Anarhynchus mongolus

Lesser sand plover

Maximum lifespan

15.6 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,919 bp

RefSeq NC_059881.1

GC content

44.44%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,430 bp

D-loop 1,302 bp

Where Lesser sand plover sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Lesser sand plover has the 1,188th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,919 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.374
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.153

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 15.6 years
Adult weight: 64 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00428)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable, medium 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 genome16,919 bp

Protein-coding11,372 bp

12S rRNA982 bp

16S rRNA1,598 bp

All tRNA1,548 bp

D-loop1,302 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Anarhynchus mongolus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	29.2%	27.6%	12.8%	30.4%	43.15%	−0.408	+0.029
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	32.3%	25.6%	9.2%	32.8%	42.06%	−0.561	+0.116
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.4%	24.9%	16.5%	31.2%	47.71%	−0.308	+0.048
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	30.3%	24.9%	14.6%	30.3%	44.88%	−0.349	+0.098
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	33.9%	21.4%	6.0%	38.7%	44.64%	−0.733	+0.226
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	683 bp	29.3%	25.2%	10.1%	35.4%	45.53%	−0.556	+0.075
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.4%	26.0%	15.1%	30.5%	45.54%	−0.339	+0.045
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	30.5%	27.1%	10.3%	32.2%	42.45%	−0.517	+0.059
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	29.0%	27.3%	13.5%	30.3%	43.77%	−0.385	+0.030
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,375 bp	30.9%	23.7%	10.3%	35.1%	45.38%	−0.545	+0.132
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	32.7%	23.1%	11.1%	33.1%	44.19%	−0.496	+0.171
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	44.3%	10.5%	8.6%	36.6%	45.21%	−0.619	+0.615
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.6%	26.0%	12.2%	33.2%	45.41%	−0.461	+0.048
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	982 bp	32.1%	20.7%	20.1%	27.2%	47.25%	−0.151	+0.216
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,598 bp	33.6%	21.2%	18.7%	26.5%	45.18%	−0.172	+0.226
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,302 bp	39.8%	19.8%	16.1%	24.3%	40.40%	−0.202	+0.335

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 F6.0%

UUU76

UUC153

Leu L17.3%

UUA89

UUG22

CUU68

CUC147

CUA297

CUG32

Ile I7.7%

AUU99

AUC192

Met M4.7%

AUA140

AUG38

Val V4.3%

GUU38

GUC41

GUA67

GUG17

Ser S7.4%

UCU32

UCC97

UCA92

UCG7

AGU7

AGC45

Pro P5.8%

CCU31

CCC72

CCA113

CCG4

Thr T9.3%

ACU54

ACC150

ACA142

ACG6

Ala A7.7%

GCU59

GCC122

GCA103

GCG8

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU34

UAC82

His H2.9%

CAU21

CAC89

Gln Q2.5%

CAA92

CAG4

Asn N3.5%

AAU22

AAC112

Lys K2.3%

AAA77

AAG12

Asp D1.6%

GAU14

GAC47

Glu E2.4%

GAA77

GAG15

Cys C0.8%

UGU13

UGC16

Trp W2.8%

UGA93

UGG15

Arg R1.9%

CGU8

CGC18

CGA43

CGG4

Gly G5.7%

GGU30

GGC66

GGA92

GGG30

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_059881.1

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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 (44.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Anarhynchus mongolus (NC_059881.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	72	72 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	73	1,054	982 bp	+	47.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,058	1,129	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,130	2,727	1,598 bp	+	45.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,732	2,805	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,809	3,786	978 bp	+	43.2%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,785	3,856	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,865	3,935	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,935	4,003	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,004	5,042	1,039 bp	+	42.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,043	5,113	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,115	5,183	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,185	5,257	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,261	5,327	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,327	5,396	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,400	6,950	1,551 bp	+	47.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,942	7,016	75 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,022	7,090	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,092	7,775	684 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,777	7,846	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,848	8,015	168 bp	+	44.6%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,006	8,688	683 bp	+	45.5%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,688	9,471	784 bp	+	45.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,472	9,540	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,541	9,892	352 bp	+	42.5%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,895	9,964	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,965	10,261	297 bp	+	43.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,255	11,629	1,375 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,635	11,704	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,706	11,770	65 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,770	11,840	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,841	13,655	1,815 bp	+	44.2%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,668	14,810	1,143 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,815	14,884	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,896	14,965	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,987	15,508	522 bp	−	45.2%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,512	15,583	72 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,584	16,885	1,302 bp	–	40.4%