Maximum lifespan
33.3 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
41.71%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,432 bp
Including the D-loop

Where Sloth bear sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sloth bear has the 360th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Sloth bear
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,817 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.244
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.058

Life history

Maximum lifespan
33.3 years
Adult weight
100 kg
Birth weight
400 g
Basal metabolic rate
47.064 W
Female sexual maturity
3 years
Male sexual maturity
3 years
Gestation or incubation
198 days
Litter or clutch size
1.5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02249)

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 genome16,817 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA965 bp
16S rRNA1,580 bp
All tRNA1,506 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Melursus ursinus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp28.9%27.1%14.0%29.9%43.98%−0.362+0.032
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp33.5%27.8%10.8%27.8%38.68%−0.439+0.092
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.1%30.7%19.0%24.3%43.24%−0.123−0.081
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.6%27.0%17.8%24.6%42.40%−0.159+0.061
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp36.3%26.0%9.8%27.9%37.75%−0.481+0.165
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp26.7%30.2%15.1%27.9%43.03%−0.297−0.062
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp25.5%28.2%17.5%28.8%46.30%−0.245−0.050
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp27.7%29.4%15.3%27.7%42.94%−0.289−0.030
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.6%32.3%15.2%25.9%41.08%−0.262−0.097
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.8%27.9%13.6%28.7%42.31%−0.358+0.031
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.1%27.8%12.1%28.0%40.03%−0.396+0.071
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.1%19.7%9.8%29.4%39.21%−0.498+0.352
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.0%26.0%14.4%30.6%45.00%−0.361+0.056
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA965 bp34.7%22.8%19.3%23.2%42.49%−0.093+0.207
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,580 bp35.9%24.3%18.6%21.2%39.81%−0.065+0.192

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,800 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%
UUU104
UUC129
Leu L15.8%
UUA76
UUG34
CUU73
CUC93
CUA255
CUG68
Ile I8.1%
AUU165
AUC144
Met M6.3%
AUA163
AUG75
Val V5.5%
GUU33
GUC61
GUA84
GUG31
Ser S7.3%
UCU56
UCC68
UCA84
UCG15
AGU19
AGC37
Pro P5.3%
CCU52
CCC76
CCA62
CCG12
Thr T8.0%
ACU74
ACC88
ACA124
ACG17
Ala A7.2%
GCU54
GCC102
GCA105
GCG13
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU62
UAC68
His H2.6%
CAU31
CAC66
Gln Q2.3%
CAA68
CAG20
Asn N3.9%
AAU68
AAC80
Lys K2.7%
AAA83
AAG20
Asp D1.8%
GAU25
GAC43
Glu E2.6%
GAA62
GAG35
Cys C0.7%
UGU12
UGC14
Trp W2.7%
UGA89
UGG15
Arg R1.8%
CGU6
CGC10
CGA40
CGG11
Gly G5.7%
GGU31
GGC47
GGA99
GGG41
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_009970.1

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
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (41.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
Annotated features of Melursus ursinus (NC_009970.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA91598268 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA9831,947965 bp+42.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,9482,01366 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA2,0143,5931,580 bp+39.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,5953,66975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,6734,627955 bp+44.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,6284,69770 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,6954,76773 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,7694,83668 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,8375,8781,042 bp+38.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,8795,94567 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,9546,02269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,0236,09573 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,1306,19667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,1966,26267 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,2647,8081,545 bp+43.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,8057,87672 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,8817,94767 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,9488,631684 bp+42.4%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,6358,70268 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,7058,908204 bp+37.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,8669,546681 bp+43.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,54610,329784 bp+46.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,33010,39869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,39910,745347 bp+42.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,74610,81469 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,81511,111297 bp+41.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,10512,4821,378 bp+42.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,48312,55169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,55212,61059 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,61112,68070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,68114,5011,821 bp+40.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene14,48515,012528 bp−39.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,01315,08169 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene15,08616,2251,140 bp+45.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,22616,29570 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,29616,36065 bp−–