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Meles meles

European badger, or Old World badger

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Maximum lifespan
18.6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,442 bp
RefSeq NC_011125.1
GC content
38.91%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,060 bp
D-loop 1,000 bp

Where European badger, or Old World badger sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. European badger, or Old World badger has the 1,012th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %European badger, or Old World badger
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Base composition

Whole genome16,442 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.316
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.091

Life history

Maximum lifespan
18.6 years
Adult weight
13 kg
Birth weight
80 g
Basal metabolic rate
16.647 W
Body temperature
37 °C
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
49 days
Litter or clutch size
3
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0196 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02189)

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
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
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 genome16,442 bp
Protein-coding11,347 bp
12S rRNA959 bp
16S rRNA1,577 bp
All tRNA1,505 bp
D-loop1,000 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp31.5%27.8%11.6%29.2%40.75%−0.431+0.062
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp36.6%26.5%9.3%27.6%36.88%−0.496+0.159
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.9%30.9%16.5%23.8%40.26%−0.180−0.034
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.5%28.5%13.2%24.9%38.01%−0.308+0.080
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp42.6%28.9%6.4%22.1%28.43%−0.552+0.192
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.7%30.5%11.0%26.7%37.74%−0.416+0.019
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.7%30.7%15.3%27.3%42.60%−0.281−0.071
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.9%26.9%12.7%29.5%42.20%−0.397+0.070
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.0%33.0%10.4%26.6%37.04%−0.436−0.048
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.6%29.4%10.7%27.3%38.03%−0.435+0.052
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.7%27.7%11.4%28.2%39.54%−0.425+0.083
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6534 bp41.9%19.7%9.7%28.7%38.39%−0.493+0.362
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.4%28.7%12.7%28.2%40.97%−0.379+0.028
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA959 bp37.2%23.7%17.5%21.6%39.10%−0.104+0.223
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,577 bp37.2%25.5%16.8%20.5%37.35%−0.100+0.186
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,000 bp33.3%26.4%12.6%27.7%40.30%−0.375+0.116

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F6.1%
UUU96
UUC137
Leu L16.1%
UUA141
UUG17
CUU73
CUC76
CUA283
CUG22
Ile I8.8%
AUU138
AUC196
Met M6.5%
AUA208
AUG38
Val V5.0%
GUU45
GUC40
GUA90
GUG17
Ser S7.3%
UCU47
UCC75
UCA99
UCG2
AGU22
AGC34
Pro P5.2%
CCU43
CCC67
CCA82
CCG4
Thr T7.9%
ACU66
ACC88
ACA134
ACG11
Ala A6.7%
GCU57
GCC100
GCA94
GCG4
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU62
UAC72
His H2.5%
CAU50
CAC46
Gln Q2.4%
CAA80
CAG11
Asn N4.2%
AAU78
AAC80
Lys K2.6%
AAA88
AAG11
Asp D1.7%
GAU28
GAC38
Glu E2.6%
GAA82
GAG16
Cys C0.6%
UGU10
UGC13
Trp W2.8%
UGA93
UGG12
Arg R1.7%
CGU8
CGC13
CGA42
CGG1
Gly G5.6%
GGU47
GGC40
GGA93
GGG34
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_011125.1

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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 (38.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,027959 bp+39.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0281,09467 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0952,6711,577 bp+37.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6722,74675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7493,705957 bp+40.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7053,77470 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7713,84979 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8463,91469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9154,9581,044 bp+36.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9575,02367 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0335,10169 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1035,17573 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2075,27367 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2745,34067 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3426,8861,545 bp+40.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8846,95269 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9597,02567 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0267,709684 bp+38.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7137,77765 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7797,982204 bp+28.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9408,620681 bp+37.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6209,403784 bp+42.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4049,47370 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4749,819346 bp+42.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8229,88968 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,89010,186297 bp+37.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,18011,5571,378 bp+38.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,55811,62669 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,62711,68862 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,68911,75870 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,75913,5791,821 bp+39.5%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,56314,096534 bp−38.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09714,16569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17015,3091,140 bp+41.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,31015,37768 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37715,44266 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44316,4421,000 bp–40.3%

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