MitoAge

Tapirus terrestris

Brazilian tapir

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Maximum lifespan
39.6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,772 bp
RefSeq NC_053962.1
GC content
37.79%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,383 bp
D-loop 1,322 bp

Where Brazilian tapir sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Brazilian tapir has the 269th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Brazilian tapir
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Base composition

Whole genome16,772 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.342
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.106

Life history

Maximum lifespan
39.6 years
Adult weight
250 kg
Birth weight
6 kg
Body temperature
36.5 °C
Female sexual maturity
3 years
Male sexual maturity
3 years
Gestation or incubation
398 days
Litter or clutch size
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02651)

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 genome16,772 bp
Protein-coding11,338 bp
12S rRNA970 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,505 bp
D-loop1,322 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp32.6%27.8%10.9%28.7%39.54%−0.450+0.080
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp38.6%26.2%7.5%27.7%35.22%−0.575+0.191
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp30.0%31.2%15.9%23.0%38.84%−0.183−0.020
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp34.4%28.9%12.7%24.0%36.70%−0.307+0.085
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp42.6%26.0%6.4%25.0%31.37%−0.594+0.243
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.9%31.6%10.0%26.6%36.56%−0.454+0.005
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.3%30.1%14.3%27.3%41.58%−0.313−0.031
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp32.7%30.6%11.6%25.1%36.71%−0.370+0.032
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.6%32.0%11.4%24.9%36.36%−0.370−0.005
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp34.2%28.8%9.9%27.1%37.01%−0.467+0.085
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp33.4%29.5%10.0%27.1%37.07%−0.461+0.061
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp43.2%19.7%6.8%30.3%37.12%−0.633+0.373
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.5%28.0%12.9%28.6%41.49%−0.378+0.043
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA970 bp38.7%23.2%16.3%21.9%38.14%−0.146+0.250
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp38.3%24.6%15.6%21.5%37.11%−0.157+0.217
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,322 bp34.5%26.2%12.7%26.2%39.06%−0.346+0.137

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,800 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU110
UUC125
Leu L16.1%
UUA136
UUG13
CUU75
CUC82
CUA288
CUG16
Ile I9.1%
AUU179
AUC165
Met M6.3%
AUA204
AUG36
Val V4.7%
GUU50
GUC23
GUA90
GUG17
Ser S7.5%
UCU44
UCC65
UCA119
UCG5
AGU22
AGC31
Pro P5.1%
CCU45
CCC44
CCA96
CCG7
Thr T8.5%
ACU64
ACC80
ACA170
ACG10
Ala A6.2%
GCU66
GCC69
GCA92
GCG7
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU70
UAC62
His H2.6%
CAU29
CAC71
Gln Q2.4%
CAA85
CAG5
Asn N4.2%
AAU62
AAC96
Lys K2.6%
AAA93
AAG6
Asp D1.8%
GAU36
GAC31
Glu E2.5%
GAA87
GAG9
Cys C0.6%
UGU7
UGC16
Trp W2.8%
UGA102
UGG3
Arg R1.6%
CGU9
CGC14
CGA38
CGG1
Gly G5.7%
GGU40
GGC56
GGA99
GGG20
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_053962.1

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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 (37.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,038970 bp+38.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0391,10567 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1062,6841,579 bp+37.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6852,75975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7623,717956 bp+39.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7183,78770 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7853,85773 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8603,92869 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9294,9701,042 bp+35.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9715,04070 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0465,11469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1165,18873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2215,28565 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2875,35367 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3556,8991,545 bp+38.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8976,96569 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9737,03967 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0407,723684 bp+36.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7277,79367 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7957,998204 bp+31.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9568,636681 bp+36.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6369,419784 bp+41.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4209,48869 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4899,834346 bp+36.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8369,90368 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90410,200297 bp+36.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19411,5711,378 bp+37.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57211,64069 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64111,69959 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70011,76970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77013,5901,821 bp+37.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57414,101528 bp−37.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,10214,17069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17615,3151,140 bp+41.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,31615,38469 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,38515,45066 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,45116,7721,322 bp–39.1%

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