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Vulpes rueppellii

Ruppell's sand fox

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Maximum lifespan
14.3 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,517 bp
RefSeq NC_087722.1
GC content
40.91%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,136 bp
D-loop 1,057 bp

Where Ruppell's sand fox sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Ruppell's sand fox has the 1,277th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,517 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.272
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.055

Life history

Maximum lifespan
14.3 years
Adult weight
3.2 kg
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
53 days
Litter or clutch size
2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02098)

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
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 genome16,517 bp
Protein-coding11,339 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,579 bp
All tRNA1,509 bp
D-loop1,057 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp27.3%28.7%13.2%30.9%44.04%−0.401−0.024
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp33.1%27.3%11.7%27.9%39.64%−0.409+0.097
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp26.7%30.8%18.0%24.5%42.46%−0.152−0.071
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.9%27.5%15.2%25.4%40.64%−0.252+0.074
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp35.3%27.5%11.3%26.0%37.26%−0.395+0.125
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.8%28.9%12.3%28.9%41.26%−0.402+0.015
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.1%28.8%15.8%29.2%45.03%−0.297−0.049
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp29.7%30.0%13.8%26.5%40.35%−0.314−0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.6%31.3%14.8%24.2%39.06%−0.241−0.028
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.1%28.9%12.6%28.4%41.00%−0.388+0.021
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp29.7%28.9%13.1%28.3%41.41%−0.366+0.012
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp39.0%23.5%11.0%26.5%37.50%−0.414+0.248
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.8%28.5%14.1%28.6%42.72%−0.339+0.005
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA957 bp35.7%23.7%18.5%22.0%40.54%−0.088+0.202
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,579 bp36.9%25.2%17.5%20.4%37.94%−0.075+0.188
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,057 bp28.6%27.2%16.3%27.9%44.18%−0.263+0.024

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%
UUU87
UUC141
Leu L15.5%
UUA91
UUG27
CUU85
CUC92
CUA225
CUG70
Ile I8.7%
AUU177
AUC155
Met M6.7%
AUA191
AUG63
Val V4.9%
GUU43
GUC47
GUA76
GUG20
Ser S7.6%
UCU63
UCC69
UCA84
UCG16
AGU22
AGC33
Pro P5.1%
CCU54
CCC65
CCA64
CCG11
Thr T8.0%
ACU80
ACC105
ACA105
ACG13
Ala A7.0%
GCU63
GCC93
GCA94
GCG17
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU57
UAC78
His H2.7%
CAU31
CAC72
Gln Q2.3%
CAA71
CAG18
Asn N3.8%
AAU63
AAC80
Lys K2.7%
AAA83
AAG19
Asp D2.0%
GAU25
GAC50
Glu E2.5%
GAA66
GAG28
Cys C0.7%
UGU6
UGC19
Trp W2.7%
UGA88
UGG16
Arg R1.7%
CGU10
CGC7
CGA40
CGG8
Gly G5.7%
GGU44
GGC47
GGA89
GGG36
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_087722.1

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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 (40.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA37043869 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA4391,395957 bp+40.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,3961,46267 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,4633,0411,579 bp+37.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,0423,11675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,1194,074956 bp+44.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,0754,14369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,1414,21474 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,2164,28570 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,2865,3271,042 bp+39.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,3285,39568 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,4085,47669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,4785,54871 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,5825,65069 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,6515,71868 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,7207,2641,545 bp+42.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,2627,33069 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,3377,40468 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,4058,088684 bp+40.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,1068,17267 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,1748,377204 bp+37.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,3359,015681 bp+41.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,0159,798784 bp+45.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,7999,86668 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,86710,213347 bp+40.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,21410,28269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,28310,579297 bp+39.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,57311,9501,378 bp+41.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,95112,02070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,02112,07959 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,08012,14970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,15013,9701,821 bp+41.4%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,95414,481528 bp−37.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,48214,55069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,55515,6941,140 bp+42.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,69515,76470 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,76415,82865 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,8303691,057 bp–44.2%

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