Leopardus wiedii

Margay

Maximum lifespan

24 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,704 bp

RefSeq NC_028318.1

GC content

40.20%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,319 bp

D-loop 1,257 bp

Where Margay sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Margay has the 694th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other mammals
Other classes

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Base composition

Whole genome16,704 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.316
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.098

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 24 years
Adult weight: 3.7 kg
Birth weight: 166.5 g
Basal metabolic rate: 5.227 W
Body temperature: 38.4 °C
Female sexual maturity: 659 days
Gestation or incubation: 81 days
Litter or clutch size: 1.5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02120)

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 genome16,704 bp

Protein-coding11,339 bp

12S rRNA958 bp

16S rRNA1,574 bp

All tRNA1,516 bp

D-loop1,257 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Leopardus wiedii genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	956 bp	31.9%	24.9%	11.8%	31.4%	43.20%	−0.453	+0.123
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,042 bp	36.3%	24.5%	9.5%	29.8%	39.25%	−0.516	+0.194
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,545 bp	27.3%	32.5%	17.2%	23.0%	40.19%	−0.143	−0.087
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	32.5%	27.3%	14.0%	26.2%	40.21%	−0.302	+0.086
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	204 bp	40.2%	27.0%	7.4%	25.5%	32.84%	−0.552	+0.197
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	31.6%	29.7%	10.9%	27.9%	38.77%	−0.439	+0.031
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.2%	28.2%	15.6%	28.1%	43.62%	−0.287	0.000
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	347 bp	30.0%	25.9%	13.0%	31.1%	44.09%	−0.412	+0.072
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	31.3%	32.7%	11.8%	24.2%	36.03%	−0.346	−0.021
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.7%	27.4%	11.4%	28.5%	39.91%	−0.429	+0.089
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	32.4%	27.4%	11.5%	28.7%	40.20%	−0.429	+0.084
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	39.6%	21.0%	9.8%	29.5%	39.39%	−0.500	+0.306
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	29.4%	26.3%	13.2%	31.1%	44.30%	−0.402	+0.055
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	958 bp	35.9%	21.8%	18.1%	24.2%	42.28%	−0.146	+0.244
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,574 bp	37.0%	23.8%	17.7%	21.5%	39.14%	−0.097	+0.217
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,257 bp	31.5%	28.7%	14.2%	25.6%	39.78%	−0.288	+0.046

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%

UUU108

UUC118

Leu L15.5%

UUA98

UUG17

CUU57

CUC99

CUA274

CUG43

Ile I8.8%

AUU150

AUC184

Met M6.6%

AUA200

AUG50

Val V4.8%

GUU37

GUC32

GUA97

GUG18

Ser S7.4%

UCU35

UCC68

UCA117

UCG8

AGU15

AGC38

Pro P5.1%

CCU43

CCC78

CCA70

CCG3

Thr T8.3%

ACU73

ACC102

ACA127

ACG13

Ala A6.9%

GCU61

GCC104

GCA85

GCG11

Tyr Y3.7%

UAU60

UAC81

His H2.5%

CAU40

CAC56

Gln Q2.4%

CAA80

CAG11

Asn N4.1%

AAU49

AAC105

Lys K2.7%

AAA88

AAG15

Asp D1.7%

GAU24

GAC42

Glu E2.6%

GAA80

GAG17

Cys C0.6%

UGU9

UGC14

Trp W2.7%

UGA92

UGG12

Arg R1.7%

CGU4

CGC13

CGA46

CGG3

Gly G5.7%

GGU36

GGC56

GGA100

GGG26

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028318.1

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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 wiedii (NC_028318.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	728	797	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	798	1,755	958 bp	+	42.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,756	1,823	68 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,824	3,397	1,574 bp	+	39.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	3,398	3,472	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	3,475	4,430	956 bp	+	43.2%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	4,431	4,499	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	4,497	4,570	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	4,572	4,640	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,641	5,682	1,042 bp	+	39.3%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,683	5,751	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,766	5,835	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,837	5,909	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,942	6,007	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	6,008	6,074	67 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	6,076	7,620	1,545 bp	+	40.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,619	7,688	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,693	7,761	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,762	8,445	684 bp	+	40.2%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	8,449	8,516	68 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	8,518	8,721	204 bp	+	32.8%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,679	9,359	681 bp	+	38.8%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	9,359	10,142	784 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	10,143	10,211	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	10,212	10,558	347 bp	+	44.1%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,559	10,627	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,628	10,924	297 bp	+	36.0%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,918	12,295	1,378 bp	+	39.9%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	12,296	12,364	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	12,365	12,423	59 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	12,424	12,493	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	12,494	14,314	1,821 bp	+	40.2%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,298	14,825	528 bp	−	39.4%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,826	14,894	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,898	16,037	1,140 bp	+	44.3%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	16,038	16,107	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	16,108	16,174	67 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	16,175	727	1,257 bp	–	39.8%