Maximum lifespan
4.8 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
40.15%
Whole genome
Non-coding
950 bp
D-loop 880 bp

Where Common vole sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Common vole has the 2,059th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Common vole
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,285 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.314
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.092

Life history

Maximum lifespan
4.8 years
Adult weight
27.5 g
Birth weight
1.9 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.343 W
Body temperature
37 °C
Female sexual maturity
38 days
Male sexual maturity
56 days
Gestation or incubation
21 days
Litter or clutch size
5.1
Litters per year
5.5
Postnatal growth rate
0.0561 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02888)

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 genome16,285 bp
Protein-coding11,330 bp
12S rRNA949 bp
16S rRNA1,565 bp
All tRNA1,496 bp
D-loop880 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Microtus arvalis genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp30.6%27.1%12.6%29.7%42.30%−0.406+0.060
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,035 bp35.2%27.4%8.7%28.7%37.39%−0.535+0.123
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.5%29.6%17.2%25.6%42.85%−0.196−0.037
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.9%26.9%13.7%27.5%41.23%−0.333+0.085
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp37.7%27.0%7.4%27.9%35.29%−0.583+0.167
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.7%30.5%11.2%28.6%39.79%−0.439−0.015
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.7%27.2%15.3%27.8%43.11%−0.290+0.045
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp32.2%29.3%11.8%26.7%38.51%−0.388+0.047
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.6%29.6%12.1%30.6%42.76%−0.433−0.035
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.7%26.4%11.1%28.8%39.91%−0.444+0.121
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,806 bp31.6%26.5%12.1%29.9%41.97%−0.425+0.088
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp41.0%20.2%9.0%29.9%38.86%−0.539+0.340
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp29.9%27.7%13.7%28.6%42.35%−0.351+0.038
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA949 bp36.2%24.1%18.2%21.4%39.62%−0.080+0.201
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,565 bp37.6%23.4%18.1%20.8%38.98%−0.069+0.234
D-loopControl region (D-loop)880 bp30.8%31.8%12.2%25.2%37.39%−0.350−0.016

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU86
UUC151
Leu L15.0%
UUA103
UUG20
CUU93
CUC79
CUA238
CUG37
Ile I9.5%
AUU173
AUC186
Met M6.0%
AUA170
AUG57
Val V4.8%
GUU34
GUC49
GUA85
GUG14
Ser S7.4%
UCU46
UCC65
UCA115
UCG7
AGU13
AGC34
Pro P5.3%
CCU38
CCC41
CCA116
CCG6
Thr T8.2%
ACU54
ACC90
ACA159
ACG9
Ala A6.9%
GCU49
GCC125
GCA80
GCG9
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU54
UAC71
His H2.5%
CAU27
CAC68
Gln Q2.1%
CAA69
CAG9
Asn N4.5%
AAU39
AAC132
Lys K2.6%
AAA88
AAG12
Asp D2.0%
GAU21
GAC56
Glu E2.5%
GAA76
GAG17
Cys C0.9%
UGU7
UGC26
Trp W2.7%
UGA88
UGG14
Arg R1.7%
CGU9
CGC10
CGA42
CGG3
Gly G5.7%
GGU41
GGC53
GGA85
GGG36
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG2
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_038176.1

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 (40.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Microtus arvalis (NC_038176.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16666 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,017949 bp+39.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0181,08770 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0862,6501,565 bp+39.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6522,72675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7273,681955 bp+42.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6823,75069 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7483,81972 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8213,88969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8904,9241,035 bp+37.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9264,99267 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9945,06269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0655,13470 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1725,23968 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2405,30667 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3086,8521,545 bp+42.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8506,91869 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9226,98968 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9917,674684 bp+41.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6787,74164 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7427,945204 bp+35.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9038,583681 bp+39.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5839,366784 bp+43.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3679,43569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4369,783348 bp+38.5%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7859,85167 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,85510,151297 bp+42.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,14511,5221,378 bp+39.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,52311,58967 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,59011,64859 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,64811,71770 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,72413,5291,806 bp+42.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,52614,050525 bp−38.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,05114,11969 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,12515,2671,143 bp+42.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,27015,33768 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,33815,40568 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,40616,285880 bp–37.4%