Species of animal Number of lncRNA transcripts Number of lncRNA genes
Human 173,112 96,411
Mouse 131,974 87,890
Cow 23,515 22,227
Rat 24,879 22,127
Chimp 18,004 12,790
Gorilla 18,539 15,095
Orangutan 15,178 13,106
Rhesus 9,128 6,010
Opossum 27,167 17,795
Platypus 11,210 9,163
Chicken 12,850 9,527
Zebrafish 4,852 3,503
Fruitfly 42,848 15,543
C.elegans 3,154 2,552
Yeast 55 52
Pig 29,585 17,811
Total 549,813 355,074
Species of plant Number of lncRNA transcripts Number of lncRNA genes
A.thaliana 4,046 3,796
B.napus 8,212 6,283
B.rapa 6,457 5,657
Quinoa 9,928 7,678
C.reinhardtii 783 760
Cucumber 2,550 2,244
Soybean 2,242 1,937
G.raimondii 1,247 1,164
Banana 1,809 1,546
Apple 1,843 1,545
Cassava 5,601 4,239
M.truncatula 2,258 1,856
O.rufipogon 7,616 6,352
O.sativa 1,190 1,123
P.trichocarpa 2,248 1,971
P.patens 471 435
Tomato 3,822 2,910
Potato 3,069 2,663
Wheat 12,427 427
Cacao 3,532 2,667
Trefoil 5,278 4,588
Grape 3,351 2,688
Maize 4,717 4,279
Total 94,697 68,808