MitoAge

Panthera leo

Lion

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Maximum lifespan
28 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,818 bp
RefSeq NC_018053.1
GC content
40.90%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,440 bp
D-loop 1,366 bp

Where Lion sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Lion has the 517th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Lion
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Base composition

Whole genome16,818 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.292
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.081

Life history

Maximum lifespan
28 years
Adult weight
175 kg
Birth weight
1.3 kg
Basal metabolic rate
94.58 W
Body temperature
37.9 °C
Female sexual maturity
3 years
Male sexual maturity
3 years
Gestation or incubation
109 days
Litter or clutch size
3
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0035 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02127)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, large 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 genome16,818 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA964 bp
16S rRNA1,576 bp
All tRNA1,514 bp
D-loop1,366 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp30.2%26.4%12.1%31.3%43.41%−0.441+0.068
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.6%24.4%9.2%29.8%39.06%−0.528+0.200
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,554 bp26.5%32.4%18.2%22.9%41.12%−0.114−0.099
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.8%28.2%15.8%25.1%40.94%−0.229+0.045
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp40.7%27.9%6.9%24.5%31.37%−0.563+0.186
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.1%29.1%12.6%29.2%41.85%−0.3960.000
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.9%29.3%15.9%27.8%43.75%−0.271−0.043
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp31.4%28.2%11.8%28.5%40.35%−0.414+0.053
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.0%31.3%13.8%24.9%38.72%−0.287−0.022
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,369 bp31.6%26.5%12.3%29.7%41.93%−0.415+0.087
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.2%28.1%12.0%28.7%40.69%−0.412+0.052
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp39.0%21.0%11.0%29.0%39.96%−0.450+0.300
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.0%28.4%14.0%29.6%43.60%−0.356−0.008
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA964 bp35.8%22.4%17.8%24.0%41.81%−0.146+0.230
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,576 bp36.5%23.5%18.5%21.4%39.98%−0.073+0.216
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,366 bp31.2%27.3%15.3%26.2%41.51%−0.263+0.066

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,800 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%
UUU104
UUC126
Leu L15.5%
UUA96
UUG25
CUU66
CUC96
CUA247
CUG59
Ile I8.5%
AUU163
AUC160
Met M6.4%
AUA193
AUG50
Val V5.2%
GUU34
GUC48
GUA85
GUG29
Ser S7.5%
UCU42
UCC71
UCA101
UCG13
AGU19
AGC38
Pro P5.2%
CCU49
CCC81
CCA65
CCG4
Thr T8.3%
ACU66
ACC103
ACA131
ACG16
Ala A6.8%
GCU59
GCC111
GCA83
GCG6
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU66
UAC72
His H2.6%
CAU31
CAC66
Gln Q2.4%
CAA81
CAG10
Asn N3.8%
AAU54
AAC92
Lys K2.8%
AAA90
AAG15
Asp D1.8%
GAU31
GAC36
Glu E2.6%
GAA73
GAG25
Cys C0.6%
UGU10
UGC14
Trp W2.7%
UGA80
UGG24
Arg R1.8%
CGU6
CGC14
CGA43
CGG4
Gly G5.7%
GGU46
GGC51
GGA95
GGG24
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_018053.1

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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 (40.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA87794872 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA9491,912964 bp+41.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,9111,97969 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,9783,5531,576 bp+40.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,5543,62875 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,6314,586956 bp+43.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,5874,65569 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,6534,72674 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,7284,79669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,7975,8381,042 bp+39.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,8395,90769 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,9235,99169 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,9936,06573 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,0996,16365 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,1646,22966 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,2227,7751,554 bp+41.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,7737,84169 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,8487,91568 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,9168,599684 bp+40.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,6038,67068 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,6728,875204 bp+31.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,8339,513681 bp+41.9%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,51310,296784 bp+43.8%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,29710,36569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,36610,712347 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,71310,78169 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,78211,078297 bp+38.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,07212,4401,369 bp+41.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,45012,51869 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,51912,57759 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,57812,64770 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,64814,4681,821 bp+40.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene14,45214,979528 bp−40.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,98015,04869 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene15,05216,1911,140 bp+43.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,19216,26170 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,26216,32867 bp−–
D-loopControl region16,3298761,366 bp–41.5%

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