Maximum lifespan
11.4 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
38.60%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,167 bp
D-loop 1,110 bp

Where American mink sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. American mink has the 1,473rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %American mink
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,552 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.312
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.093

Life history

Maximum lifespan
11.4 years
Adult weight
925 g
Birth weight
8.5 g
Basal metabolic rate
2.722 W
Body temperature
39 °C
Female sexual maturity
334 days
Male sexual maturity
371 days
Gestation or incubation
42 days
Litter or clutch size
4.5
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0266 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02201)

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
Renamed in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
build 2 (2026-11-13)
Earlier name
Neovison vison

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,552 bp
Protein-coding11,353 bp
12S rRNA960 bp
16S rRNA1,569 bp
All tRNA1,517 bp
D-loop1,110 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Neogale vison genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp31.8%26.9%11.9%29.3%41.26%−0.421+0.084
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.5%26.6%9.2%26.7%35.89%−0.487+0.171
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp29.4%30.5%16.2%23.9%40.13%−0.194−0.018
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.2%28.7%13.5%24.7%38.16%−0.295+0.073
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp38.7%28.9%8.3%24.0%32.35%−0.485+0.145
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.6%29.1%10.9%28.5%39.35%−0.448+0.041
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.3%29.3%14.4%27.9%42.35%−0.319−0.018
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp32.9%29.7%12.7%24.8%37.46%−0.323+0.051
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.0%33.7%10.4%25.9%36.36%−0.426−0.058
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp34.3%28.0%10.5%27.2%37.74%−0.442+0.100
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,830 bp34.0%28.9%10.7%26.4%37.05%−0.425+0.082
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6534 bp41.6%21.5%9.4%27.5%36.89%−0.492+0.318
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.8%30.4%13.0%26.8%39.83%−0.348−0.009
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA960 bp37.6%22.2%17.5%22.7%40.21%−0.130+0.258
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,569 bp37.0%24.9%17.0%21.2%38.11%−0.110+0.195
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,110 bp30.5%28.6%14.0%26.9%40.90%−0.317+0.030

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,805 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU107
UUC131
Leu L15.5%
UUA156
UUG14
CUU65
CUC62
CUA257
CUG34
Ile I8.9%
AUU175
AUC162
Met M6.5%
AUA205
AUG42
Val V4.9%
GUU42
GUC31
GUA105
GUG9
Ser S7.5%
UCU51
UCC54
UCA122
UCG4
AGU14
AGC41
Pro P5.1%
CCU52
CCC55
CCA86
CCG0
Thr T8.6%
ACU77
ACC87
ACA157
ACG7
Ala A6.6%
GCU57
GCC88
GCA102
GCG3
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU60
UAC71
His H2.6%
CAU31
CAC69
Gln Q2.3%
CAA82
CAG7
Asn N4.0%
AAU63
AAC89
Lys K2.6%
AAA90
AAG10
Asp D1.8%
GAU28
GAC40
Glu E2.5%
GAA82
GAG15
Cys C0.6%
UGU5
UGC18
Trp W2.8%
UGA96
UGG9
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC15
CGA40
CGG2
Gly G5.6%
GGU33
GGC57
GGA92
GGG32
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_020641.1

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 (38.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Neogale vison (NC_020641.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,029960 bp+40.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0301,09768 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0972,6651,569 bp+38.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6662,74075 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7433,697955 bp+41.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6983,76770 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7653,83874 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8403,90869 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9094,9501,042 bp+35.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9515,01868 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0275,09569 bp+–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0975,16973 bp+–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2035,26967 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2695,33769 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3396,8831,545 bp+40.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8806,95576 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9597,02567 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0267,709684 bp+38.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7137,77967 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7817,984204 bp+32.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9428,622681 bp+39.4%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6229,405784 bp+42.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4069,47469 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4759,821347 bp+37.5%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8229,88968 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,89010,186297 bp+36.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,18011,5571,378 bp+37.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,55811,62669 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,62711,68862 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,68911,75870 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,75013,5791,830 bp+37.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,56314,096534 bp−36.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09714,16569 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17015,3091,140 bp+39.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,31015,37768 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37815,44265 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44316,5521,110 bp–40.9%