Maximum lifespan
3.2 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
34.32%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,837 bp
D-loop 1,726 bp

Where Asian house shrew sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Asian house shrew has the 2,168th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Asian house shrew
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome17,240 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.234
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.004

Life history

Maximum lifespan
3.2 years
Adult weight
45.9 g
Birth weight
2.7 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.403 W
Body temperature
38.7 °C
Female sexual maturity
36 days
Male sexual maturity
36 days
Gestation or incubation
30 days
Litter or clutch size
3
Litters per year
9.8
Postnatal growth rate
0.0643 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03235)

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
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
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 genome17,240 bp
Protein-coding11,344 bp
12S rRNA975 bp
16S rRNA1,569 bp
All tRNA1,515 bp
D-loop1,726 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Suncus murinus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp29.9%34.8%11.8%23.4%35.25%−0.329−0.076
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp35.2%34.2%7.7%22.9%30.56%−0.498+0.015
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.4%37.0%16.0%19.6%35.60%−0.102−0.148
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.6%32.2%12.9%20.3%33.19%−0.225+0.037
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp37.3%34.3%7.4%21.1%28.43%−0.483+0.041
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.6%35.4%10.1%22.9%33.04%−0.387−0.057
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.0%33.3%15.6%22.2%37.76%−0.176−0.070
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp31.1%36.6%10.4%21.9%32.28%−0.357−0.081
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.0%38.0%13.1%18.9%31.99%−0.179−0.119
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.9%35.6%10.2%22.4%32.51%−0.375−0.054
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp32.6%34.1%10.4%22.9%33.28%−0.375−0.022
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6534 bp41.2%26.6%8.8%23.4%32.21%−0.453+0.215
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.1%32.3%13.4%25.2%38.60%−0.305−0.051
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA975 bp36.5%26.3%17.5%19.7%37.23%−0.058+0.163
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,569 bp37.6%28.2%16.3%17.9%34.16%−0.049+0.142
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,726 bp33.7%32.2%14.9%19.1%34.07%−0.122+0.023

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,802 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU162
UUC75
Leu L16.0%
UUA259
UUG12
CUU112
CUC57
CUA149
CUG19
Ile I9.1%
AUU261
AUC86
Met M6.0%
AUA199
AUG31
Val V5.0%
GUU64
GUC22
GUA93
GUG13
Ser S7.7%
UCU73
UCC59
UCA97
UCG7
AGU25
AGC30
Pro P5.0%
CCU77
CCC39
CCA69
CCG4
Thr T8.0%
ACU84
ACC63
ACA151
ACG7
Ala A6.5%
GCU81
GCC68
GCA92
GCG5
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU107
UAC32
His H2.4%
CAU63
CAC30
Gln Q2.3%
CAA85
CAG2
Asn N4.4%
AAU112
AAC57
Lys K2.5%
AAA89
AAG6
Asp D1.7%
GAU41
GAC23
Glu E2.5%
GAA87
GAG9
Cys C0.6%
UGU9
UGC14
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG7
Arg R1.7%
CGU15
CGC10
CGA38
CGG1
Gly G5.6%
GGU69
GGC57
GGA69
GGG19
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_024604.1

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 (34.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Suncus murinus (NC_024604.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16666 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA671,041975 bp+37.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0421,10968 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1102,6781,569 bp+34.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6792,75375 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7563,711956 bp+35.3%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7123,78069 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7783,85073 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8503,91869 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9194,9621,044 bp+30.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9635,02967 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0325,10069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1025,17473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2125,27968 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2845,36178 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3636,9071,545 bp+35.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9086,97871 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9807,04768 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0487,731684 bp+33.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7357,80268 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8048,007204 bp+28.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9658,645681 bp+33.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6459,428784 bp+37.8%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4299,49870 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4999,845347 bp+32.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8469,91368 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91410,210297 bp+32.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20411,5811,378 bp+32.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,58211,65069 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,65111,71161 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,71211,78069 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,78113,5981,818 bp+33.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58214,115534 bp−32.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11614,18368 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18715,3261,140 bp+38.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33315,39967 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40015,46465 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,46617,1911,726 bp–34.1%