MitoAge

Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern cardinal

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Maximum lifespan
28.5 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,779 bp
RefSeq NC_025618.1
GC content
45.07%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,297 bp
D-loop 1,206 bp

Where Northern cardinal sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Northern cardinal has the 502nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Northern cardinal
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Base composition

Whole genome16,779 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.358
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.085

Life history

Maximum lifespan
28.5 years
Adult weight
42.6 g
Birth weight
3.5 g
Basal metabolic rate
0.516 W
Female sexual maturity
365 days
Male sexual maturity
365 days
Gestation or incubation
12 days
Litter or clutch size
3
Litters per year
2
Postnatal growth rate
0.516 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00786)

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
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
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 genome16,779 bp
Protein-coding11,378 bp
12S rRNA975 bp
16S rRNA1,598 bp
All tRNA1,540 bp
D-loop1,206 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp26.0%28.1%15.8%30.1%45.91%−0.310−0.040
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp29.1%24.9%10.8%35.2%45.96%−0.531+0.078
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.0%26.8%16.5%28.7%45.20%−0.270+0.024
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp29.1%24.9%15.5%30.6%46.05%−0.327+0.079
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp28.0%28.6%6.5%36.9%43.45%−0.699−0.011
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp28.5%25.4%11.1%34.9%46.05%−0.517+0.057
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.1%25.8%15.7%32.1%47.95%−0.344+0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp27.4%27.9%12.3%32.5%44.73%−0.452−0.010
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.9%26.3%14.1%33.7%47.81%−0.408−0.006
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.7%24.7%10.7%34.9%45.57%−0.532+0.091
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,818 bp30.0%25.9%11.6%32.5%44.05%−0.475+0.075
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp38.3%13.5%9.8%38.0%47.97%−0.589+0.480
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.7%26.4%13.1%32.6%45.80%−0.426+0.024
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA975 bp30.4%21.0%21.1%27.5%48.62%−0.131+0.182
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,598 bp34.4%21.5%19.8%24.3%44.12%−0.104+0.232
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,206 bp29.2%28.7%13.0%29.1%42.12%−0.382+0.009

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,790 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU54
UUC172
Leu L17.5%
UUA75
UUG15
CUU66
CUC162
CUA293
CUG53
Ile I7.9%
AUU99
AUC199
Met M4.1%
AUA113
AUG44
Val V5.1%
GUU44
GUC58
GUA70
GUG23
Ser S7.5%
UCU69
UCC70
UCA80
UCG6
AGU14
AGC47
Pro P5.7%
CCU63
CCC63
CCA83
CCG8
Thr T8.3%
ACU80
ACC107
ACA122
ACG5
Ala A8.3%
GCU68
GCC141
GCA92
GCG12
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU25
UAC89
His H2.6%
CAU16
CAC82
Gln Q2.5%
CAA81
CAG13
Asn N3.6%
AAU34
AAC102
Lys K2.2%
AAA76
AAG7
Asp D1.8%
GAU13
GAC55
Glu E2.3%
GAA75
GAG14
Cys C0.8%
UGU5
UGC24
Trp W2.8%
UGA98
UGG8
Arg R1.9%
CGU10
CGC15
CGA44
CGG4
Gly G5.8%
GGU29
GGC59
GGA99
GGG33
Stop 0.3%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_025618.1

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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
D-loopControl region11,2061,206 bp–42.1%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA1,2071,27468 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1,2752,249975 bp+48.6%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA2,2502,31970 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA2,3203,9171,598 bp+44.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,9183,99275 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene4,0094,986978 bp+45.9%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,9945,06774 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA5,0715,14171 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA5,1415,20969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene5,2106,2491,040 bp+46.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA6,2506,31970 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA6,3216,38969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,3976,46973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,4706,53667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,5366,60671 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,6088,1581,551 bp+45.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA8,1508,22273 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA8,2268,29469 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene8,3038,986684 bp+46.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,9889,05770 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene9,0599,226168 bp+43.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene9,2179,900684 bp+46.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,90710,690784 bp+48.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,69110,75969 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,76011,110351 bp+44.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA11,11211,18069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene11,18211,478297 bp+47.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,47212,8491,378 bp+45.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,85012,91869 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,91912,98466 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,98413,05471 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene13,05514,8721,818 bp+44.1%
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,88116,0231,143 bp+45.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,02716,09569 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,11016,17970 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,18916,707519 bp−48.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,70916,77971 bp−–

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