Maximum lifespan
8.7 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
38.77%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,300 bp
D-loop 1,240 bp

Where Short-eared elephant shrew sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Short-eared elephant shrew has the 1,702nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Short-eared elephant shrew
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,641 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.333
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.093

Life history

Maximum lifespan
8.7 years
Adult weight
40 g
Birth weight
7 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.292 W
Body temperature
36.2 °C
Female sexual maturity
44 days
Gestation or incubation
65 days
Litter or clutch size
1.6

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02617)

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
Unchanged since build 1
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)

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

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,641 bp
Protein-coding11,351 bp
12S rRNA948 bp
16S rRNA1,560 bp
All tRNA1,500 bp
D-loop1,240 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Macroscelides proboscideus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp31.8%30.0%11.0%27.3%38.25%−0.426+0.029
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp35.3%29.8%8.8%26.1%34.87%−0.495+0.085
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,557 bp28.3%30.2%16.4%25.0%41.49%−0.207−0.032
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II681 bp31.1%26.9%14.4%27.6%42.00%−0.315+0.073
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp41.2%28.4%5.4%25.0%30.39%−0.645+0.183
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp34.2%30.1%10.0%25.7%35.68%−0.440+0.064
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.2%28.8%13.9%28.1%41.96%−0.337+0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.5%31.2%11.8%25.4%37.28%−0.364+0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp33.7%32.0%9.8%24.6%34.34%−0.431+0.026
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.4%29.1%10.2%28.4%38.53%−0.473+0.053
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,809 bp34.1%27.5%10.5%27.9%38.36%−0.452+0.107
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp44.3%18.4%5.3%32.0%37.31%−0.716+0.414
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.8%28.8%13.1%27.4%40.44%−0.354+0.034
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA948 bp34.9%23.2%18.7%23.2%41.88%−0.108+0.201
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,560 bp37.7%25.1%16.9%20.3%37.24%−0.091+0.201
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,240 bp33.0%24.8%13.1%29.1%42.26%−0.378+0.142

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%
UUU107
UUC124
Leu L15.7%
UUA151
UUG12
CUU92
CUC70
CUA240
CUG30
Ile I9.1%
AUU181
AUC166
Met M6.4%
AUA206
AUG38
Val V4.8%
GUU44
GUC34
GUA85
GUG19
Ser S8.0%
UCU51
UCC59
UCA128
UCG5
AGU20
AGC40
Pro P5.1%
CCU49
CCC35
CCA105
CCG5
Thr T8.6%
ACU58
ACC117
ACA139
ACG14
Ala A6.2%
GCU40
GCC89
GCA101
GCG6
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU68
UAC60
His H2.6%
CAU28
CAC70
Gln Q2.3%
CAA82
CAG5
Asn N4.1%
AAU59
AAC96
Lys K2.4%
AAA86
AAG5
Asp D1.9%
GAU32
GAC39
Glu E2.3%
GAA74
GAG13
Cys C0.7%
UGU11
UGC17
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG6
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC12
CGA46
CGG0
Gly G5.7%
GGU50
GGC48
GGA97
GGG23
Stop 0.3%
UAA3
UAG6
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_004026.1

Hover, 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 (38.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Macroscelides proboscideus (NC_004026.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA751,022948 bp+41.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0231,08866 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0892,6481,560 bp+37.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6492,72375 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7243,680957 bp+38.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6793,74769 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7453,81571 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8173,88569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8864,9291,044 bp+34.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9284,99568 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9995,06870 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0695,14173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1815,24565 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2465,31065 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3126,8681,557 bp+41.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8566,92469 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9306,99667 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9977,677681 bp+42.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6807,74566 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7487,951204 bp+30.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9098,589681 bp+35.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5899,372784 bp+42.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3739,44169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4429,787346 bp+37.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7889,85467 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,85710,153297 bp+34.3%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,14711,5241,378 bp+38.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,52511,59369 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,59411,65158 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,65211,72170 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,72213,5301,809 bp+38.4%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,52714,054528 bp−37.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,05814,12972 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,13015,2691,140 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,26915,33365 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,33515,40167 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,40216,6411,240 bp–42.3%