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Ochotona princeps

American pika

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Maximum lifespan
7 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,481 bp
RefSeq NC_005358.1
GC content
42.95%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,113 bp
D-loop 1,057 bp

Where American pika sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. American pika has the 1,820th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %American pika
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Base composition

Whole genome16,481 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.358
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.092

Life history

Maximum lifespan
7 years
Adult weight
100 g
Birth weight
9 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.932 W
Body temperature
40.1 °C
Female sexual maturity
347 days
Gestation or incubation
30 days
Litter or clutch size
3
Litters per year
2.2
Postnatal growth rate
0.0376 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02610)

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 RefSeq
Whole genome16,481 bp
Protein-coding11,332 bp
12S rRNA962 bp
16S rRNA1,568 bp
All tRNA1,506 bp
D-loop1,057 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp28.6%25.9%12.4%33.2%45.55%−0.457+0.050
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp33.5%24.7%9.1%32.7%41.84%−0.564+0.152
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp27.0%28.3%16.5%28.2%44.68%−0.263−0.025
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.2%26.2%13.5%27.2%40.64%−0.338+0.118
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8207 bp32.9%28.5%6.8%31.9%38.65%−0.650+0.071
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6680 bp28.5%27.6%10.7%33.1%43.82%−0.510+0.016
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.8%27.9%15.2%30.1%45.28%−0.330−0.021
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp28.6%29.5%12.4%29.5%41.91%−0.407−0.015
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.3%32.0%11.8%27.9%39.73%−0.407−0.061
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.4%27.1%10.8%31.7%42.53%−0.491+0.058
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp31.7%26.5%10.2%31.7%41.83%−0.515+0.089
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp40.2%17.0%7.2%35.6%42.86%−0.662+0.407
CYTBCytochrome b1,138 bp28.6%24.3%13.0%34.1%47.10%−0.448+0.083
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA962 bp34.5%23.2%18.2%24.1%42.31%−0.140+0.196
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,568 bp35.0%22.6%18.5%23.9%42.35%−0.127+0.215
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,057 bp26.8%28.7%19.0%25.5%44.56%−0.147−0.034

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.4%
UUU87
UUC155
Leu L16.5%
UUA84
UUG19
CUU77
CUC145
CUA271
CUG30
Ile I8.7%
AUU132
AUC198
Met M5.9%
AUA181
AUG43
Val V4.8%
GUU37
GUC61
GUA72
GUG12
Ser S7.2%
UCU39
UCC88
UCA96
UCG4
AGU10
AGC38
Pro P5.4%
CCU43
CCC77
CCA81
CCG2
Thr T7.7%
ACU40
ACC120
ACA126
ACG8
Ala A7.1%
GCU36
GCC127
GCA99
GCG7
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU44
UAC83
His H2.7%
CAU25
CAC76
Gln Q2.2%
CAA82
CAG2
Asn N4.1%
AAU39
AAC117
Lys K2.4%
AAA85
AAG5
Asp D1.8%
GAU18
GAC51
Glu E2.5%
GAA67
GAG27
Cys C0.6%
UGU6
UGC17
Trp W2.8%
UGA93
UGG12
Arg R1.8%
CGU6
CGC17
CGA40
CGG4
Gly G6.0%
GGU42
GGC87
GGA76
GGG22
Stop 0.2%
UAA3
UAG2
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005358.1

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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 (42.9%, 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 RNA701,031962 bp+42.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0321,09968 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1002,6671,568 bp+42.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6682,74275 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7453,699955 bp+45.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7003,76869 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7663,83772 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8383,90770 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9084,9491,042 bp+41.8%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9505,01768 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0205,08869 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0895,16173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1935,25967 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2605,32667 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3336,8741,542 bp+44.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8776,94569 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9497,01769 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0187,701684 bp+40.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7057,77167 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7737,979207 bp+38.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9348,613680 bp+43.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6149,397784 bp+45.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3989,46770 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4689,813346 bp+41.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8159,88167 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,88310,179297 bp+39.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,17311,5501,378 bp+42.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,55111,61969 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,62011,67859 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,67911,74870 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,74913,5601,812 bp+41.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55614,080525 bp−42.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08114,14969 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15315,2901,138 bp+47.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29215,35867 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,35915,42466 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,42516,4811,057 bp–44.6%

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