Maximum lifespan
16.3 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
40.95%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,274 bp
D-loop 1,196 bp

Where Arctic fox sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Arctic fox has the 1,137th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Arctic fox
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,656 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.278
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.060

Life history

Maximum lifespan
16.3 years
Adult weight
5.2 kg
Birth weight
70 g
Basal metabolic rate
7.665 W
Body temperature
38.6 °C
Female sexual maturity
304 days
Male sexual maturity
304 days
Gestation or incubation
52 days
Litter or clutch size
9
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02095)

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
Unchanged since build 1
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,656 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,510 bp
D-loop1,196 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Vulpes lagopus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp27.1%29.8%13.9%29.2%43.10%−0.354−0.048
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp34.4%27.6%10.1%27.9%38.00%−0.470+0.108
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.7%30.2%18.3%24.8%43.04%−0.152−0.061
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp33.0%27.6%14.2%25.1%39.33%−0.279+0.089
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp35.3%26.0%10.3%28.4%38.73%−0.468+0.152
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.8%28.8%12.5%28.9%41.41%−0.397+0.018
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.3%29.6%15.7%28.4%44.13%−0.289−0.059
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp27.4%27.1%16.4%29.1%45.53%−0.278+0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp28.6%31.6%15.8%23.9%39.73%−0.203−0.050
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.5%28.4%13.1%28.9%42.02%−0.375+0.019
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp30.1%29.1%12.9%27.9%40.75%−0.369+0.018
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp39.8%22.3%10.0%27.8%37.88%−0.470+0.280
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.4%27.7%14.3%29.6%43.86%−0.348+0.013
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA957 bp36.2%23.3%18.5%22.0%40.54%−0.088+0.216
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp36.8%25.3%17.5%20.4%37.87%−0.077+0.185
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,196 bp29.7%26.1%15.0%29.3%44.23%−0.323+0.064

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 F6.0%
UUU95
UUC134
Leu L15.6%
UUA92
UUG35
CUU72
CUC106
CUA220
CUG66
Ile I8.8%
AUU168
AUC165
Met M6.6%
AUA191
AUG60
Val V4.9%
GUU47
GUC39
GUA83
GUG17
Ser S7.5%
UCU66
UCC70
UCA76
UCG21
AGU22
AGC31
Pro P5.1%
CCU58
CCC57
CCA69
CCG9
Thr T8.1%
ACU78
ACC101
ACA113
ACG17
Ala A6.8%
GCU56
GCC96
GCA90
GCG18
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU56
UAC80
His H2.7%
CAU30
CAC72
Gln Q2.3%
CAA67
CAG21
Asn N3.9%
AAU67
AAC83
Lys K2.7%
AAA83
AAG20
Asp D1.9%
GAU28
GAC45
Glu E2.4%
GAA59
GAG34
Cys C0.6%
UGU7
UGC17
Trp W2.7%
UGA86
UGG18
Arg R1.7%
CGU7
CGC12
CGA39
CGG8
Gly G5.7%
GGU34
GGC55
GGA85
GGG41
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_026529.1

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 (40.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Vulpes lagopus (NC_026529.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,026957 bp+40.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0271,09367 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0942,6721,579 bp+37.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6732,74775 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7503,705956 bp+43.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7063,77469 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7723,84574 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8473,91670 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9174,9581,042 bp+38.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9595,02668 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0395,10769 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1095,17971 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2135,28169 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2825,34968 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3516,8951,545 bp+43.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8936,96169 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9687,03568 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0367,719684 bp+39.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7377,80367 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8058,008204 bp+38.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9668,646681 bp+41.4%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6469,429784 bp+44.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4309,49768 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4989,844347 bp+45.5%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8459,91369 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91410,210297 bp+39.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20411,5811,378 bp+42.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,58211,65170 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,65211,71059 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,71111,78070 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,78113,6011,821 bp+40.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58514,112528 bp−37.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11314,18169 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18615,3251,140 bp+43.9%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32615,39570 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39515,46066 bp+–
D-loopControl region15,46116,6561,196 bp–44.2%