Maximum lifespan
13.9 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
43.66%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,446 bp
D-loop 552 bp

Where Ruff sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Ruff has the 1,318th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Ruff
  • This species
  • Other birds
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,902 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.372
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.118

Life history

Maximum lifespan
13.9 years
Adult weight
136 g
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Postnatal growth rate
0.134 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00551)

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 genome16,902 bp
Protein-coding11,376 bp
12S rRNA978 bp
16S rRNA1,570 bp
All tRNA1,545 bp
D-loop552 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Calidris pugnax genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp27.0%28.5%13.8%30.7%44.48%−0.379−0.028
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp31.9%26.6%10.2%31.4%41.58%−0.509+0.091
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.1%27.2%16.3%29.3%45.65%−0.285−0.001
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.0%25.6%14.3%29.1%43.42%−0.340+0.096
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp35.7%24.4%4.8%35.1%39.88%−0.761+0.188
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp27.0%27.5%10.2%35.2%45.47%−0.550−0.008
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.8%25.6%15.2%30.4%45.54%−0.333+0.059
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.9%25.1%12.0%33.0%45.01%−0.468+0.088
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%25.9%13.1%32.0%45.12%−0.418+0.055
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.2%24.8%9.9%33.0%42.96%−0.537+0.130
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp32.6%23.7%11.3%32.4%43.69%−0.483+0.159
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp42.5%13.4%9.2%34.9%44.06%−0.583+0.521
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.9%26.2%12.9%33.0%45.84%−0.439+0.031
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA978 bp31.6%22.2%19.5%26.7%46.22%−0.155+0.175
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,570 bp34.8%22.5%18.3%24.4%42.68%−0.143+0.213
D-loopControl region (D-loop)552 bp22.1%33.3%19.2%25.4%44.57%−0.138−0.203

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU60
UUC159
Leu L17.5%
UUA111
UUG16
CUU66
CUC135
CUA294
CUG41
Ile I7.7%
AUU109
AUC182
Met M4.5%
AUA136
AUG35
Val V4.5%
GUU43
GUC44
GUA64
GUG21
Ser S7.4%
UCU50
UCC75
UCA103
UCG1
AGU9
AGC44
Pro P5.7%
CCU38
CCC59
CCA113
CCG7
Thr T9.3%
ACU76
ACC146
ACA127
ACG6
Ala A7.7%
GCU70
GCC122
GCA95
GCG6
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU33
UAC82
His H2.9%
CAU25
CAC84
Gln Q2.4%
CAA84
CAG8
Asn N3.5%
AAU35
AAC98
Lys K2.3%
AAA75
AAG12
Asp D1.7%
GAU26
GAC39
Glu E2.5%
GAA82
GAG12
Cys C0.8%
UGU7
UGC24
Trp W2.8%
UGA97
UGG10
Arg R1.8%
CGU9
CGC22
CGA37
CGG1
Gly G5.8%
GGU31
GGC65
GGA95
GGG31
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_046877.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • 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 (43.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Calidris pugnax (NC_046877.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,048978 bp+46.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0481,11972 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1462,7151,570 bp+42.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7162,78974 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8063,783978 bp+44.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7823,85372 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8673,93771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9374,00569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0065,0441,039 bp+41.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0455,11369 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1155,18369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1865,25873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2615,32767 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3275,39771 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3996,9491,551 bp+45.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9417,01474 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0177,08569 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0877,770684 bp+43.4%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7727,84271 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8448,011168 bp+39.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0028,685684 bp+45.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6859,468784 bp+45.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4699,53769 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5389,889352 bp+45.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8959,96369 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,96510,261297 bp+45.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,25511,6321,378 bp+43.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,63311,70169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,70211,76766 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,76711,83771 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,83813,6521,815 bp+43.7%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,66414,8061,143 bp+45.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,80914,87870 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,89314,96270 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,97715,498522 bp−44.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,50215,57372 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,94916,500552 bp–44.6%