MitoAge

Mellivora capensis

Honey badger

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Maximum lifespan
31.3 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,579 bp
RefSeq NC_053981.1
GC content
43.36%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,199 bp
D-loop 1,128 bp

Where Honey badger sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Honey badger has the 411th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Honey badger
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Base composition

Whole genome16,579 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.255
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.079

Life history

Maximum lifespan
31.3 years
Adult weight
10 kg
Birth weight
210 g
Gestation or incubation
180 days
Litter or clutch size
2
Litters per year
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02190)

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 genome16,579 bp
Protein-coding11,344 bp
12S rRNA960 bp
16S rRNA1,572 bp
All tRNA1,507 bp
D-loop1,128 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp27.1%27.7%15.4%29.8%45.19%−0.319−0.011
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp33.4%25.0%12.3%29.3%41.56%−0.409+0.143
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp25.4%29.2%20.5%24.9%45.37%−0.098−0.069
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp29.1%26.8%16.8%27.3%44.15%−0.238+0.042
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp36.3%28.9%8.3%26.5%34.80%−0.521+0.113
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp26.7%28.6%14.8%29.8%44.64%−0.336−0.034
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp24.7%27.6%18.6%29.1%47.70%−0.219−0.054
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp28.6%29.2%16.2%26.0%42.20%−0.233−0.010
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.3%31.3%14.1%28.3%42.42%−0.333−0.088
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.2%26.1%14.6%30.1%44.70%−0.347+0.058
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp30.4%26.7%14.1%28.8%42.89%−0.344+0.063
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6534 bp39.7%20.0%12.5%27.7%40.26%−0.377+0.329
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp27.5%27.0%15.1%30.4%45.53%−0.337+0.008
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA960 bp35.8%23.0%18.5%22.6%41.15%−0.099+0.218
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,572 bp35.3%23.1%18.6%23.0%41.60%−0.107+0.209
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,128 bp29.3%20.4%12.6%27.0%44.33%−0.363+0.179

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,802 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU98
UUC132
Leu L16.0%
UUA87
UUG32
CUU53
CUC104
CUA226
CUG105
Ile I7.7%
AUU139
AUC153
Met M6.6%
AUA159
AUG92
Val V5.5%
GUU35
GUC57
GUA91
GUG28
Ser S7.5%
UCU52
UCC68
UCA88
UCG16
AGU16
AGC47
Pro P5.3%
CCU46
CCC73
CCA65
CCG16
Thr T8.0%
ACU55
ACC108
ACA116
ACG26
Ala A7.2%
GCU49
GCC117
GCA84
GCG22
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU48
UAC83
His H2.6%
CAU28
CAC71
Gln Q2.3%
CAA64
CAG24
Asn N3.8%
AAU54
AAC89
Lys K2.5%
AAA71
AAG24
Asp D1.8%
GAU31
GAC39
Glu E2.6%
GAA61
GAG38
Cys C0.6%
UGU9
UGC15
Trp W2.8%
UGA86
UGG19
Arg R1.7%
CGU10
CGC13
CGA34
CGG9
Gly G5.8%
GGU31
GGC64
GGA79
GGG45
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053981.1

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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 (43.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,030960 bp+41.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0311,09868 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0992,6701,572 bp+41.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6712,74575 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7483,703956 bp+45.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7043,77269 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7703,84273 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8443,91269 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9134,9541,042 bp+41.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9555,02167 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0305,09869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1005,17273 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2065,27166 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2735,34068 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3426,8861,545 bp+45.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8846,95269 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9597,02567 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0267,709684 bp+44.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7137,77866 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7807,983204 bp+34.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9418,621681 bp+44.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6219,404784 bp+47.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4059,47369 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4749,819346 bp+42.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8229,88968 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,89010,186297 bp+42.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,18011,5571,378 bp+44.7%
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+42.9%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,56314,096534 bp−40.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09714,16569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17015,3091,140 bp+45.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,31015,37768 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37815,44366 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,45216,5791,128 bp–44.3%

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