Ratufa bicolor

Black giant squirrel

Maximum lifespan

19 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,563 bp

RefSeq NC_023780.1

GC content

39.69%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,165 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Black giant squirrel sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black giant squirrel has the 983rd longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,563 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.336
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.051

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 19 years
Adult weight: 2 kg
Birth weight: 77 g
Female sexual maturity: 3 years
Gestation or incubation: 32 days
Litter or clutch size: 1.4
Litters per year: 2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03156)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, tiny sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: Unchanged since build 1
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,563 bp

Protein-coding11,329 bp

12S rRNA968 bp

16S rRNA1,582 bp

All tRNA1,519 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Ratufa bicolor genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	955 bp	29.9%	28.2%	11.8%	30.1%	41.89%	−0.435	+0.031
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,042 bp	34.6%	29.5%	7.9%	28.0%	35.89%	−0.562	+0.081
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,542 bp	27.7%	30.6%	17.2%	24.5%	41.70%	−0.176	−0.050
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	32.0%	27.6%	13.6%	26.8%	40.35%	−0.326	+0.074
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	204 bp	35.3%	27.5%	6.4%	30.9%	37.26%	−0.658	+0.125
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	681 bp	30.2%	31.1%	11.2%	27.5%	38.62%	−0.422	−0.014
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.4%	30.5%	14.2%	27.9%	42.09%	−0.327	−0.053
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	347 bp	30.3%	30.3%	11.0%	28.5%	39.48%	−0.445	0.000
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	30.0%	35.0%	11.4%	23.6%	35.02%	−0.346	−0.078
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.6%	30.3%	10.2%	27.9%	38.10%	−0.463	+0.022
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,818 bp	31.1%	29.4%	10.6%	28.9%	39.49%	−0.465	+0.029
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	525 bp	39.4%	22.7%	6.9%	31.0%	37.91%	−0.638	+0.270
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	27.5%	28.8%	13.0%	30.8%	43.77%	−0.407	−0.023
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	968 bp	32.9%	23.5%	19.3%	24.4%	43.70%	−0.116	+0.167
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,582 bp	37.0%	25.4%	16.9%	20.7%	37.55%	−0.101	+0.186

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.6%

UUU113

UUC136

Leu L16.0%

UUA121

UUG21

CUU84

CUC114

CUA238

CUG31

Ile I9.1%

AUU168

AUC179

Met M6.2%

AUA193

AUG41

Val V4.7%

GUU48

GUC33

GUA81

GUG15

Ser S7.8%

UCU58

UCC81

UCA103

UCG4

AGU14

AGC35

Pro P5.3%

CCU52

CCC82

CCA58

CCG9

Thr T7.8%

ACU46

ACC102

ACA135

ACG13

Ala A6.5%

GCU66

GCC75

GCA103

GCG4

Tyr Y3.4%

UAU66

UAC64

His H2.6%

CAU37

CAC60

Gln Q2.2%

CAA74

CAG10

Asn N4.0%

AAU74

AAC79

Lys K2.5%

AAA86

AAG8

Asp D1.8%

GAU34

GAC36

Glu E2.6%

GAA81

GAG17

Cys C0.6%

UGU10

UGC14

Trp W2.8%

UGA98

UGG7

Arg R1.7%

CGU12

CGC14

CGA38

CGG1

Gly G5.6%

GGU33

GGC66

GGA90

GGG24

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_023780.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (39.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 37 features as a table

Annotated features of Ratufa bicolor (NC_023780.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	71	71 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	72	1,039	968 bp	+	43.7%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,040	1,111	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,112	2,693	1,582 bp	+	37.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,694	2,768	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,772	3,726	955 bp	+	41.9%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,727	3,795	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,793	3,864	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,867	3,935	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,936	4,977	1,042 bp	+	35.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,978	5,046	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,051	5,118	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,123	5,195	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,227	5,294	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,296	5,361	66 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,370	6,911	1,542 bp	+	41.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,913	6,981	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,985	7,052	68 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,054	7,737	684 bp	+	40.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,741	7,809	69 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,811	8,014	204 bp	+	37.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,972	8,652	681 bp	+	38.6%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,652	9,435	784 bp	+	42.1%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,436	9,504	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,505	9,851	347 bp	+	39.5%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,852	9,919	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,922	10,218	297 bp	+	35.0%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,212	11,589	1,378 bp	+	38.1%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,590	11,658	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,660	11,717	58 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,719	11,788	70 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,789	13,606	1,818 bp	+	39.5%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,590	14,114	525 bp	−	37.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,115	14,183	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,188	15,327	1,140 bp	+	43.8%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,328	15,397	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,401	15,471	71 bp	−	–