Maximum lifespan
21.3 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
40.92%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,432 bp
D-loop 1,354 bp

Where Red fox sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Red fox has the 825th longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,813 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.273
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.058

Life history

Maximum lifespan
21.3 years
Adult weight
4.1 kg
Birth weight
100 g
Basal metabolic rate
13.731 W
Body temperature
38.7 °C
Female sexual maturity
304 days
Male sexual maturity
304 days
Gestation or incubation
52 days
Litter or clutch size
5
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.0177 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02100)

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 genome16,813 bp
Protein-coding11,343 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,578 bp
All tRNA1,510 bp
D-loop1,354 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Vulpes vulpes genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp27.4%28.8%13.3%30.5%43.78%−0.394−0.026
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,044 bp34.0%26.9%10.9%28.2%39.08%−0.441+0.116
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.1%30.8%17.6%24.5%42.14%−0.164−0.065
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.2%27.8%14.9%25.1%40.06%−0.255+0.073
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp36.8%28.4%9.8%25.0%34.80%−0.437+0.128
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp29.7%28.6%12.5%29.2%41.70%−0.401+0.018
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.0%28.7%16.2%29.1%45.28%−0.285−0.049
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3347 bp30.3%30.5%13.0%26.2%39.19%−0.338−0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.6%31.3%14.8%24.2%39.06%−0.241−0.028
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,379 bp30.2%28.6%12.5%28.6%41.12%−0.390+0.027
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp29.9%29.1%12.9%28.1%41.02%−0.371+0.013
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp39.4%22.5%10.8%27.3%38.07%−0.433+0.272
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.3%29.4%14.6%27.7%42.28%−0.311−0.018
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA957 bp35.6%23.6%18.6%22.2%40.75%−0.087+0.203
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,578 bp36.8%25.0%17.6%20.6%38.21%−0.078+0.192
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,354 bp29.0%25.6%17.0%28.4%45.42%−0.252+0.061

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,802 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU93
UUC135
Leu L15.5%
UUA92
UUG29
CUU82
CUC93
CUA232
CUG61
Ile I8.8%
AUU186
AUC150
Met M6.6%
AUA190
AUG61
Val V5.0%
GUU44
GUC44
GUA76
GUG25
Ser S7.6%
UCU65
UCC69
UCA87
UCG13
AGU22
AGC33
Pro P5.1%
CCU51
CCC68
CCA67
CCG8
Thr T7.8%
ACU81
ACC99
ACA106
ACG12
Ala A7.0%
GCU59
GCC96
GCA96
GCG15
Tyr Y3.6%
UAU59
UAC76
His H2.7%
CAU29
CAC75
Gln Q2.3%
CAA74
CAG15
Asn N3.8%
AAU62
AAC83
Lys K2.7%
AAA83
AAG19
Asp D2.0%
GAU26
GAC49
Glu E2.5%
GAA65
GAG29
Cys C0.6%
UGU6
UGC18
Trp W2.7%
UGA90
UGG14
Arg R1.7%
CGU10
CGC7
CGA40
CGG8
Gly G5.7%
GGU42
GGC50
GGA83
GGG40
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_008434.1

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 vulpes (NC_008434.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,026957 bp+40.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0271,09367 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0942,6711,578 bp+38.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6722,74675 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7493,705957 bp+43.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7053,77369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7713,84474 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8463,91570 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9164,9591,044 bp+39.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9585,02568 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0385,10669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1085,17871 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2125,28069 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2815,34868 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3506,8941,545 bp+42.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8926,96069 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9677,03468 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0357,718684 bp+40.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7367,80267 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8048,007204 bp+34.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9658,645681 bp+41.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6459,428784 bp+45.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4299,49668 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4979,843347 bp+39.2%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8449,91269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,91310,209297 bp+39.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,20311,5811,379 bp+41.1%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,58111,65070 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,65111,70959 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,71011,77970 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,78013,6001,821 bp+41.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58414,111528 bp−38.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11214,18069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18515,3241,140 bp+42.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32515,39470 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39415,45966 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,46016,8131,354 bp–45.4%