Aegotheles cristatus

Australian owlet-nightjar

Maximum lifespan

5.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,914 bp

RefSeq NC_011718.2

GC content

45.13%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,457 bp

D-loop 1,370 bp

Where Australian owlet-nightjar sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Australian owlet-nightjar has the 1,954th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,914 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.384
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.118

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 5.9 years
Adult weight: 44.1 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00365)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable, small 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 genome16,914 bp

Protein-coding11,369 bp

12S rRNA970 bp

16S rRNA1,591 bp

All tRNA1,536 bp

D-loop1,370 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Aegotheles cristatus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	26.6%	27.6%	13.4%	32.4%	45.81%	−0.415	−0.019
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	31.9%	22.8%	9.7%	35.6%	45.33%	−0.571	+0.165
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	26.8%	26.2%	16.8%	30.2%	46.94%	−0.286	+0.011
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.8%	23.5%	14.6%	31.0%	45.61%	−0.359	+0.134
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	34.5%	24.4%	6.0%	35.1%	41.07%	−0.710	+0.172
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	29.1%	25.3%	10.2%	35.4%	45.61%	−0.551	+0.070
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.7%	26.3%	14.9%	31.1%	46.05%	−0.352	+0.026
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	27.1%	26.2%	12.5%	34.2%	46.72%	−0.463	+0.016
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	28.3%	27.9%	13.5%	30.3%	43.77%	−0.385	+0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,368 bp	31.6%	23.9%	10.1%	34.4%	44.52%	−0.547	+0.138
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,818 bp	31.1%	22.7%	11.7%	34.5%	46.21%	−0.495	+0.155
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	40.4%	10.5%	10.3%	38.7%	49.04%	−0.578	+0.586
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	29.0%	25.9%	12.2%	33.0%	45.14%	−0.461	+0.056
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	970 bp	30.5%	20.6%	20.8%	28.0%	48.87%	−0.148	+0.194
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,591 bp	33.1%	21.7%	18.5%	26.7%	45.19%	−0.182	+0.206
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,370 bp	32.9%	27.8%	12.2%	27.1%	39.27%	−0.379	+0.084

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,795 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%

UUU68

UUC153

Leu L17.7%

UUA70

UUG22

CUU80

CUC160

CUA303

CUG35

Ile I7.6%

AUU92

AUC198

Met M4.3%

AUA130

AUG33

Val V4.3%

GUU31

GUC41

GUA68

GUG25

Ser S7.7%

UCU36

UCC105

UCA85

UCG7

AGU11

AGC47

Pro P5.8%

CCU39

CCC74

CCA97

CCG11

Thr T9.4%

ACU58

ACC145

ACA141

ACG13

Ala A7.8%

GCU54

GCC135

GCA99

GCG9

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU35

UAC70

His H2.8%

CAU26

CAC82

Gln Q2.6%

CAA91

CAG7

Asn N3.4%

AAU21

AAC109

Lys K2.2%

AAA76

AAG8

Asp D1.7%

GAU12

GAC53

Glu E2.5%

GAA78

GAG16

Cys C0.7%

UGU10

UGC16

Trp W2.8%

UGA96

UGG12

Arg R1.9%

CGU13

CGC14

CGA40

CGG4

Gly G5.8%

GGU27

GGC66

GGA95

GGG32

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG2

AGA2

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_011718.2

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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 (45.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Aegotheles cristatus (NC_011718.2)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	4	73	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	74	1,043	970 bp	+	48.9%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,044	1,114	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,116	2,706	1,591 bp	+	45.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,707	2,780	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,793	3,770	978 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,776	3,844	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,851	3,920	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,921	3,988	68 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,989	5,027	1,039 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,028	5,100	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,102	5,170	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,174	5,245	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,249	5,315	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,315	5,385	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,387	6,937	1,551 bp	+	46.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,929	7,002	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,005	7,073	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,075	7,758	684 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,760	7,827	68 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,829	7,996	168 bp	+	41.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,987	8,670	684 bp	+	45.6%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,670	9,453	784 bp	+	46.1%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,454	9,522	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,523	9,874	352 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,877	9,945	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,947	10,243	297 bp	+	43.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,237	11,604	1,368 bp	+	44.5%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,612	11,681	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,684	11,746	63 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,746	11,817	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,818	13,635	1,818 bp	+	46.2%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,642	14,784	1,143 bp	+	45.1%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,789	14,857	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,871	14,940	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,950	15,471	522 bp	−	49.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,474	15,544	71 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,545	16,914	1,370 bp	–	39.3%