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Thryonomys swinderianus

Greater cane rat

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Maximum lifespan
5.4 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,626 bp
RefSeq NC_002658.1
GC content
36.22%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,249 bp
D-loop 946 bp

Where Greater cane rat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Greater cane rat has the 1,970th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Greater cane rat
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Base composition

Whole genome16,626 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.338
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.086

Life history

Maximum lifespan
5.4 years
Adult weight
6.6 kg
Birth weight
129 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
155 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Litters per year
2.3

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03199)

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
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 genome16,626 bp
Protein-coding11,333 bp
12S rRNA971 bp
16S rRNA1,560 bp
All tRNA1,513 bp
D-loop946 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1960 bp32.7%30.1%9.9%27.3%37.19%−0.468+0.041
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.9%29.8%8.3%24.9%33.21%−0.497+0.106
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp30.4%30.4%15.5%23.7%39.22%−0.208+0.001
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II681 bp36.0%26.6%11.9%25.6%37.45%−0.365+0.150
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8195 bp41.5%28.2%4.6%25.6%30.26%−0.695+0.191
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp34.5%31.3%8.5%25.7%34.21%−0.502+0.049
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp31.3%30.1%13.9%24.7%38.65%−0.281+0.019
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp32.7%31.5%10.1%25.7%35.84%−0.435+0.018
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.0%34.7%10.1%24.2%34.34%−0.412−0.056
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.8%30.8%9.5%26.9%36.36%−0.477+0.031
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,812 bp34.6%31.1%9.2%25.1%34.33%−0.463+0.054
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6513 bp42.3%24.0%8.0%25.7%33.72%−0.526+0.276
CYTBCytochrome b1,138 bp30.3%29.6%12.1%27.9%40.07%−0.395+0.012
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA971 bp36.3%24.5%17.5%21.7%39.24%−0.108+0.193
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,560 bp38.9%25.2%16.5%19.4%35.90%−0.082+0.214
D-loopControl region (D-loop)946 bp31.7%31.9%13.8%22.5%36.36%−0.238−0.003

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,789 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%
UUU109
UUC121
Leu L15.7%
UUA168
UUG10
CUU83
CUC84
CUA232
CUG18
Ile I9.8%
AUU215
AUC158
Met M7.4%
AUA246
AUG33
Val V3.9%
GUU47
GUC16
GUA72
GUG12
Ser S7.9%
UCU49
UCC58
UCA128
UCG5
AGU22
AGC36
Pro P5.3%
CCU60
CCC62
CCA74
CCG6
Thr T7.9%
ACU69
ACC63
ACA163
ACG5
Ala A5.8%
GCU57
GCC61
GCA100
GCG2
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU66
UAC76
His H2.6%
CAU42
CAC55
Gln Q2.2%
CAA79
CAG4
Asn N4.6%
AAU60
AAC115
Lys K2.4%
AAA87
AAG5
Asp D1.7%
GAU26
GAC39
Glu E2.5%
GAA84
GAG10
Cys C0.7%
UGU10
UGC15
Trp W2.7%
UGA97
UGG6
Arg R1.6%
CGU6
CGC11
CGA41
CGG3
Gly G5.3%
GGU33
GGC33
GGA115
GGG19
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_002658.1

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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 (36.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,040971 bp+39.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0411,10767 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1082,6671,560 bp+35.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6682,74275 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7463,705960 bp+37.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7143,78168 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7793,85072 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8523,92069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9214,9621,042 bp+33.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9635,02967 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0345,10370 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1045,17673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2085,27164 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2725,34170 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3556,8991,545 bp+39.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9026,97069 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9747,04370 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0447,724681 bp+37.5%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7277,79771 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7997,993195 bp+30.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9638,643681 bp+34.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6439,426784 bp+38.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4279,49569 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4969,841346 bp+35.8%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8439,91270 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91410,210297 bp+34.3%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20411,5811,378 bp+36.4%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,58211,64968 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,65011,70859 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,92211,99170 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,99213,8031,812 bp+34.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,81814,330513 bp−33.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,33114,39969 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,40315,5401,138 bp+40.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,54215,61170 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,61415,68067 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,68116,626946 bp–36.4%

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