Maximum lifespan
33.5 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
41.44%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,047 bp
D-loop 702 bp

Where Okapi sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Okapi has the 358th longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,422 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.337
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.132

Life history

Maximum lifespan
33.5 years
Adult weight
225 kg
Birth weight
16 kg
Body temperature
38.1 °C
Female sexual maturity
578 days
Male sexual maturity
2.2 years
Gestation or incubation
458 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.8

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02047)

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
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 genome16,422 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA955 bp
16S rRNA1,572 bp
All tRNA1,513 bp
D-loop702 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Okapia johnstoni genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp30.5%25.4%12.8%31.3%44.04%−0.420+0.092
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.6%25.1%9.5%28.8%38.29%−0.504+0.185
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.8%28.9%17.2%26.1%43.24%−0.207−0.019
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp36.0%24.7%13.6%25.7%39.33%−0.309+0.186
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8207 bp37.7%29.0%7.2%26.1%33.33%−0.565+0.130
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.1%26.1%12.6%30.1%42.73%−0.409+0.087
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.5%26.9%15.1%31.5%46.56%−0.353−0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.1%24.3%13.9%31.8%45.67%−0.392+0.106
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.3%30.3%12.8%25.6%38.38%−0.333+0.016
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.1%25.9%10.7%31.2%41.95%−0.488+0.108
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp32.7%25.0%10.9%31.4%42.28%−0.483+0.134
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.9%18.2%7.2%32.8%39.96%−0.640+0.394
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.2%23.5%13.1%32.2%45.26%−0.422+0.141
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA955 bp37.1%22.6%17.4%22.9%40.31%−0.138+0.242
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,572 bp37.9%23.2%17.0%21.9%38.93%−0.127+0.242
D-loopControl region (D-loop)702 bp30.1%27.5%17.1%25.4%42.45%−0.195+0.045

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU97
UUC144
Leu L15.7%
UUA77
UUG22
CUU48
CUC115
CUA285
CUG50
Ile I8.7%
AUU140
AUC190
Met M6.6%
AUA202
AUG48
Val V4.7%
GUU28
GUC46
GUA80
GUG26
Ser S7.2%
UCU32
UCC80
UCA97
UCG7
AGU12
AGC47
Pro P5.1%
CCU37
CCC67
CCA83
CCG8
Thr T8.8%
ACU29
ACC130
ACA163
ACG13
Ala A6.4%
GCU36
GCC99
GCA106
GCG3
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU46
UAC83
His H2.6%
CAU24
CAC75
Gln Q2.4%
CAA78
CAG13
Asn N4.2%
AAU45
AAC114
Lys K2.6%
AAA86
AAG12
Asp D1.8%
GAU11
GAC56
Glu E2.5%
GAA71
GAG24
Cys C0.6%
UGU6
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA91
UGG13
Arg R1.7%
CGU5
CGC14
CGA41
CGG3
Gly G5.8%
GGU28
GGC64
GGA90
GGG37
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_020730.1

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 (41.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Okapia johnstoni (NC_020730.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,024955 bp+40.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0251,09268 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0932,6641,572 bp+38.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6652,73975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7423,697956 bp+44.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6983,76669 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7643,83572 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8383,90669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9074,9481,042 bp+38.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9495,01567 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0175,08569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0875,15973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1925,25867 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2595,32668 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3286,8721,545 bp+43.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8706,94071 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9467,01368 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0157,698684 bp+39.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7027,77069 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7727,978207 bp+33.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9338,613681 bp+42.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6139,396784 bp+46.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3979,46569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4669,811346 bp+45.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8129,88170 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,88210,178297 bp+38.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,17211,5491,378 bp+42.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,55011,61970 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,62011,67859 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,68011,74970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,75013,5701,821 bp+42.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55414,081528 bp−40.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08214,15069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15515,2941,140 bp+45.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29815,36770 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,36715,43266 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,43316,134702 bp–42.5%