MitoAge

Proteles cristata

Aardwolf

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Maximum lifespan
20 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,159 bp
RefSeq NC_053964.1
GC content
42.69%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,785 bp
D-loop 1,690 bp

Where Aardwolf sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Aardwolf has the 918th longest lifespan of them.

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

Whole genome17,159 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.309
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.126

Life history

Maximum lifespan
20 years
Adult weight
10 kg
Birth weight
275 g
Basal metabolic rate
11.563 W
Body temperature
36.4 °C
Female sexual maturity
631 days
Gestation or incubation
84 days
Litter or clutch size
2.5

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02161)

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 genome17,159 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,572 bp
All tRNA1,510 bp
D-loop1,690 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp31.3%23.7%12.4%32.5%44.98%−0.447+0.137
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.8%23.1%9.2%30.9%40.12%−0.541+0.228
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp25.4%28.7%18.7%27.1%45.83%−0.184−0.061
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.6%24.4%15.4%28.7%44.01%−0.302+0.128
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp40.2%26.5%6.4%27.0%33.33%−0.618+0.206
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp28.8%26.7%13.5%31.0%44.49%−0.393+0.037
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.3%27.4%16.6%29.7%46.30%−0.284−0.021
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp30.3%26.6%14.2%28.9%43.06%−0.342+0.066
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.6%30.6%14.1%29.6%43.77%−0.354−0.090
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.2%25.4%13.2%30.2%43.40%−0.391+0.103
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp31.9%25.9%12.6%29.6%42.23%−0.402+0.103
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp40.3%19.3%11.0%29.4%40.34%−0.455+0.352
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.2%24.4%14.0%31.4%45.44%−0.382+0.106
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA957 bp34.9%21.3%19.4%24.3%43.78%−0.112+0.242
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,572 bp36.6%22.9%17.8%22.6%40.46%−0.120+0.231
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,690 bp34.1%24.4%14.4%27.1%41.48%−0.307+0.167

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%
UUU84
UUC146
Leu L15.8%
UUA70
UUG25
CUU63
CUC94
CUA274
CUG75
Ile I8.5%
AUU147
AUC176
Met M6.0%
AUA179
AUG50
Val V4.8%
GUU23
GUC40
GUA86
GUG35
Ser S7.3%
UCU29
UCC77
UCA101
UCG12
AGU14
AGC44
Pro P5.4%
CCU20
CCC98
CCA72
CCG17
Thr T8.3%
ACU47
ACC102
ACA155
ACG13
Ala A7.3%
GCU37
GCC137
GCA90
GCG13
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU60
UAC75
His H2.5%
CAU11
CAC83
Gln Q2.4%
CAA83
CAG8
Asn N3.9%
AAU41
AAC107
Lys K2.7%
AAA93
AAG11
Asp D1.8%
GAU18
GAC49
Glu E2.6%
GAA74
GAG26
Cys C0.6%
UGU9
UGC14
Trp W2.8%
UGA81
UGG24
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC15
CGA40
CGG4
Gly G5.7%
GGU31
GGC66
GGA79
GGG39
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053964.1

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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 (42.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,027957 bp+43.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0281,09568 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0962,6671,572 bp+40.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6682,74275 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7453,700956 bp+45.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7013,76969 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7673,83973 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8413,90969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9104,9511,042 bp+40.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9525,01968 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0325,10069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1025,17473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2085,27366 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2755,34167 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3436,8871,545 bp+45.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8856,95369 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9607,02869 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0297,712684 bp+44.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7167,78368 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7857,988204 bp+33.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9468,626681 bp+44.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6269,409784 bp+46.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4109,47869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4799,824346 bp+43.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8269,89267 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,89310,189297 bp+43.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,18311,5601,378 bp+43.4%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,56111,63070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,63111,68959 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,69011,75970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,76013,5801,821 bp+42.2%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,56414,091528 bp−40.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09214,16069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,16415,3031,140 bp+45.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,30415,37370 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37415,43966 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44117,1301,690 bp–41.5%

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