Proechimys brevicauda

Andean spiny rat, or Short-tailed spiny-rat

Maximum lifespan
6.8 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
34.65%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,186 bp
D-loop 1,102 bp

Where Andean spiny rat, or Short-tailed spiny-rat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Andean spiny rat, or Short-tailed spiny-rat has the 1,879th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Andean spiny rat, or Short-tailed spiny-rat
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,548 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.295
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.068

Life history

Maximum lifespan
6.8 years
Adult weight
285 g
Female sexual maturity
148 days
Gestation or incubation
64 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02964)

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 genome16,548 bp
Protein-coding11,347 bp
12S rRNA948 bp
16S rRNA1,561 bp
All tRNA1,506 bp
D-loop1,102 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Proechimys brevicauda genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1958 bp31.2%32.0%11.1%25.7%36.74%−0.398−0.013
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.2%31.1%7.8%23.9%31.67%−0.509+0.090
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp29.6%34.0%15.4%20.9%36.32%−0.150−0.069
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp35.8%32.6%12.1%19.4%31.58%−0.231+0.047
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8192 bp39.6%31.8%5.7%22.9%28.65%−0.600+0.109
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp33.0%34.4%9.7%22.9%32.60%−0.405−0.020
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.1%32.4%13.8%24.7%38.52%−0.285−0.054
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.8%37.3%9.0%22.0%30.93%−0.421−0.080
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.6%31.0%12.5%24.9%37.37%−0.333+0.011
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.8%33.0%9.3%23.9%33.16%−0.440+0.012
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp35.4%30.6%9.3%24.7%33.94%−0.454+0.073
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6534 bp44.2%23.4%7.5%24.9%32.40%−0.538+0.307
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.6%32.7%11.8%23.9%35.70%−0.337−0.018
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA948 bp38.5%24.7%16.4%20.5%36.81%−0.112+0.219
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,561 bp40.5%25.4%16.1%18.0%34.08%−0.056+0.228
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,102 bp34.2%27.9%14.3%23.5%37.84%−0.242+0.101

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,795 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU121
UUC118
Leu L15.4%
UUA214
UUG15
CUU90
CUC46
CUA214
CUG5
Ile I9.8%
AUU235
AUC137
Met M6.2%
AUA213
AUG23
Val V4.3%
GUU39
GUC24
GUA94
GUG6
Ser S7.6%
UCU77
UCC42
UCA115
UCG4
AGU23
AGC29
Pro P4.8%
CCU84
CCC36
CCA62
CCG2
Thr T8.7%
ACU78
ACC77
ACA172
ACG4
Ala A5.9%
GCU75
GCC55
GCA90
GCG3
Tyr Y3.8%
UAU99
UAC46
His H2.6%
CAU41
CAC56
Gln Q2.3%
CAA82
CAG4
Asn N4.4%
AAU77
AAC89
Lys K2.6%
AAA95
AAG4
Asp D1.6%
GAU37
GAC25
Glu E2.6%
GAA89
GAG10
Cys C0.8%
UGU22
UGC10
Trp W2.8%
UGA98
UGG9
Arg R1.7%
CGU11
CGC7
CGA45
CGG1
Gly G5.5%
GGU63
GGC23
GGA107
GGG15
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_039100.1

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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 (34.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Proechimys brevicauda (NC_039100.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16666 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA681,015948 bp+36.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0161,08368 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0842,6441,561 bp+34.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6452,71975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7233,680958 bp+36.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6813,74868 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7463,81671 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8193,88769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8884,9291,042 bp+31.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9304,99869 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0005,06970 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0705,14273 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1795,24567 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2495,31971 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3216,8621,542 bp+36.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8666,93469 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9447,01269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0137,696684 bp+31.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6997,76365 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7657,956192 bp+28.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9268,606681 bp+32.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6069,389784 bp+38.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3909,45869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4599,804346 bp+30.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8059,87369 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,87510,171297 bp+37.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,16511,5421,378 bp+33.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,54311,61270 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,61911,67658 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,67811,74770 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,74813,5591,812 bp+33.9%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55614,089534 bp−32.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09014,15869 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,16515,3041,140 bp+35.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,30515,37167 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,38015,44667 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44716,5481,102 bp–37.8%