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Lycaon pictus

African wild dog

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Maximum lifespan
17 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,173 bp
RefSeq NC_028427.1
GC content
39.49%
Whole genome
Non-coding
792 bp
Including the D-loop

Where African wild dog sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. African wild dog has the 1,102nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %African wild dog
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Base composition

Whole genome16,173 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.303
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.055

Life history

Maximum lifespan
17 years
Adult weight
26.5 kg
Birth weight
318 g
Basal metabolic rate
33.01 W
Female sexual maturity
639 days
Male sexual maturity
639 days
Gestation or incubation
72 days
Litter or clutch size
8
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02085)

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
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 genome16,173 bp
Protein-coding11,336 bp
12S rRNA956 bp
16S rRNA1,580 bp
All tRNA1,515 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp29.9%29.1%11.8%29.2%41.00%−0.423+0.014
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp34.6%29.0%9.3%27.1%36.37%−0.488+0.089
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.9%30.9%17.0%24.2%41.17%−0.176−0.052
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.7%28.1%13.6%25.6%39.18%−0.306+0.077
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp34.8%29.9%7.8%27.5%35.29%−0.556+0.076
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.4%31.9%11.0%27.8%38.77%−0.432−0.041
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.4%30.1%16.1%27.4%43.50%−0.261−0.065
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.3%26.0%13.9%29.8%43.64%−0.364+0.077
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.3%32.0%14.1%24.6%38.72%−0.270−0.044
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,376 bp31.5%30.8%10.6%27.1%37.72%−0.437+0.011
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.4%29.5%11.4%27.7%39.10%−0.416+0.032
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.0%21.4%10.0%28.6%38.64%−0.480+0.302
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.1%29.5%13.1%27.4%40.44%−0.354+0.010
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA956 bp36.1%23.2%17.3%23.4%40.69%−0.152+0.217
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,580 bp36.5%24.9%17.1%21.5%38.61%−0.115+0.190

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 F6.2%
UUU119
UUC116
Leu L15.6%
UUA114
UUG26
CUU99
CUC89
CUA224
CUG40
Ile I9.1%
AUU182
AUC162
Met M6.7%
AUA211
AUG42
Val V4.6%
GUU43
GUC24
GUA95
GUG13
Ser S7.5%
UCU63
UCC75
UCA83
UCG10
AGU13
AGC41
Pro P5.3%
CCU68
CCC64
CCA67
CCG3
Thr T7.9%
ACU77
ACC92
ACA116
ACG14
Ala A6.7%
GCU53
GCC95
GCA97
GCG8
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU70
UAC71
His H2.4%
CAU30
CAC63
Gln Q2.4%
CAA72
CAG19
Asn N4.1%
AAU71
AAC84
Lys K2.7%
AAA88
AAG13
Asp D1.8%
GAU30
GAC38
Glu E2.5%
GAA71
GAG24
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC17
Trp W2.7%
UGA90
UGG14
Arg R1.7%
CGU2
CGC14
CGA48
CGG1
Gly G5.6%
GGU40
GGC55
GGA89
GGG30
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_028427.1

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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 (39.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,025956 bp+40.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0261,09267 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0932,6721,580 bp+38.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6722,74675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7493,704956 bp+41.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7053,77369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7703,84475 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8463,91570 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9164,9571,042 bp+36.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9585,02568 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0385,10467 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1085,17972 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2135,28068 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2815,34868 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3506,8941,545 bp+41.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8926,96271 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9667,03368 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0347,717684 bp+39.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7357,80167 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8038,006204 bp+35.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9648,644681 bp+38.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6449,427784 bp+43.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4289,49568 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4969,841346 bp+43.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8429,91069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91310,209297 bp+38.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20311,5781,376 bp+37.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57911,64971 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,65011,70960 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,71011,77970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,78013,6001,821 bp+39.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58414,111528 bp−38.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11014,18071 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18515,3241,140 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32515,39470 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39515,46066 bp−–

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