Casuarius casuarius

Southern cassowary

Maximum lifespan

30 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,756 bp

RefSeq NC_002778.2

GC content

44.22%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,299 bp

D-loop 1,138 bp

Where Southern cassowary sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Southern cassowary has the 446th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,756 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.346
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.094

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 30 years
Adult weight: 44 kg
Female sexual maturity: 4 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00403)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: questionable, small 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 genome16,756 bp

Protein-coding11,372 bp

12S rRNA967 bp

16S rRNA1,592 bp

All tRNA1,537 bp

D-loop1,138 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Casuarius casuarius genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	972 bp	27.9%	26.3%	13.5%	32.3%	45.78%	−0.411	+0.028
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,041 bp	30.6%	26.1%	10.5%	32.8%	43.23%	−0.516	+0.080
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.9%	27.7%	16.5%	27.9%	44.42%	−0.257	+0.002
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	685 bp	29.5%	27.9%	15.2%	27.4%	42.63%	−0.288	+0.028
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	33.9%	20.2%	6.5%	39.3%	45.83%	−0.714	+0.253
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	27.8%	27.8%	10.4%	34.1%	44.44%	−0.533	0.000
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	26.8%	27.9%	16.7%	28.6%	45.28%	−0.262	−0.021
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	27.1%	26.8%	12.8%	33.3%	46.15%	−0.444	+0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.6%	26.6%	12.5%	33.3%	45.79%	−0.456	+0.019
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,377 bp	30.4%	25.6%	11.6%	32.3%	43.94%	−0.471	+0.085
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,818 bp	31.0%	24.5%	12.0%	32.5%	44.50%	−0.459	+0.118
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	41.6%	10.9%	10.7%	36.8%	47.51%	−0.548	+0.584
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	27.5%	26.1%	12.5%	33.9%	46.40%	−0.459	+0.028
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	967 bp	33.6%	20.3%	19.0%	27.1%	46.12%	−0.175	+0.248
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,592 bp	35.1%	22.2%	18.7%	24.1%	42.71%	−0.126	+0.226
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,138 bp	28.2%	29.6%	15.2%	27.0%	42.18%	−0.279	−0.024

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,796 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%

UUU66

UUC161

Leu L17.5%

UUA80

UUG20

CUU72

CUC160

CUA294

CUG38

Ile I7.7%

AUU95

AUC198

Met M4.5%

AUA134

AUG37

Val V4.7%

GUU45

GUC33

GUA71

GUG28

Ser S7.4%

UCU48

UCC80

UCA101

UCG3

AGU10

AGC40

Pro P6.0%

CCU49

CCC71

CCA103

CCG4

Thr T8.8%

ACU59

ACC128

ACA140

ACG7

Ala A7.7%

GCU90

GCC108

GCA88

GCG8

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU49

UAC59

His H2.9%

CAU40

CAC70

Gln Q2.6%

CAA82

CAG15

Asn N3.3%

AAU26

AAC100

Lys K2.2%

AAA76

AAG8

Asp D1.7%

GAU21

GAC42

Glu E2.4%

GAA71

GAG21

Cys C0.7%

UGU12

UGC16

Trp W2.8%

UGA88

UGG19

Arg R1.8%

CGU8

CGC11

CGA46

CGG5

Gly G6.1%

GGU42

GGC60

GGA82

GGG47

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG3

AGA1

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_002778.2

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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 (44.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Casuarius casuarius (NC_002778.2)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,037	967 bp	+	46.1%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,038	1,108	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,109	2,700	1,592 bp	+	42.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,701	2,774	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,785	3,756	972 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,757	3,828	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,834	3,905	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,904	3,974	71 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,975	5,015	1,041 bp	+	43.2%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,014	5,088	75 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,090	5,158	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,162	5,234	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,238	5,304	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,304	5,374	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,376	6,926	1,551 bp	+	44.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,918	6,991	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,994	7,062	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,064	7,748	685 bp	+	42.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,752	7,821	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,823	7,990	168 bp	+	45.8%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,981	8,664	684 bp	+	44.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,664	9,447	784 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,448	9,516	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,517	9,868	352 bp	+	46.2%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,870	9,937	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,938	10,234	297 bp	+	45.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,228	11,604	1,377 bp	+	43.9%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,606	11,675	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,677	11,740	64 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,741	11,811	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,812	13,629	1,818 bp	+	44.5%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,639	14,778	1,140 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,783	14,852	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,935	14,996	62 bp	+	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	15,026	15,547	522 bp	−	47.5%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,551	15,618	68 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,619	16,756	1,138 bp	–	42.2%