MitoAge

Asio flammeus

Short-eared owl

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Maximum lifespan
21.8 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
18,966 bp
RefSeq NC_027606.1
GC content
45.12%
Whole genome
Non-coding
3,508 bp
D-loop 3,396 bp

Where Short-eared owl sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Short-eared owl has the 811th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Short-eared owl
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Base composition

Whole genome18,966 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.422
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.121

Life history

Maximum lifespan
21.8 years
Adult weight
406 g
Birth weight
16 g
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
25 days
Litter or clutch size
6
Litters per year
1.5
Postnatal growth rate
0.098 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01677)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an observed animal, origin not stated
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 genome18,966 bp
Protein-coding11,336 bp
12S rRNA990 bp
16S rRNA1,583 bp
All tRNA1,560 bp
D-loop3,396 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1960 bp28.0%25.0%13.0%34.0%46.98%−0.446+0.057
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp31.6%23.7%9.4%35.3%44.76%−0.578+0.143
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp26.8%25.0%15.9%32.4%48.23%−0.342+0.036
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.4%22.8%13.7%33.0%46.78%−0.413+0.143
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp33.3%23.2%6.5%36.9%43.45%−0.699+0.179
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.0%25.3%9.1%35.7%44.74%−0.595+0.085
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%24.5%14.5%32.4%46.94%−0.380+0.077
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3324 bp29.6%25.9%12.0%32.4%44.44%−0.458+0.067
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.6%26.6%13.5%34.3%47.81%−0.437−0.019
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp30.8%23.7%9.9%35.6%45.57%−0.564+0.131
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp30.4%23.9%11.1%34.6%45.74%−0.513+0.119
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp39.7%10.5%8.8%41.0%49.81%−0.646+0.580
CYTBCytochrome b1,142 bp28.0%26.3%12.2%33.5%45.71%−0.467+0.032
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA990 bp30.8%18.3%20.2%30.7%50.91%−0.206+0.255
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,583 bp33.9%20.5%18.4%27.2%45.67%−0.192+0.247
D-loopControl region (D-loop)3,396 bp32.2%28.7%10.5%28.7%39.13%−0.464+0.057

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,783 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.3%
UUU60
UUC142
Leu L18.0%
UUA76
UUG19
CUU81
CUC168
CUA300
CUG38
Ile I7.2%
AUU80
AUC193
Met M4.5%
AUA137
AUG32
Val V4.3%
GUU33
GUC40
GUA72
GUG19
Ser S7.6%
UCU39
UCC80
UCA108
UCG7
AGU9
AGC45
Pro P6.2%
CCU34
CCC89
CCA111
CCG2
Thr T9.6%
ACU61
ACC174
ACA121
ACG7
Ala A7.8%
GCU55
GCC148
GCA83
GCG8
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU33
UAC78
His H3.0%
CAU23
CAC92
Gln Q2.4%
CAA81
CAG11
Asn N3.3%
AAU20
AAC105
Lys K2.2%
AAA76
AAG9
Asp D1.6%
GAU15
GAC47
Glu E2.4%
GAA81
GAG10
Cys C0.8%
UGU6
UGC23
Trp W2.8%
UGA95
UGG12
Arg R1.8%
CGU7
CGC18
CGA36
CGG7
Gly G5.8%
GGU29
GGC71
GGA87
GGG31
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_027606.1

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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 (45.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA721,061990 bp+50.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0621,13372 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1342,7161,583 bp+45.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7172,79074 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8013,760960 bp+47.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7593,83072 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8423,91271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9123,98069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9815,0191,039 bp+44.8%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0205,09677 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0985,16669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1685,24275 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2455,31369 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3135,38472 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3956,9451,551 bp+48.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9377,00973 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0147,08269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0857,768684 bp+46.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7747,84370 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8458,012168 bp+43.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0038,686684 bp+44.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6869,469784 bp+46.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4709,53768 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5389,889352 bp+44.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8929,96170 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,96210,258297 bp+47.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,25211,6291,378 bp+45.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,63011,70071 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,70411,76966 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,77411,84471 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,84513,6651,821 bp+45.7%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,67014,8111,142 bp+45.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,81214,88170 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,89714,96670 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,97315,494522 bp−49.8%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,49815,57073 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,57118,9663,396 bp–39.1%

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