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Psammomys obesus

Fat sand rat

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Maximum lifespan
3.2 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,592 bp
RefSeq NC_037509.1
GC content
36.90%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,232 bp
D-loop 925 bp

Where Fat sand rat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Fat sand rat has the 2,171st longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Fat sand rat
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Base composition

Whole genome16,592 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.309
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.055

Life history

Maximum lifespan
3.2 years
Adult weight
212 g
Birth weight
6.3 g
Female sexual maturity
100 days
Gestation or incubation
24 days
Litter or clutch size
3.5
Postnatal growth rate
0.0304 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03074)

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
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 genome16,592 bp
Protein-coding11,337 bp
12S rRNA951 bp
16S rRNA1,574 bp
All tRNA1,501 bp
D-loop925 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1955 bp29.9%31.9%11.6%26.5%38.12%−0.390−0.032
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,037 bp34.4%32.9%7.5%25.2%32.69%−0.540+0.023
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp29.4%30.4%15.7%24.5%40.19%−0.217−0.017
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.0%28.7%12.9%25.4%38.30%−0.328+0.071
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp39.2%29.9%4.9%26.0%30.88%−0.683+0.135
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.1%30.5%10.0%28.3%38.33%−0.479+0.010
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.3%29.7%14.5%26.4%40.94%−0.290−0.006
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp29.6%34.2%10.6%25.6%36.21%−0.413−0.072
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.6%33.3%11.1%26.9%38.05%−0.416−0.076
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp33.5%30.3%10.3%25.9%36.21%−0.431+0.051
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp32.7%31.0%10.5%25.8%36.37%−0.420+0.027
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp42.0%20.8%7.5%29.7%37.19%−0.596+0.337
CYTBCytochrome b1,144 bp29.8%32.0%12.8%25.3%38.20%−0.327−0.035
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA951 bp35.9%26.5%17.1%20.5%37.65%−0.089+0.150
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,574 bp38.2%26.0%17.2%18.6%35.77%−0.037+0.191
D-loopControl region (D-loop)925 bp29.2%27.0%12.0%21.1%37.05%−0.275+0.038

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.7%
UUU139
UUC117
Leu L15.6%
UUA139
UUG10
CUU107
CUC82
CUA236
CUG18
Ile I9.9%
AUU229
AUC147
Met M6.1%
AUA196
AUG35
Val V4.3%
GUU48
GUC30
GUA70
GUG17
Ser S8.1%
UCU72
UCC62
UCA113
UCG7
AGU17
AGC38
Pro P5.1%
CCU44
CCC52
CCA94
CCG5
Thr T7.8%
ACU81
ACC60
ACA147
ACG7
Ala A6.1%
GCU54
GCC82
GCA88
GCG7
Tyr Y3.3%
UAU65
UAC60
His H2.5%
CAU37
CAC57
Gln Q2.2%
CAA76
CAG8
Asn N4.4%
AAU67
AAC100
Lys K2.6%
AAA91
AAG8
Asp D1.8%
GAU35
GAC35
Glu E2.6%
GAA76
GAG21
Cys C0.8%
UGU14
UGC15
Trp W2.7%
UGA95
UGG8
Arg R1.7%
CGU4
CGC9
CGA48
CGG2
Gly G5.4%
GGU32
GGC42
GGA92
GGG39
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_037509.1

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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 (36.9%, 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 RNA711,021951 bp+37.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0221,08766 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0882,6611,574 bp+35.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6632,73775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7383,692955 bp+38.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6933,76169 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7593,83072 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8423,91069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9124,9481,037 bp+32.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9495,01365 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0165,08469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0915,16070 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1925,25867 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2595,32567 bp+–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3276,8711,545 bp+40.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8696,93769 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9417,01070 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0117,694684 bp+38.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6977,76367 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7657,968204 bp+30.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9268,606681 bp+38.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6069,389784 bp+40.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3909,45869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4599,806348 bp+36.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8119,87868 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,88010,176297 bp+38.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,17011,5471,378 bp+36.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,54811,61770 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,61811,67659 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,67711,74468 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,74513,5561,812 bp+36.4%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55914,077519 bp−37.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,07814,14669 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15115,2941,144 bp+38.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29515,37884 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,36015,43071 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,43016,354925 bp–37.1%

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