Maximum lifespan
5.1 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
35.00%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,726 bp
D-loop 1,601 bp

Where Gray short-tailed opossum sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Gray short-tailed opossum has the 1,978th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Gray short-tailed opossum
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome17,079 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.264
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.047

Life history

Maximum lifespan
5.1 years
Adult weight
105 g
Birth weight
100 mg
Basal metabolic rate
0.335 W
Body temperature
32.6 °C
Female sexual maturity
122 days
Male sexual maturity
122 days
Gestation or incubation
15 days
Litter or clutch size
9
Litters per year
4

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02504)

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
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
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 genome17,079 bp
Protein-coding11,325 bp
12S rRNA956 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,502 bp
D-loop1,601 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Monodelphis domestica genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp32.4%31.1%11.6%24.9%36.51%−0.364+0.021
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp35.5%29.3%8.0%27.2%35.15%−0.548+0.096
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp28.6%33.4%16.1%21.9%38.00%−0.150−0.077
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II685 bp31.7%29.5%14.5%24.4%38.83%−0.256+0.036
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8210 bp41.4%26.7%8.1%23.8%31.91%−0.493+0.217
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp33.6%30.8%9.7%25.8%35.54%−0.455+0.043
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.2%33.0%14.8%24.0%38.78%−0.237−0.079
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp26.1%34.1%15.2%24.6%39.83%−0.237−0.133
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.3%33.7%12.5%22.6%35.02%−0.288−0.036
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.8%31.9%10.8%23.5%34.33%−0.370+0.030
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,827 bp33.3%32.1%11.1%23.5%34.65%−0.359+0.018
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6501 bp45.1%24.0%9.2%21.8%30.94%−0.406+0.306
CYTBCytochrome b1,149 bp31.2%31.7%12.2%25.0%37.16%−0.344−0.008
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA956 bp36.7%24.4%16.9%22.0%38.91%−0.129+0.202
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp37.6%26.6%16.0%19.8%35.78%−0.104+0.172
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,601 bp38.7%36.1%11.7%13.4%25.17%−0.067+0.035

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%
UUU129
UUC103
Leu L15.6%
UUA179
UUG16
CUU71
CUC52
CUA245
CUG31
Ile I9.8%
AUU267
AUC105
Met M6.6%
AUA216
AUG34
Val V4.3%
GUU57
GUC17
GUA78
GUG13
Ser S7.6%
UCU49
UCC52
UCA135
UCG6
AGU11
AGC36
Pro P5.1%
CCU50
CCC52
CCA85
CCG6
Thr T7.9%
ACU86
ACC72
ACA139
ACG4
Ala A6.2%
GCU69
GCC73
GCA93
GCG1
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU84
UAC57
His H2.7%
CAU46
CAC58
Gln Q2.4%
CAA81
CAG9
Asn N4.2%
AAU75
AAC84
Lys K2.4%
AAA84
AAG6
Asp D1.7%
GAU34
GAC32
Glu E2.4%
GAA78
GAG14
Cys C0.8%
UGU19
UGC12
Trp W2.7%
UGA85
UGG19
Arg R1.7%
CGU5
CGC12
CGA48
CGG1
Gly G5.7%
GGU57
GGC39
GGA91
GGG29
Stop 0.2%
UAA4
UAG3
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_006299.1

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 (35.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Monodelphis domestica (NC_006299.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,026956 bp+38.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0281,09871 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0992,6771,579 bp+35.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6802,75374 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7553,710956 bp+36.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7113,77969 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7773,84670 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8473,91569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9164,9591,044 bp+35.2%
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9585,02568 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,0385,10568 bp−–
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,1165,18772 bp+–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2665,33671 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3385,40467 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4066,9471,542 bp+38.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9507,01869 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0217,08969 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0917,775685 bp+38.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7767,83358 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8368,045210 bp+31.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0008,680681 bp+35.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6809,463784 bp+38.8%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4649,53269 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5299,877349 bp+39.8%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8789,94669 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,94710,243297 bp+35.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,23711,6141,378 bp+34.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,61511,68369 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,68411,74057 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,74211,81271 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,81313,6391,827 bp+34.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,61614,116501 bp−30.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11414,18269 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18515,3331,149 bp+37.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,34015,40869 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,41215,47867 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47917,0791,601 bp–25.2%