MitoAge

Microtus ochrogaster

Prairie vole

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Maximum lifespan
5.3 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,292 bp
RefSeq NC_027945.1
GC content
40.40%
Whole genome
Non-coding
995 bp
D-loop 657 bp

Where Prairie vole sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Prairie vole has the 1,973rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Prairie vole
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Base composition

Whole genome16,292 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.335
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.106

Life history

Maximum lifespan
5.3 years
Adult weight
40 g
Birth weight
3 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.41 W
Body temperature
37.9 °C
Female sexual maturity
47 days
Gestation or incubation
23 days
Litter or clutch size
3.8
Litters per year
4
Postnatal growth rate
0.0666 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02892)

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 genome16,292 bp
Protein-coding11,336 bp
12S rRNA949 bp
16S rRNA1,520 bp
All tRNA1,495 bp
D-loop657 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp31.8%27.2%12.0%28.9%40.94%−0.412+0.078
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,035 bp34.8%26.5%8.5%30.2%38.74%−0.561+0.136
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.3%28.4%16.2%27.0%43.24%−0.249−0.001
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.2%27.0%14.2%26.6%40.79%−0.305+0.086
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp39.2%25.0%6.4%29.4%35.78%−0.644+0.221
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.3%27.2%10.3%31.3%41.56%−0.505+0.070
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.2%26.7%14.5%29.6%44.13%−0.341+0.046
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp30.7%29.3%12.4%27.6%39.94%−0.381+0.024
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.6%31.6%12.1%29.6%41.75%−0.419−0.087
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.4%26.8%10.4%29.5%39.84%−0.479+0.110
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp32.1%25.9%11.6%30.4%42.00%−0.448+0.106
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp41.9%20.2%8.4%29.5%37.91%−0.558+0.350
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp30.4%27.6%13.4%28.5%41.91%−0.361+0.048
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA949 bp36.5%24.1%17.9%21.5%39.41%−0.091+0.203
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,520 bp37.7%23.2%18.2%21.0%39.15%−0.072+0.239
D-loopControl region (D-loop)657 bp27.5%31.8%14.6%26.0%40.64%−0.281−0.072

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU76
UUC159
Leu L15.5%
UUA110
UUG17
CUU87
CUC94
CUA252
CUG28
Ile I9.1%
AUU145
AUC201
Met M6.0%
AUA184
AUG44
Val V4.8%
GUU38
GUC43
GUA81
GUG21
Ser S7.5%
UCU40
UCC71
UCA117
UCG5
AGU15
AGC37
Pro P5.5%
CCU36
CCC63
CCA104
CCG6
Thr T8.3%
ACU52
ACC92
ACA167
ACG5
Ala A6.6%
GCU47
GCC116
GCA81
GCG6
Tyr Y3.2%
UAU53
UAC69
His H2.6%
CAU22
CAC76
Gln Q2.0%
CAA71
CAG6
Asn N4.3%
AAU43
AAC122
Lys K2.6%
AAA95
AAG4
Asp D1.9%
GAU18
GAC55
Glu E2.6%
GAA81
GAG16
Cys C0.9%
UGU10
UGC23
Trp W2.7%
UGA94
UGG8
Arg R1.7%
CGU12
CGC7
CGA44
CGG2
Gly G5.7%
GGU35
GGC58
GGA88
GGG34
Stop 0.3%
UAA9
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_027945.1

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 (40.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16666 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,017949 bp+39.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0181,08770 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1322,6511,520 bp+39.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6532,72775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7283,682955 bp+40.9%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6833,75169 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7493,82072 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8233,89169 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8924,9261,035 bp+38.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9284,99467 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9965,06469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0665,13570 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1675,23468 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2355,30167 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3036,8471,545 bp+43.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8456,91369 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9176,98468 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9867,669684 bp+40.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6737,73664 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7377,940204 bp+35.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,8988,578681 bp+41.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5789,361784 bp+44.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3629,42968 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4309,777348 bp+39.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7799,84567 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,84910,145297 bp+41.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,13911,5161,378 bp+39.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,51711,58266 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,58311,64058 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,64111,71070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,71113,5221,812 bp+42.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,51914,043525 bp−37.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,04414,11269 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,11815,2601,143 bp+41.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,26215,33069 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,33115,39868 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,39416,050657 bp–40.6%

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