Anarhynchus leschenaultii

Greater sand plover

Maximum lifespan

21.6 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,905 bp

RefSeq NC_070231.1

GC content

44.53%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,408 bp

D-loop 1,326 bp

Where Greater sand plover sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Greater sand plover has the 821st longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,905 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.388
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.135

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 21.6 years
Adult weight: 75 g
Female sexual maturity: 727 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00426)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable, large 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 genome16,905 bp

Protein-coding11,374 bp

12S rRNA982 bp

16S rRNA1,601 bp

All tRNA1,551 bp

D-loop1,326 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Anarhynchus leschenaultii genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	29.6%	27.4%	12.6%	30.5%	43.05%	−0.416	+0.038
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	33.0%	24.3%	9.5%	33.2%	42.73%	−0.554	+0.153
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.9%	25.3%	16.1%	30.6%	46.74%	−0.310	+0.048
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.6%	25.3%	14.5%	29.7%	44.15%	−0.344	+0.094
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	33.3%	21.4%	6.5%	38.1%	44.91%	−0.707	+0.217
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	29.4%	25.3%	10.1%	35.2%	45.32%	−0.555	+0.075
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.2%	25.9%	15.3%	30.6%	45.92%	−0.333	+0.042
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	29.8%	27.2%	10.9%	32.1%	42.98%	−0.493	+0.045
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.6%	26.6%	14.5%	31.3%	45.79%	−0.368	+0.019
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.7%	24.4%	9.9%	34.0%	43.90%	−0.547	+0.131
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	32.7%	23.1%	11.2%	33.0%	44.19%	−0.494	+0.173
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.9%	11.3%	9.4%	36.4%	45.79%	−0.590	+0.583
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.9%	25.9%	12.0%	33.2%	45.23%	−0.470	+0.054
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	982 bp	32.1%	20.1%	19.9%	28.0%	47.86%	−0.170	+0.230
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,601 bp	33.9%	20.9%	18.4%	26.9%	45.28%	−0.186	+0.237
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,326 bp	31.4%	26.2%	13.1%	29.2%	42.31%	−0.380	+0.090

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 F5.9%

UUU72

UUC152

Leu L17.2%

UUA91

UUG22

CUU66

CUC146

CUA299

CUG29

Ile I7.7%

AUU100

AUC191

Met M4.8%

AUA143

AUG38

Val V4.3%

GUU39

GUC39

GUA66

GUG20

Ser S7.5%

UCU35

UCC95

UCA94

UCG7

AGU7

AGC45

Pro P5.7%

CCU30

CCC70

CCA114

CCG3

Thr T9.2%

ACU50

ACC149

ACA141

ACG10

Ala A7.9%

GCU50

GCC135

GCA110

GCG3

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU36

UAC82

His H2.8%

CAU27

CAC79

Gln Q2.6%

CAA93

CAG5

Asn N3.6%

AAU23

AAC112

Lys K2.3%

AAA80

AAG8

Asp D1.6%

GAU14

GAC46

Glu E2.5%

GAA80

GAG14

Cys C0.7%

UGU12

UGC16

Trp W2.8%

UGA98

UGG9

Arg R1.9%

CGU8

CGC18

CGA42

CGG3

Gly G5.8%

GGU31

GGC64

GGA96

GGG29

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_070231.1

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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 (44.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Anarhynchus leschenaultii (NC_070231.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	72	72 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	73	1,054	982 bp	+	47.9%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,055	1,126	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,127	2,727	1,601 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,728	2,801	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,805	3,782	978 bp	+	43.1%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,781	3,852	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,862	3,932	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,932	4,000	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,001	5,039	1,039 bp	+	42.7%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,040	5,109	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,111	5,179	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,181	5,253	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,257	5,323	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,324	5,393	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,395	6,945	1,551 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,937	7,010	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,017	7,085	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,087	7,770	684 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,772	7,841	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,843	8,010	168 bp	+	44.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,001	8,684	684 bp	+	45.3%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,684	9,467	784 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,468	9,536	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,537	9,886	350 bp	+	43.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,887	9,959	73 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,961	10,257	297 bp	+	45.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,251	11,628	1,378 bp	+	43.9%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,629	11,698	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,699	11,764	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,764	11,834	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,835	13,649	1,815 bp	+	44.2%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,662	14,804	1,143 bp	+	45.2%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,809	14,878	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,890	14,959	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,983	15,504	522 bp	−	45.8%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,508	15,579	72 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,580	16,905	1,326 bp	–	42.3%