Mustela nivalis
Least weasel
GC content
40.04%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,133 bp
D-loop 1,076 bp
Where Least weasel sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Least weasel has the 1,646th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other mammals
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,512 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.299
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.088
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 9.1 years
- Adult weight
- 46.9 g
- Birth weight
- 2.6 g
- Female sexual maturity
- 120 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 120 days
- Gestation or incubation
- 36 days
- Litter or clutch size
- 5
- Litters per year
- 1.5
- Postnatal growth rate
- 0.0546 per day
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02198)
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
- 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 RefSeqWhole genome16,512 bp
Protein-coding11,353 bp
12S rRNA959 bp
16S rRNA1,572 bp
All tRNA1,509 bp
D-loop1,076 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 955 bp | 42.20% | −0.414 | +0.051 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,042 bp | 37.14% | −0.457 | +0.157 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,545 bp | 41.23% | −0.181 | −0.040 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 684 bp | 41.23% | −0.298 | +0.090 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 204 bp | 30.39% | −0.516 | +0.127 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 681 bp | 40.68% | −0.408 | 0.000 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 784 bp | 43.37% | −0.271 | −0.045 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 347 bp | 37.18% | −0.318 | +0.073 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 40.07% | −0.395 | −0.045 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,378 bp | 39.41% | −0.422 | +0.075 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,830 bp | 39.84% | −0.410 | +0.106 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 534 bp | 37.83% | −0.455 | +0.325 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,140 bp | 43.16% | −0.378 | +0.009 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 959 bp | 40.36% | −0.121 | +0.241 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,572 bp | 38.61% | −0.110 | +0.190 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,076 bp | 43.03% | −0.257 | +0.015 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,805 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F6.2%
UUU103
UUC133
Leu L15.7%
UUA136
UUG19
CUU74
CUC80
CUA252
CUG37
Ile I8.7%
AUU155
AUC177
Met M6.6%
AUA197
AUG53
Val V5.0%
GUU38
GUC37
GUA98
GUG17
Ser S7.5%
UCU52
UCC66
UCA102
UCG9
AGU14
AGC41
Pro P5.2%
CCU48
CCC60
CCA80
CCG8
Thr T8.3%
ACU72
ACC91
ACA138
ACG15
Ala A6.5%
GCU51
GCC101
GCA87
GCG10
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU48
UAC84
His H2.5%
CAU26
CAC71
Gln Q2.3%
CAA78
CAG10
Asn N4.0%
AAU47
AAC105
Lys K2.7%
AAA88
AAG13
Asp D1.8%
GAU18
GAC50
Glu E2.5%
GAA79
GAG18
Cys C0.6%
UGU9
UGC15
Trp W2.8%
UGA92
UGG13
Arg R1.7%
CGU5
CGC15
CGA41
CGG3
Gly G5.7%
GGU43
GGC42
GGA91
GGG42
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_020639.1Hover, 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 (40.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 68 | 68 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 69 | 1,027 | 959 bp | + | 40.4% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,028 | 1,093 | 66 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,093 | 2,664 | 1,572 bp | + | 38.6% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,665 | 2,739 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,742 | 3,696 | 955 bp | + | 42.2% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,697 | 3,766 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,764 | 3,837 | 74 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,839 | 3,907 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,908 | 4,949 | 1,042 bp | + | 37.1% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 4,950 | 5,016 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,026 | 5,094 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,096 | 5,168 | 73 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,201 | 5,267 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,267 | 5,335 | 69 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,337 | 6,881 | 1,545 bp | + | 41.2% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 6,878 | 6,949 | 72 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 6,953 | 7,019 | 67 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,020 | 7,703 | 684 bp | + | 41.2% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,707 | 7,773 | 67 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,775 | 7,978 | 204 bp | + | 30.4% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 7,936 | 8,616 | 681 bp | + | 40.7% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,616 | 9,399 | 784 bp | + | 43.4% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,400 | 9,468 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,469 | 9,815 | 347 bp | + | 37.2% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,816 | 9,883 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,884 | 10,180 | 297 bp | + | 40.1% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,174 | 11,551 | 1,378 bp | + | 39.4% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,552 | 11,620 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,621 | 11,682 | 62 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,683 | 11,752 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,744 | 13,573 | 1,830 bp | + | 39.8% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,557 | 14,090 | 534 bp | − | 37.8% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 14,091 | 14,159 | 69 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,164 | 15,303 | 1,140 bp | + | 43.2% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,304 | 15,371 | 68 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 15,372 | 15,436 | 65 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,437 | 16,512 | 1,076 bp | – | 43.0% |