MitoAge

Trichosurus vulpecula

Brush-tailed possum

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Maximum lifespan
15.9 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
17,191 bp
RefSeq NC_003039.1
GC content
37.33%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,855 bp
D-loop 1,754 bp

Where Brush-tailed possum sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Brush-tailed possum has the 1,178th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Brush-tailed possum
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Base composition

Whole genome17,191 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.355
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.109

Life history

Maximum lifespan
15.9 years
Adult weight
2.4 kg
Birth weight
279 mg
Basal metabolic rate
3.8 W
Body temperature
36 °C
Female sexual maturity
315 days
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation or incubation
17 days
Litter or clutch size
1
Litters per year
1.5
Postnatal growth rate
0.0206 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02562)

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 genome17,191 bp
Protein-coding11,327 bp
12S rRNA946 bp
16S rRNA1,565 bp
All tRNA1,502 bp
D-loop1,754 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp31.7%28.8%11.3%28.2%39.54%−0.429+0.048
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp35.1%25.5%7.5%32.0%39.46%−0.621+0.158
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,548 bp30.0%31.7%14.9%23.4%38.37%−0.222−0.027
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II682 bp34.5%27.7%13.0%24.8%37.83%−0.310+0.108
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8210 bp41.4%24.8%6.7%27.1%33.81%−0.606+0.252
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp34.2%28.3%9.0%28.5%37.45%−0.522+0.094
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp29.7%30.2%14.5%25.5%40.05%−0.274−0.009
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3346 bp29.2%30.6%11.3%28.9%40.17%−0.439−0.024
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp32.7%27.6%11.8%27.9%39.73%−0.407+0.084
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.3%27.5%9.7%30.6%40.20%−0.520+0.080
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,809 bp34.6%26.2%9.5%29.7%39.19%−0.515+0.138
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6504 bp46.8%19.2%6.9%27.0%33.93%−0.591+0.417
CYTBCytochrome b1,146 bp31.5%26.1%11.9%30.5%42.41%−0.440+0.094
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA946 bp37.6%22.0%17.7%22.7%40.38%−0.126+0.262
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,565 bp38.7%24.1%15.8%21.4%37.25%−0.149+0.232
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,754 bp38.4%35.5%11.1%14.9%26.06%−0.147+0.039

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,793 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU87
UUC148
Leu L15.8%
UUA112
UUG15
CUU79
CUC77
CUA302
CUG13
Ile I9.6%
AUU156
AUC207
Met M5.8%
AUA194
AUG27
Val V4.3%
GUU36
GUC25
GUA88
GUG13
Ser S7.8%
UCU40
UCC69
UCA141
UCG3
AGU22
AGC21
Pro P5.0%
CCU31
CCC41
CCA117
CCG2
Thr T8.3%
ACU61
ACC99
ACA153
ACG2
Ala A6.5%
GCU41
GCC121
GCA81
GCG2
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU63
UAC70
His H2.8%
CAU43
CAC63
Gln Q2.5%
CAA92
CAG1
Asn N4.3%
AAU52
AAC110
Lys K2.4%
AAA88
AAG4
Asp D1.8%
GAU32
GAC36
Glu E2.4%
GAA84
GAG8
Cys C0.8%
UGU14
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA100
UGG4
Arg R1.7%
CGU11
CGC11
CGA43
CGG1
Gly G5.6%
GGU37
GGC68
GGA96
GGG12
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_003039.1

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 (37.3%, 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 RNA701,015946 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0171,08569 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0862,6501,565 bp+37.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6502,72374 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7253,680956 bp+39.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,6813,74969 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7473,81771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8173,88569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,8864,9291,044 bp+39.5%
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA4,9314,99969 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,0055,07066 bp−–
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0765,14570 bp+–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2245,29572 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2975,36468 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3666,9131,548 bp+38.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9116,97969 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9827,05170 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0537,734682 bp+37.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7357,79561 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7968,005210 bp+33.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9608,640681 bp+37.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6409,423784 bp+40.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4249,49168 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4929,837346 bp+40.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8389,90669 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90710,203297 bp+39.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19711,5741,378 bp+40.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57511,64369 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64411,70259 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70211,77271 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77313,5811,809 bp+39.2%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57814,081504 bp−33.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,08214,15069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,15315,2981,146 bp+42.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,29915,36668 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,36915,43668 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,43817,1911,754 bp–26.1%

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