MitoAge

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Giant anteater

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Maximum lifespan
31 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,498 bp
RefSeq NC_028572.1
GC content
39.10%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,119 bp
D-loop 1,068 bp

Where Giant anteater sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Giant anteater has the 420th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Giant anteater
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Base composition

Whole genome16,498 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.321
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.120

Life history

Maximum lifespan
31 years
Adult weight
28.5 kg
Birth weight
1.6 kg
Basal metabolic rate
14.543 W
Body temperature
32.5 °C
Female sexual maturity
3.2 years
Male sexual maturity
3.2 years
Gestation or incubation
184 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1.2
Postnatal growth rate
0.0088 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02659)

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 genome16,498 bp
Protein-coding11,335 bp
12S rRNA955 bp
16S rRNA1,575 bp
All tRNA1,514 bp
D-loop1,068 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp32.6%26.7%13.4%27.3%40.69%−0.342+0.101
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp35.8%27.2%9.9%27.2%37.04%−0.466+0.137
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp29.8%28.5%16.1%25.6%41.70%−0.226+0.021
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.8%25.7%13.2%26.3%39.47%−0.333+0.150
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp42.2%27.0%6.4%24.5%30.88%−0.587+0.220
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.6%27.8%12.0%27.6%39.65%−0.393+0.080
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.7%29.2%15.7%27.4%43.11%−0.272−0.027
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp34.1%26.9%11.3%27.7%39.02%−0.422+0.118
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp34.0%31.0%12.8%22.2%35.02%−0.269+0.047
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp34.2%27.9%10.6%27.4%37.95%−0.442+0.102
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.7%28.4%10.8%27.1%37.84%−0.431+0.085
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp44.9%18.2%5.1%31.8%36.93%−0.723+0.423
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.7%26.9%12.1%29.3%41.40%−0.415+0.081
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA955 bp37.3%22.3%17.7%22.7%40.42%−0.124+0.251
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,575 bp38.0%23.1%17.1%21.7%38.86%−0.118+0.244
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,068 bp30.4%30.0%14.6%25.0%39.61%−0.262+0.008

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 F6.2%
UUU111
UUC123
Leu L16.3%
UUA119
UUG17
CUU79
CUC67
CUA300
CUG36
Ile I8.3%
AUU158
AUC158
Met M6.7%
AUA211
AUG45
Val V5.3%
GUU40
GUC23
GUA116
GUG22
Ser S7.1%
UCU23
UCC58
UCA126
UCG6
AGU22
AGC35
Pro P5.1%
CCU29
CCC44
CCA115
CCG6
Thr T8.3%
ACU50
ACC90
ACA167
ACG7
Ala A6.6%
GCU42
GCC88
GCA118
GCG2
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU60
UAC68
His H2.8%
CAU36
CAC72
Gln Q2.4%
CAA80
CAG12
Asn N3.8%
AAU49
AAC96
Lys K2.4%
AAA81
AAG9
Asp D1.8%
GAU29
GAC39
Glu E2.4%
GAA80
GAG12
Cys C0.7%
UGU10
UGC16
Trp W2.8%
UGA94
UGG11
Arg R1.7%
CGU11
CGC19
CGA35
CGG1
Gly G5.7%
GGU30
GGC55
GGA109
GGG24
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028572.1

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  • 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 (39.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,024955 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0251,09268 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0932,6671,575 bp+38.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6682,74275 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7443,699956 bp+40.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7003,76869 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7663,83974 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8423,91069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9124,9531,042 bp+37.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9545,02370 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0275,09569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0975,16973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1955,26369 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2665,33469 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3366,8771,542 bp+41.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8816,94969 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9557,02369 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0247,707684 bp+39.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7107,77768 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7797,982204 bp+30.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9408,620681 bp+39.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6209,403784 bp+43.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4049,47269 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4739,818346 bp+39.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8209,88869 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,88910,185297 bp+35.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,17911,5561,378 bp+38.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,55711,62468 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,62511,68561 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,68511,75470 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,75513,5751,821 bp+37.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55914,086528 bp−36.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08714,15569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15815,2971,140 bp+41.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29815,36366 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,36515,43066 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,43116,4981,068 bp–39.6%

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