	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	3,459	4,414	956 bp	+	42.4%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	4,415	4,483	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	4,481	4,554	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	4,556	4,624	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,625	5,666	1,042 bp	+	37.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,667	5,735	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,751	5,820	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,822	5,894	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,927	5,992	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,993	6,059	67 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	6,061	7,605	1,545 bp	+	39.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,604	7,673	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,678	7,746	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,747	8,430	684 bp	+	41.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	8,434	8,501	68 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	8,503	8,706	204 bp	+	31.4%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,664	9,344	681 bp	+	41.0%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	9,344	10,127	784 bp	+	42.9%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	10,128	10,196	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	10,197	10,543	347 bp	+	39.8%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,544	10,612	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,613	10,909	297 bp	+	37.0%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,903	12,280	1,378 bp	+	39.9%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	12,281	12,349	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	12,350	12,408	59 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	12,409	12,478	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	12,479	14,299	1,821 bp	+	39.7%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,283	14,810	528 bp	−	39.8%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,811	14,879	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,883	16,022	1,140 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	16,023	16,092	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,093	16,159	67 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	16,160	707	1,315 bp	–	40.9%