Dryobates minor

Lesser spotted woodpecker

Maximum lifespan

9.8 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,847 bp

RefSeq NC_061952.1

GC content

47.46%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,385 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Lesser spotted woodpecker sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Lesser spotted woodpecker has the 1,622nd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,847 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.421
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.079

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 9.8 years
Adult weight: 19.8 g
Female sexual maturity: 365 days
Male sexual maturity: 365 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01411)

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 genome16,847 bp

Protein-coding11,366 bp

12S rRNA150 bp

16S rRNA1,596 bp

All tRNA1,548 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Dryobates minor genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	24.8%	25.8%	12.3%	37.1%	49.39%	−0.503	−0.018
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,040 bp	28.9%	24.6%	8.6%	37.9%	46.44%	−0.631	+0.081
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	25.9%	25.0%	16.1%	32.9%	49.07%	−0.343	+0.018
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	27.9%	25.7%	14.8%	31.6%	46.35%	−0.363	+0.041
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	31.0%	26.2%	7.1%	35.7%	42.86%	−0.667	+0.083
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	25.3%	24.3%	11.7%	38.7%	50.44%	−0.536	+0.021
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	25.9%	24.6%	15.2%	34.3%	49.49%	−0.387	+0.025
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	24.2%	26.8%	12.8%	36.2%	49.00%	−0.477	−0.050
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	27.3%	25.9%	13.5%	33.3%	46.80%	−0.424	+0.025
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,368 bp	27.6%	24.6%	9.8%	38.0%	47.81%	−0.590	+0.059
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	28.7%	23.5%	10.7%	37.2%	47.88%	−0.554	+0.099
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	40.2%	12.3%	9.2%	38.3%	47.51%	−0.613	+0.533
CYTBCytochrome b	1,142 bp	25.6%	25.3%	12.5%	36.6%	49.12%	−0.490	+0.005
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	150 bp	26.7%	17.3%	19.3%	36.7%	56.00%	−0.310	+0.212
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,596 bp	33.1%	19.9%	18.2%	28.8%	46.99%	−0.227	+0.248

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,793 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.7%

UUU48

UUC168

Leu L18.2%

UUA58

UUG24

CUU86

CUC256

CUA225

CUG41

Ile I8.2%

AUU93

AUC218

Met M3.8%

AUA115

AUG28

Val V4.1%

GUU36

GUC50

GUA43

GUG26

Ser S7.9%

UCU32

UCC106

UCA93

UCG14

AGU8

AGC46

Pro P6.1%

CCU37

CCC131

CCA59

CCG4

Thr T9.0%

ACU63

ACC164

ACA107

ACG8

Ala A7.7%

GCU52

GCC158

GCA75

GCG8

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU24

UAC86

His H2.6%

CAU25

CAC75

Gln Q2.4%

CAA85

CAG6

Asn N3.6%

AAU24

AAC112

Lys K2.2%

AAA77

AAG6

Asp D1.7%

GAU17

GAC49

Glu E2.5%

GAA81

GAG14

Cys C0.7%

UGU8

UGC19

Trp W2.9%

UGA95

UGG14

Arg R1.9%

CGU10

CGC29

CGA30

CGG4

Gly G5.6%

GGU30

GGC84

GGA73

GGG26

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_061952.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA3
tRNA22

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (47.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Dryobates minor (NC_061952.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1	150	150 bp	+	56.0%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	150	222	73 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	223	1,818	1,596 bp	+	47.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	1,818	1,891	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	1,901	2,878	978 bp	+	49.4%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	2,877	2,948	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	2,972	3,042	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,042	3,110	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,111	4,150	1,040 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,151	4,225	75 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	4,227	4,295	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	4,307	4,380	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	4,386	4,452	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	4,453	4,522	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	4,524	6,074	1,551 bp	+	49.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,066	6,139	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,143	6,211	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	6,213	6,896	684 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	6,898	6,967	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	6,969	7,136	168 bp	+	42.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,127	7,810	684 bp	+	50.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	7,810	8,593	784 bp	+	49.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	8,594	8,663	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	8,664	9,015	352 bp	+	49.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,018	9,086	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,088	9,384	297 bp	+	46.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	9,378	10,745	1,368 bp	+	47.8%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	10,755	10,823	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	10,824	10,888	65 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	10,888	10,958	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	10,959	12,773	1,815 bp	+	47.9%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	12,780	13,921	1,142 bp	+	49.1%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	13,922	13,992	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,224	15,292	69 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	15,298	15,819	522 bp	−	47.5%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,824	15,892	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	15,963	16,032	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	16,032	16,847	816 bp	+	56.0%