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Micaelamys namaquensis

Namaqua rock rat, or Rock mouse

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Maximum lifespan
4.7 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,236 bp
RefSeq NC_053816.1
GC content
35.01%
Whole genome
Non-coding
907 bp
D-loop 856 bp

Where Namaqua rock rat, or Rock mouse sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Namaqua rock rat, or Rock mouse has the 2,063rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Namaqua rock rat, or Rock mouse
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Base composition

Whole genome16,236 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.299
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.086

Life history

Maximum lifespan
4.7 years
Adult weight
47.6 g
Birth weight
2.5 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.292 W
Body temperature
36.8 °C
Gestation or incubation
22 days
Litter or clutch size
3.8
Litters per year
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03056)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, small 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 genome16,236 bp
Protein-coding11,318 bp
12S rRNA947 bp
16S rRNA1,568 bp
All tRNA1,500 bp
D-loop856 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp33.3%31.1%11.3%24.3%35.60%−0.365+0.034
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,036 bp38.7%28.4%7.3%25.6%32.92%−0.554+0.154
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp30.6%31.7%15.7%22.0%37.67%−0.168−0.018
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp35.7%29.4%12.6%22.4%34.94%−0.280+0.097
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp41.7%30.4%4.9%23.0%27.94%−0.649+0.156
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.7%32.6%10.1%25.6%35.68%−0.432−0.014
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp30.6%30.6%14.3%24.6%38.85%−0.2660.000
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3343 bp34.7%33.5%10.5%21.3%31.78%−0.339+0.017
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp34.7%29.6%10.4%25.3%35.69%−0.415+0.079
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp34.2%31.9%9.7%24.3%33.96%−0.432+0.035
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp35.6%31.2%9.9%23.3%33.22%−0.405+0.066
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6510 bp45.5%21.6%5.9%27.1%32.94%−0.643+0.357
CYTBCytochrome b1,144 bp32.3%30.2%12.2%25.4%37.59%−0.353+0.034
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA947 bp37.2%26.0%17.3%19.5%36.85%−0.060+0.177
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,568 bp39.5%26.8%16.3%17.4%33.67%−0.034+0.192
D-loopControl region (D-loop)856 bp34.8%30.7%11.8%22.7%34.46%−0.315+0.062

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,792 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU138
UUC96
Leu L15.0%
UUA170
UUG15
CUU74
CUC52
CUA242
CUG17
Ile I10.3%
AUU260
AUC131
Met M6.6%
AUA219
AUG33
Val V4.4%
GUU36
GUC15
GUA104
GUG10
Ser S8.2%
UCU55
UCC47
UCA150
UCG1
AGU15
AGC43
Pro P5.1%
CCU36
CCC22
CCA133
CCG2
Thr T7.9%
ACU70
ACC71
ACA157
ACG2
Ala A5.8%
GCU54
GCC76
GCA87
GCG3
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU81
UAC52
His H2.5%
CAU39
CAC54
Gln Q2.2%
CAA83
CAG2
Asn N4.3%
AAU77
AAC86
Lys K2.8%
AAA99
AAG6
Asp D1.9%
GAU31
GAC41
Glu E2.5%
GAA79
GAG14
Cys C0.8%
UGU10
UGC20
Trp W2.7%
UGA96
UGG7
Arg R1.7%
CGU9
CGC13
CGA40
CGG2
Gly G5.5%
GGU45
GGC28
GGA110
GGG25
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053816.1

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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 (35.0%, 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 RNA721,018947 bp+36.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0191,08769 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0882,6551,568 bp+33.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6562,73075 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7313,685955 bp+35.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6863,75469 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7523,82271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8243,89269 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8934,9281,036 bp+32.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9294,99567 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9965,06469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0675,13771 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1695,23466 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2355,30268 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3046,8481,545 bp+37.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8466,91469 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9186,98568 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9877,670684 bp+34.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6747,73764 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7397,942204 bp+27.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9008,580681 bp+35.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5809,364785 bp+38.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3649,43269 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4369,778343 bp+31.8%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7799,84567 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,84710,143297 bp+35.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,13711,5141,378 bp+34.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,51511,58268 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,58311,64159 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,64111,71171 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,71213,5321,821 bp+33.2%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,51914,028510 bp−32.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,02914,09769 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,10115,2441,144 bp+37.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,24515,31167 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,31215,38069 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,38116,236856 bp–34.5%

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