MitoAge

Mus minutoides

Southern African pygmy mouse, or Pygmy mouse

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Maximum lifespan
4.3 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,307 bp
RefSeq NC_072557.1
GC content
35.18%
Whole genome
Non-coding
949 bp
D-loop 895 bp

Where Southern African pygmy mouse, or Pygmy mouse sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Southern African pygmy mouse, or Pygmy mouse has the 2,070th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Southern African pygmy mouse, or Pygmy mouse
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Base composition

Whole genome16,307 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.287
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.042

Life history

Maximum lifespan
4.3 years
Adult weight
7.2 g
Birth weight
970 mg
Basal metabolic rate
0.129 W
Body temperature
36.3 °C
Female sexual maturity
60 days
Male sexual maturity
77 days
Gestation or incubation
20 days
Litter or clutch size
4.3
Litters per year
4
Postnatal growth rate
0.0832 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03061)

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
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 genome16,307 bp
Protein-coding11,330 bp
12S rRNA955 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,498 bp
D-loop895 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp31.5%32.5%11.8%24.2%36.05%−0.345−0.016
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,036 bp35.3%32.6%8.1%23.9%32.05%−0.494+0.040
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.4%32.6%16.1%22.8%38.96%−0.173−0.069
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.5%29.8%13.5%23.2%36.70%−0.267+0.058
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp40.2%29.9%5.4%24.5%29.90%−0.639+0.147
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp33.3%32.9%10.4%23.3%33.77%−0.383+0.007
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp30.6%30.5%14.7%24.2%38.90%−0.246+0.002
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp33.0%33.6%10.1%23.3%33.33%−0.397−0.009
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%35.0%10.8%25.3%36.03%−0.402−0.095
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.7%33.7%9.9%22.6%32.58%−0.390+0.001
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp33.7%33.3%9.7%23.3%33.00%−0.413+0.007
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp43.5%24.7%6.7%25.0%31.79%−0.576+0.277
CYTBCytochrome b1,144 bp30.0%29.1%12.9%28.0%40.91%−0.368+0.015
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA955 bp36.5%27.1%16.8%19.6%36.34%−0.078+0.148
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp38.6%28.5%16.1%16.7%32.87%−0.017+0.151
D-loopControl region (D-loop)895 bp31.4%31.4%12.0%25.3%37.21%−0.3570.000

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU146
UUC94
Leu L15.7%
UUA182
UUG22
CUU105
CUC64
CUA206
CUG16
Ile I10.1%
AUU269
AUC115
Met M6.3%
AUA206
AUG35
Val V4.4%
GUU42
GUC26
GUA85
GUG13
Ser S8.0%
UCU63
UCC52
UCA133
UCG1
AGU16
AGC37
Pro P5.1%
CCU49
CCC20
CCA119
CCG5
Thr T7.8%
ACU78
ACC69
ACA146
ACG2
Ala A6.0%
GCU62
GCC78
GCA77
GCG9
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU78
UAC53
His H2.6%
CAU45
CAC53
Gln Q2.2%
CAA73
CAG9
Asn N4.5%
AAU83
AAC87
Lys K2.6%
AAA89
AAG9
Asp D1.9%
GAU30
GAC41
Glu E2.4%
GAA77
GAG16
Cys C0.7%
UGU15
UGC12
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG6
Arg R1.7%
CGU17
CGC10
CGA35
CGG2
Gly G5.5%
GGU39
GGC36
GGA107
GGG27
Stop 0.2%
UAA9
UAG0
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

39 annotated features in NC_072557.1

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  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA23
  • D-loop1
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (35.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 39 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16565 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA671,021955 bp+36.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0221,08968 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0902,6681,579 bp+32.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6692,74375 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7443,700957 bp+36.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7013,76969 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7673,83771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8413,90969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9104,9451,036 bp+32.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9465,01368 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0155,08369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0865,15671 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1885,25265 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2545,32067 bp−–
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA5,2555,32268 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3226,8661,545 bp+39.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8646,93269 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9367,00570 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0077,690684 bp+36.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6947,75764 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7597,962204 bp+29.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9208,600681 bp+33.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6009,383784 bp+38.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3849,45269 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4539,800348 bp+33.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8029,87069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,87210,168297 bp+36.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,16211,5391,378 bp+32.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,54011,60768 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,60811,66659 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,66611,73671 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,73713,5541,818 bp+33.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,54114,059519 bp−31.8%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,06014,12869 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,13415,2771,144 bp+40.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,27815,34467 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,34515,41268 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,41316,307895 bp–37.2%

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