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Gyps fulvus

Griffon vulture, or Eurasian griffon

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Maximum lifespan
41.4 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
18,094 bp
RefSeq NC_036050.1
GC content
45.16%
Whole genome
Non-coding
2,601 bp
D-loop 1,207 bp

Where Griffon vulture, or Eurasian griffon sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Griffon vulture, or Eurasian griffon has the 232nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Griffon vulture, or Eurasian griffon
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Base composition

Whole genome18,094 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.390
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.057

Life history

Maximum lifespan
41.4 years
Adult weight
7.4 kg
Female sexual maturity
4 years
Male sexual maturity
4 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00257)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, large 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 genome18,094 bp
Protein-coding11,379 bp
12S rRNA967 bp
16S rRNA1,600 bp
All tRNA1,558 bp
D-loop1,207 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp26.4%26.2%13.8%33.6%47.44%−0.418+0.004
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,045 bp30.1%21.9%10.7%37.2%47.94%−0.553+0.158
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.3%25.4%16.2%31.1%47.26%−0.315+0.037
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp30.8%22.1%14.6%32.5%47.08%−0.379+0.166
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp30.4%23.2%9.5%36.9%46.43%−0.590+0.133
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp29.8%25.4%9.1%35.7%44.74%−0.595+0.079
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.3%26.7%14.8%32.3%47.07%−0.371−0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp26.5%27.9%12.8%32.8%45.58%−0.438−0.026
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp26.3%28.3%13.1%32.3%45.46%−0.422−0.037
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp28.7%23.1%10.7%37.4%48.11%−0.557+0.108
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp31.5%23.6%11.4%33.4%44.85%−0.491+0.143
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp36.8%13.1%11.6%38.5%50.10%−0.538+0.475
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp27.6%24.8%12.6%35.1%47.68%−0.472+0.054
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA967 bp30.9%20.6%20.4%28.1%48.50%−0.160+0.201
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,600 bp33.3%20.8%19.2%26.8%45.94%−0.165+0.232
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,207 bp24.0%32.1%18.1%25.8%43.91%−0.174−0.143

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.5%
UUU43
UUC166
Leu L17.8%
UUA63
UUG23
CUU71
CUC180
CUA312
CUG27
Ile I7.2%
AUU80
AUC195
Met M4.5%
AUA136
AUG34
Val V4.6%
GUU33
GUC59
GUA64
GUG17
Ser S7.6%
UCU30
UCC106
UCA88
UCG3
AGU9
AGC51
Pro P6.0%
CCU40
CCC82
CCA98
CCG6
Thr T9.5%
ACU63
ACC150
ACA141
ACG7
Ala A8.0%
GCU59
GCC141
GCA96
GCG6
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU35
UAC78
His H3.1%
CAU29
CAC89
Gln Q2.4%
CAA77
CAG14
Asn N3.3%
AAU23
AAC101
Lys K2.1%
AAA72
AAG9
Asp D1.6%
GAU17
GAC44
Glu E2.4%
GAA74
GAG19
Cys C0.8%
UGU6
UGC24
Trp W2.8%
UGA87
UGG18
Arg R2.0%
CGU8
CGC24
CGA39
CGG4
Gly G5.7%
GGU26
GGC70
GGA75
GGG47
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_036050.1

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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 (45.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,037967 bp+48.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0381,10972 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1102,7091,600 bp+45.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7102,78374 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7933,770978 bp+47.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7693,84072 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8543,92471 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9243,99269 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9935,0371,045 bp+47.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0385,10972 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1115,17969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1825,25473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2575,32367 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3235,39371 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3956,9451,551 bp+47.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9377,01074 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0157,08369 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0867,769684 bp+47.1%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7717,84171 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8438,010168 bp+46.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0018,684684 bp+44.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6849,467784 bp+47.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4689,53669 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5379,887351 bp+45.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8909,97081 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,97210,268297 bp+45.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,26211,6391,378 bp+48.1%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,64011,70970 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,71011,77566 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,77611,84671 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,84713,6611,815 bp+44.9%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,80714,9491,143 bp+47.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,95215,01968 bp+–
D-loopControl region15,02016,2261,207 bp–43.9%
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,22716,29670 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,32016,838519 bp−50.1%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,83916,90971 bp−–

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