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Syncerus caffer

African buffalo

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Maximum lifespan
32.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,359 bp
RefSeq NC_020617.1
GC content
39.80%
Whole genome
Non-coding
991 bp
Including the D-loop

Where African buffalo sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. African buffalo has the 375th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %African buffalo
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Base composition

Whole genome16,359 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.323
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.113

Life history

Maximum lifespan
32.8 years
Adult weight
700 kg
Birth weight
44 kg
Female sexual maturity
4 years
Male sexual maturity
4.6 years
Gestation or incubation
331 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
0.4
Postnatal growth rate
0.0026 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01995)

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
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 genome16,359 bp
Protein-coding11,336 bp
12S rRNA955 bp
16S rRNA1,569 bp
All tRNA1,512 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp32.3%27.2%11.8%28.7%40.54%−0.418+0.086
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.0%26.4%9.8%27.8%37.62%−0.480+0.154
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp28.4%29.6%16.8%25.1%41.94%−0.198−0.021
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.4%27.3%14.5%23.8%38.30%−0.244+0.114
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8201 bp41.3%27.4%6.5%24.9%31.34%−0.587+0.203
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp32.5%26.4%12.2%28.9%41.12%−0.407+0.102
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III781 bp26.2%28.6%15.5%29.7%45.20%−0.314−0.042
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp31.2%28.3%11.6%28.9%40.46%−0.429+0.049
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.3%31.6%12.5%24.6%37.04%−0.327−0.005
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.9%28.4%11.0%28.8%39.77%−0.449+0.058
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.7%26.7%10.4%29.2%39.59%−0.473+0.115
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp42.0%20.3%7.4%30.3%37.69%−0.608+0.350
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp31.8%26.1%12.9%29.2%42.11%−0.388+0.100
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA955 bp36.4%23.2%17.9%22.4%40.31%−0.112+0.221
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,569 bp38.2%24.0%17.1%20.7%37.86%−0.094+0.229

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU103
UUC133
Leu L15.8%
UUA108
UUG17
CUU61
CUC95
CUA271
CUG47
Ile I8.6%
AUU140
AUC185
Met M7.0%
AUA221
AUG46
Val V5.0%
GUU42
GUC45
GUA83
GUG21
Ser S7.4%
UCU50
UCC63
UCA102
UCG7
AGU13
AGC47
Pro P5.1%
CCU39
CCC65
CCA85
CCG4
Thr T8.2%
ACU40
ACC92
ACA170
ACG9
Ala A6.4%
GCU41
GCC96
GCA101
GCG5
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU75
UAC57
His H2.4%
CAU24
CAC69
Gln Q2.3%
CAA81
CAG7
Asn N4.3%
AAU50
AAC114
Lys K2.5%
AAA87
AAG8
Asp D1.8%
GAU31
GAC37
Glu E2.5%
GAA73
GAG23
Cys C0.6%
UGU8
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA95
UGG9
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC11
CGA45
CGG2
Gly G5.7%
GGU31
GGC62
GGA93
GGG29
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_020617.1

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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 (39.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,025955 bp+40.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0261,09267 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0932,6611,569 bp+37.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6622,73776 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7403,696957 bp+40.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6963,76469 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7623,83372 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8363,90469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9054,9461,042 bp+37.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9475,01367 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0155,08369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,0855,15773 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,1905,25768 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2585,32467 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3266,8701,545 bp+41.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8686,93871 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9427,01069 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0127,695684 bp+38.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,6997,76567 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7677,967201 bp+31.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9288,608681 bp+41.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6089,388781 bp+45.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,3929,46069 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4619,806346 bp+40.5%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8089,87669 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,87710,173297 bp+37.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,16711,5441,378 bp+39.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,54511,61470 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,61511,67460 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,67611,74570 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,74613,5661,821 bp+39.6%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,55014,077528 bp−37.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,07814,14669 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15115,2901,140 bp+42.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29515,36369 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,36315,42866 bp−–

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