Table 2 List of mitochondrial genes and loci, indicating size in base pairs from four African pangolin species, Smutsia gigantea, S. temminckii, Phataginus tricuspis and P. tetradactyla
Gene Regions | S. gigantea (Giant ground pangolin) | S. temminckii (Temminck’s ground pangolin) | P. tricuspis (White-bellied pangolin) | P. tetradactyla (Black-bellied pangolin) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitogenome (bp) | 16,540 | 16,558 | 16,565 | 16,649 |
12S Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) | 960 | 959 | 958 | 958 |
16S Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) | 1560 | 1556 | 1555 | 1561 |
NADH dehydrogenase I (NadI) | 951 | 945 | 945 | 945 |
NADH dehydrogenase II (NadII) | 1038 | 1038 | 1038 | 1038 |
Cytochrome c oxidase I (CoxI) | 1536 | 1533 | 1536 | 1515 |
Cytochrome c oxidase II (CoxII) | 681 | 681 | 681 | 681 |
ATP synthase VIII (AtpVIII) | 195 | 195 | 198 | 192 |
ATP synthase VI (AtpVI) | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 |
Cytochrome c oxidase III (CoxIII) | 783 | 783 | 783 | 783 |
NADH dehydrogenase III (NadIII) | 345 | 345 | 345 | 345 |
NADH dehydrogenase IV-L (NadIV-L) | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 |
NADH dehydrogenase IV (NadIV) | 1371 | 1368 | 1371 | 1368 |
NADH dehydrogenase V (NadV) | 1791 | 1788 | 1794 | 1803 |
NADH dehydrogenase VI (NadVI) | 519 | 516 | 519 | 519 |
Cytochrome b (Cob) | 1134 | 1134 | 1134 | 1134 |
Control region (D-loop) | 1135 | 1155 | 1167 | 1265 |