Maximum lifespan
3.8 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
37.31%
Whole genome
Non-coding
903 bp
D-loop 841 bp

Where Old World harvest mouse sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Old World harvest mouse has the 2,155th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Old World harvest mouse
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,232 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.332
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.071

Life history

Maximum lifespan
3.8 years
Adult weight
6 g
Birth weight
900 mg
Basal metabolic rate
0.201 W
Body temperature
38 °C
Female sexual maturity
40 days
Male sexual maturity
37 days
Gestation or incubation
20 days
Litter or clutch size
5.2
Litters per year
2.6

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03057)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, large 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 genome16,232 bp
Protein-coding11,307 bp
12S rRNA949 bp
16S rRNA1,582 bp
All tRNA1,502 bp
D-loop841 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Micromys minutus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp30.2%29.4%11.4%29.0%40.42%−0.435+0.012
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,036 bp34.7%30.2%7.7%27.3%35.04%−0.559+0.070
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.0%32.3%15.8%23.9%39.68%−0.204−0.071
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.4%26.2%13.6%25.9%39.47%−0.311+0.135
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp38.2%29.9%4.9%27.0%31.86%−0.692+0.122
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.2%31.3%10.3%26.3%36.56%−0.438+0.014
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.5%29.5%14.0%27.0%41.07%−0.3170.000
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp29.6%35.1%9.8%25.6%35.35%−0.447−0.084
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp33.0%34.3%9.8%22.9%32.66%−0.402−0.020
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp34.5%30.0%9.3%26.3%35.56%−0.478+0.070
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp33.7%29.2%10.1%27.0%37.08%−0.456+0.072
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6501 bp43.5%21.8%7.2%27.5%34.73%−0.586+0.333
CYTBCytochrome b1,144 bp30.7%29.3%12.3%27.7%40.04%−0.384+0.023
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA949 bp37.1%25.1%16.9%21.0%37.83%−0.109+0.193
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,582 bp37.7%27.1%16.5%18.6%35.15%−0.061+0.164
D-loopControl region (D-loop)841 bp31.3%29.3%12.8%26.6%39.48%−0.349+0.033

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,789 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU129
UUC108
Leu L15.4%
UUA128
UUG19
CUU122
CUC69
CUA236
CUG11
Ile I9.7%
AUU210
AUC157
Met M6.5%
AUA207
AUG38
Val V4.4%
GUU46
GUC35
GUA77
GUG10
Ser S7.7%
UCU52
UCC81
UCA100
UCG3
AGU18
AGC36
Pro P5.1%
CCU59
CCC49
CCA84
CCG1
Thr T8.4%
ACU60
ACC103
ACA150
ACG6
Ala A6.1%
GCU61
GCC76
GCA90
GCG5
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU53
UAC71
His H2.6%
CAU42
CAC55
Gln Q2.3%
CAA82
CAG4
Asn N4.4%
AAU49
AAC117
Lys K2.7%
AAA96
AAG6
Asp D1.7%
GAU34
GAC32
Glu E2.5%
GAA86
GAG8
Cys C0.8%
UGU14
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA99
UGG5
Arg R1.7%
CGU11
CGC12
CGA42
CGG0
Gly G5.6%
GGU44
GGC38
GGA112
GGG17
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_027932.1

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 (37.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Micromys minutus (NC_027932.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16767 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA681,016949 bp+37.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0191,09476 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0872,6681,582 bp+35.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6692,74375 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7443,698955 bp+40.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6993,76769 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7653,83571 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8413,90969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9104,9451,036 bp+35.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9465,01267 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0155,08369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0865,15671 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1885,25366 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2555,32167 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3236,8671,545 bp+39.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8656,93369 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9377,00367 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0057,688684 bp+39.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6927,75564 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7577,960204 bp+31.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9188,598681 bp+36.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5989,381784 bp+41.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3829,44968 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4509,797348 bp+35.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7999,86668 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,86910,165297 bp+32.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,15911,5361,378 bp+35.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,53711,60468 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,60411,66360 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,66311,73371 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,73613,5501,815 bp+37.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,53714,037501 bp−34.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,03814,10669 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,11115,2541,144 bp+40.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,25515,32268 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,32215,39069 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,39216,232841 bp–39.5%