MitoAge

Suricata suricatta

Meerkat

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Maximum lifespan
20.6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,914 bp
RefSeq NC_045900.1
GC content
40.56%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,523 bp
D-loop 1,405 bp

Where Meerkat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Meerkat has the 871st longest lifespan of them.

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

Whole genome16,914 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.328
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.121

Life history

Maximum lifespan
20.6 years
Adult weight
776 g
Birth weight
29 g
Basal metabolic rate
1.729 W
Body temperature
36.3 °C
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
77 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0161 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02157)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
high, large 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 genome16,914 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA963 bp
16S rRNA1,578 bp
All tRNA1,511 bp
D-loop1,405 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp32.0%26.2%11.2%30.6%41.80%−0.465+0.099
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp37.7%23.6%8.5%30.1%38.68%−0.558+0.230
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.6%30.3%18.1%25.0%43.11%−0.162−0.065
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.9%25.1%13.6%26.3%39.91%−0.319+0.163
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp41.2%27.5%5.9%25.5%31.37%−0.625+0.200
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.6%27.9%11.6%28.9%40.53%−0.428+0.062
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%28.2%15.1%28.2%43.24%−0.304+0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.8%27.2%12.1%28.9%41.04%−0.408+0.078
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp27.6%33.7%12.5%26.3%38.72%−0.357−0.099
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp34.5%26.3%10.3%29.0%39.26%−0.475+0.135
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.4%27.9%11.0%27.6%38.66%−0.429+0.090
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.0%18.8%10.0%29.2%39.21%−0.488+0.383
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.5%26.4%13.7%30.4%44.12%−0.380+0.055
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA963 bp36.6%20.7%17.8%25.0%42.78%−0.170+0.278
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,578 bp37.1%23.2%17.8%21.9%39.73%−0.104+0.230
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,405 bp31.8%24.8%13.7%29.7%43.42%−0.367+0.125

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%
UUU95
UUC135
Leu L15.8%
UUA86
UUG18
CUU69
CUC84
CUA302
CUG42
Ile I8.7%
AUU163
AUC169
Met M6.3%
AUA199
AUG39
Val V4.6%
GUU28
GUC28
GUA92
GUG28
Ser S7.4%
UCU46
UCC65
UCA104
UCG12
AGU11
AGC43
Pro P5.2%
CCU35
CCC64
CCA93
CCG6
Thr T8.7%
ACU72
ACC97
ACA155
ACG7
Ala A6.5%
GCU53
GCC105
GCA83
GCG5
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU58
UAC80
His H2.5%
CAU16
CAC78
Gln Q2.4%
CAA82
CAG9
Asn N4.1%
AAU55
AAC100
Lys K2.7%
AAA91
AAG12
Asp D1.8%
GAU27
GAC43
Glu E2.6%
GAA78
GAG20
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC17
Trp W2.7%
UGA93
UGG11
Arg R1.7%
CGU4
CGC13
CGA43
CGG3
Gly G5.7%
GGU32
GGC58
GGA103
GGG24
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_045900.1

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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 (40.6%, 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 RNA711,033963 bp+42.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0341,10168 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1022,6791,578 bp+39.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6802,75475 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7573,713957 bp+41.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7143,78168 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7793,85173 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8533,92169 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9224,9631,042 bp+38.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9645,03269 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0445,11269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1145,18673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2215,28666 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2885,35467 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3566,9001,545 bp+43.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9146,98269 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9897,05668 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0577,740684 bp+39.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7447,81168 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8138,016204 bp+31.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9748,654681 bp+40.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6549,437784 bp+43.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4389,50669 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5079,852346 bp+41.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8549,92269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,92310,219297 bp+38.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,21311,5901,378 bp+39.3%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,59111,66070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,66111,71959 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,72011,78970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,79013,6101,821 bp+38.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,59414,121528 bp−39.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,12214,19069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,19415,3331,140 bp+44.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,33415,40370 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,40415,46966 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,47116,8751,405 bp–43.4%

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