MitoAge

Petrosaltator rozeti

North African elephant shrew

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Maximum lifespan
7.2 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,409 bp
RefSeq NC_073526.1
GC content
41.28%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,061 bp
D-loop 1,000 bp

Where North African elephant shrew sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. North African elephant shrew has the 1,807th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %North African elephant shrew
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Base composition

Whole genome16,409 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.335
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.057

Life history

Maximum lifespan
7.2 years
Adult weight
48 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.288 W
Body temperature
37.1 °C
Gestation or incubation
76 days
Litter or clutch size
2.5
Litters per year
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02615)

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
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 genome16,409 bp
Protein-coding11,332 bp
12S rRNA955 bp
16S rRNA1,556 bp
All tRNA1,505 bp
D-loop1,000 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp29.1%29.0%12.7%29.2%41.89%−0.395+0.002
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp32.4%27.2%9.4%31.0%40.40%−0.534+0.089
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp27.0%30.5%16.9%25.6%42.54%−0.204−0.061
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II681 bp30.5%27.3%14.1%28.0%42.14%−0.331+0.056
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp37.3%29.4%7.8%25.5%33.33%−0.529+0.118
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp30.4%28.6%10.6%30.4%40.97%−0.484+0.030
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.5%29.3%14.9%29.2%44.13%−0.324−0.050
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp26.6%29.8%11.8%31.8%43.64%−0.457−0.056
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.6%34.7%11.1%25.6%36.70%−0.395−0.096
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.8%29.4%11.5%29.3%40.78%−0.438+0.007
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,809 bp30.3%28.1%11.6%29.9%41.52%−0.441+0.038
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp39.0%17.9%6.3%36.8%43.05%−0.708+0.371
CYTBCytochrome b1,139 bp27.7%30.1%13.3%29.0%42.23%−0.372−0.043
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA955 bp35.4%23.0%18.4%23.1%41.57%−0.113+0.211
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,556 bp36.2%23.2%17.7%22.8%40.55%−0.125+0.219
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,000 bp29.9%29.0%13.5%27.6%41.10%−0.343+0.015

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,792 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU103
UUC131
Leu L16.5%
UUA104
UUG28
CUU87
CUC121
CUA236
CUG50
Ile I8.6%
AUU170
AUC155
Met M5.9%
AUA168
AUG55
Val V5.1%
GUU48
GUC51
GUA75
GUG20
Ser S7.8%
UCU60
UCC74
UCA95
UCG10
AGU23
AGC34
Pro P5.4%
CCU54
CCC59
CCA86
CCG5
Thr T8.2%
ACU56
ACC123
ACA123
ACG8
Ala A6.7%
GCU51
GCC106
GCA91
GCG5
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU49
UAC78
His H2.6%
CAU33
CAC67
Gln Q2.3%
CAA73
CAG13
Asn N3.8%
AAU56
AAC88
Lys K2.3%
AAA79
AAG8
Asp D1.9%
GAU26
GAC45
Glu E2.4%
GAA77
GAG13
Cys C0.7%
UGU14
UGC14
Trp W2.6%
UGA92
UGG8
Arg R1.7%
CGU17
CGC12
CGA33
CGG4
Gly G5.8%
GGU48
GGC56
GGA82
GGG35
Stop 0.2%
UAA4
UAG2
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_073526.1

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 (41.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16767 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,023955 bp+41.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0241,09067 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0912,6461,556 bp+40.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6472,72175 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7223,676955 bp+41.9%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6773,74569 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7433,81371 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8153,88369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8844,9251,042 bp+40.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9264,99368 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9965,06368 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0645,13673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1745,23865 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2395,30668 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3086,8491,542 bp+42.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8516,91969 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9256,99268 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene6,9937,673681 bp+42.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6767,74267 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7457,948204 bp+33.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9068,586681 bp+41.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,5869,369784 bp+44.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3709,43869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4399,784346 bp+43.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,7859,85167 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,85410,150297 bp+36.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,14411,5211,378 bp+40.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,52211,59069 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,59111,64959 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,65011,71970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,72013,5281,809 bp+41.5%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,53114,055525 bp−43.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,05814,12770 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,13115,2691,139 bp+42.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,27015,33667 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,33715,40973 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,41016,4091,000 bp–41.1%

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