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| Common name | Scientific name | Taxon ID | Ensembl Assembly | Accession | Genebuild Method | Variation database | Regulation database | Pre assembly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aardvark(Pre) | Orycteropus afer afer | 1230840 | - | - | - | - | - | OryAfe1 |
 Alpaca | Vicugna pacos | 30538 | vicPac1 | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
 Amazon molly | Poecilia formosa | 48698 | Poecilia_formosa-5.1.2 | GCA_000485575.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Anole lizard | Anolis carolinensis | 28377 | AnoCar2.0 | GCA_000090745.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Armadillo | Dasypus novemcinctus | 9361 | Dasnov3.0 | GCA_000208655.2 | Mixed strategy build | - | - | - |
 Budgerigar(Pre) | Melopsittacus undulatus | 13146 | - | - | - | - | - | MelUnd6.3 |
 Bushbaby | Otolemur garnettii | 30611 | OtoGar3 | GCA_000181295.3 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 C.intestinalis | Ciona intestinalis | 7719 | KH | GCA_000224145.1 | Full genebuild | - | Y | - |
 C.savignyi | Ciona savignyi | 51511 | CSAV 2.0 | - | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 C. elegans | Caenorhabditis elegans | 6239 | WBcel235 | GCA_000002985.3 | Import | - | Y | - |
 Cat | Felis catus | 9685 | Felis_catus_6.2 | GCA_000181335.2 | Mixed strategy build | Y | - | - |
 Cave fish | Astyanax mexicanus | 7994 | AstMex102 | GCA_000372685.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Chicken | Gallus gallus | 9031 | Gallus_gallus-5.0 | GCA_000002315.3 | Full genebuild | Y | Y | - |
 Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | 9598 | CHIMP2.1.4 | GCA_000001515.4 | Full genebuild | Y | Y | - |
 Chinese hamster(Pre) | Cricetulus griseus | 10029 | - | - | - | - | - | CriGRi_1.0 |
 Chinese softshell turtle | Pelodiscus sinensis | 13735 | PelSin_1.0 | GCA_000230535.1 | Mixed strategy build | - | - | - |
 Cod | Gadus morhua | 8049 | gadMor1 | - | Mixed strategy build | - | - | - |
 Coelacanth | Latimeria chalumnae | 7897 | LatCha1 | GCA_000225785.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Cow | Bos taurus | 9913 | UMD3.1 | GCA_000003055.3 | Full genebuild | Y | Y | - |
 Crab eating-macaque(Pre) | Macaca fascicularis | 9541 | - | - | - | - | - | MacFas_5.0 |
 Dog | Canis lupus familiaris | 9615 | CanFam3.1 | GCA_000002285.2 | Full genebuild | Y | Y | - |
 Dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | 9739 | turTru1 | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
| Dolphin (Pre) | Tursiops truncatus | 9739 | - | - | - | - | - | Ttru14 |
 Duck | Anas platyrhynchos | 8839 | BGI_duck_1.0 | GCA_000355885.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Elephant | Loxodonta africana | 9785 | Loxafr3.0 | GCA_000001905.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Ferret | Mustela putorius furo | 9669 | MusPutFur1.0 | GCA_000215625.1 | Mixed strategy build | - | - | - |
 Flycatcher | Ficedula albicollis | 59894 | FicAlb_1.4 | GCA_000247815.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Fruitfly | Drosophila melanogaster | 7227 | BDGP6 | GCA_000001215.4 | Import | Y | Y | - |
 Fugu | Takifugu rubripes | 31033 | FUGU 4.0 | - | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
| Fugu (Pre) | Takifugu rubripes | 31033 | - | - | - | - | - | FUGU5 |
 Gibbon | Nomascus leucogenys | 61853 | Nleu1.0 | GCA_000146795.1 | Full genebuild | Y | - | - |
 Gorilla | Gorilla gorilla gorilla | 9595 | gorGor3.1 | GCA_000151905.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Guinea Pig | Cavia porcellus | 10141 | cavPor3 | - | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Hamadryas Baboon(Pre) | Papio hamadryas | 9557 | - | - | - | - | - | Pham |
 Hedgehog | Erinaceus europaeus | 9365 | eriEur1 | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
| Hedgehog (Pre) | Erinaceus europaeus | 9365 | - | - | - | - | - | EriEur2 |
 Horse | Equus caballus | 9796 | Equ Cab 2 | GCA_000002305.1 | Full genebuild | Y | - | - |
 Human | Homo sapiens | 9606 | GRCh38.p10 | GCA_000001405.25 | Full genebuild | Y | Y | - |
 Hyrax | Procavia capensis | 9813 | proCap1 | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
 Kangaroo rat | Dipodomys ordii | 10020 | dipOrd1 | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
 Lamprey | Petromyzon marinus | 7757 | Pmarinus_7.0 | - | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Lesser hedgehog tenrec | Echinops telfairi | 9371 | TENREC | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
 Macaque | Macaca mulatta | 9544 | Mmul_8.0.1 | GCA_000772875.3 | Full genebuild | Y | Y | - |
 Marmoset | Callithrix jacchus | 9483 | C_jacchus3.2.1 | GCA_000004665.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Medaka | Oryzias latipes | 8090 | HdrR | - | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Megabat | Pteropus vampyrus | 132908 | pteVam1 | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
 Microbat | Myotis lucifugus | 59463 | Myoluc2.0 | GCA_000147115.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Mouse | Mus musculus | 10090 | GRCm38.p5 | GCA_000001635.7 | Full genebuild | Y | Y | - |
 Mouse Lemur | Microcebus murinus | 30608 | Mmur_2.0 | GCA_000165445.2 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Naked mole-rat(Pre) | Heterocephalus glaber | 10181 | - | - | - | - | - | HetGla_female_1.0 |
 Olive baboon | Papio anubis | 9555 | PapAnu2.0 | GCA_000264685.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Opossum | Monodelphis domestica | 13616 | monDom5 | GCF_000002295.2 | Full genebuild | Y | - | - |
 Orangutan | Pongo abelii | 9601 | PPYG2 | - | Projection build | Y | - | - |
 Painted Turtle(Pre) | Chrysemys picta bellii | 8479 | - | - | - | - | - | ChrPicBel3.0.1 |
 Panda | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | 9646 | ailMel1 | GCA_000004335.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Pig | Sus scrofa | 9823 | Sscrofa10.2 | GCA_000003025.4 | Full genebuild | Y | Y | - |
 Pig FPC_map(Pre) | Sus scrofa map | - | - | - | - | - | MAP | |
 Pika | Ochotona princeps | 9978 | OchPri2.0-Ens | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
| Pika (Pre) | Ochotona princeps | 9978 | - | - | - | - | - | OchPri3 |
 Platyfish | Xiphophorus maculatus | 8083 | Xipmac4.4.2 | GCA_000241075.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | 9258 | OANA5 | GCF_000002275.2 | Full genebuild | Y | Y | - |
 Prairie vole(Pre) | Microtus ochrogaster | 79684 | - | - | - | - | - | MicOch1.0 |
 Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | 9986 | OryCun2.0 | GCA_000003625.1 | Full genebuild | - | Y | - |
 Rat | Rattus norvegicus | 10116 | Rnor_6.0 | GCA_000001895.4 | Mixed strategy build | Y | Y | - |
 Rhinoceros(Pre) | Ceratotherium simum simum | 73337 | - | - | - | - | - | CerSimSim1 |
 S. cerevisiae | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 4932 | R64-1-1 | GCA_000146045.2 | Import | Y | Y | - |
 Sheep | Ovis aries | 9940 | Oar_v3.1 | GCA_000298735.1 | Mixed strategy build | Y | - | - |
 Shrew | Sorex araneus | 42254 | sorAra1 | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
| Shrew (Pre) | Sorex araneus | 42254 | - | - | - | - | - | SorAra2.0 |
 Sloth | Choloepus hoffmanni | 9358 | choHof1 | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
 Sperm whale(Pre) | Physter macrocephalus | 9755 | - | - | - | - | - | PhyMac_2.0.2 |
 Spotted gar | Lepisosteus oculatus | 7918 | LepOcu1 | GCA_000242695.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Squirrel | Ictidomys tridecemlineatus | 43179 | spetri2 | GCA_000236235.1 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Squirrel monkey(Pre) | Saimiri boliviensis | 39432 | - | - | - | - | - | SalBol1.0 |
 Stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 69293 | BROAD S1 | - | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Tarsier | Carlito syrichta | 1868482 | tarSyr1 | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
 Tasmanian devil | Sarcophilus harrisii | 9305 | Devil_ref v7.0 | GCA_000189315.1 | Mixed strategy build | - | - | - |
 Tetraodon | Tetraodon nigroviridis | 99883 | TETRAODON 8.0 | - | Full genebuild | Y | - | - |
 Tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | 8128 | Orenil1.0 | GCA_000188235.1 | Mixed strategy build | - | - | - |
 Tree Shrew | Tupaia belangeri | 37347 | tupBel1 | - | Projection build | - | - | - |
 Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | 9103 | Turkey_2.01 | GCA_000146605.1 | Full genebuild | Y | - | - |
 Vervet-AGM | Chlorocebus sabaeus | 60711 | ChlSab1.1 | GCA_000409795.2 | Full genebuild | - | - | - |
 Wallaby | Notamacropus eugenii | 9315 | Meug_1.0 | GCA_000004035.1 | Projection build | - | - | - |
 Xenopus | Xenopus tropicalis | 8364 | JGI 4.2 | GCA_000004195.1 | Full genebuild | - | Y | - |
 Zebra Finch | Taeniopygia guttata | 59729 | taeGut3.2.4 | - | Full genebuild | Y | - | - |
 Zebrafish | Danio rerio | 7955 | GRCz10 | GCA_000002035.3 | Mixed strategy build | Y | Y | - |
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