Maximum lifespan
10.4 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
39.64%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,411 bp
Including the D-loop

Where Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat has the 1,539th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,792 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.325
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.077

Life history

Maximum lifespan
10.4 years
Adult weight
16 g
Birth weight
590 mg
Female sexual maturity
91 days
Gestation or incubation
244 days
Litter or clutch size
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 02346)

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 genome16,792 bp
Protein-coding11,340 bp
12S rRNA968 bp
16S rRNA1,573 bp
All tRNA1,502 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Macrotus waterhousii genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp30.8%27.5%11.8%29.9%41.74%−0.434+0.056
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp36.7%25.2%7.8%30.3%38.10%−0.592+0.185
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.1%32.4%16.6%23.9%40.52%−0.182−0.088
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.0%28.9%14.2%24.9%39.04%−0.273+0.050
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp36.8%27.5%7.8%27.9%35.78%−0.562+0.145
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.1%30.8%11.0%27.0%38.03%−0.421+0.005
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.1%30.2%14.7%27.0%41.71%−0.297−0.037
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp30.2%31.0%12.4%26.4%38.79%−0.363−0.014
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp33.7%31.6%11.8%22.9%34.68%−0.320+0.031
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp31.4%30.1%10.7%27.8%38.46%−0.445+0.021
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,824 bp32.1%28.8%10.0%29.1%39.15%−0.487+0.054
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6525 bp40.4%21.3%7.0%31.2%38.29%−0.632+0.309
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp30.3%28.1%12.3%29.4%41.67%−0.411+0.038
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA968 bp34.9%23.3%18.1%23.7%41.74%−0.134+0.199
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,573 bp36.7%24.1%17.3%21.9%39.22%−0.118+0.207

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,801 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU90
UUC132
Leu L16.5%
UUA119
UUG13
CUU66
CUC89
CUA307
CUG32
Ile I8.6%
AUU163
AUC164
Met M6.4%
AUA199
AUG45
Val V4.9%
GUU43
GUC29
GUA99
GUG14
Ser S7.6%
UCU72
UCC74
UCA79
UCG5
AGU20
AGC37
Pro P5.2%
CCU43
CCC85
CCA65
CCG3
Thr T9.1%
ACU96
ACC84
ACA153
ACG11
Ala A6.2%
GCU73
GCC85
GCA74
GCG2
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU74
UAC58
His H2.5%
CAU44
CAC52
Gln Q2.2%
CAA72
CAG12
Asn N4.1%
AAU62
AAC95
Lys K2.4%
AAA83
AAG9
Asp D1.6%
GAU34
GAC28
Glu E2.5%
GAA75
GAG20
Cys C0.7%
UGU10
UGC15
Trp W2.7%
UGA91
UGG13
Arg R1.8%
CGU9
CGC19
CGA38
CGG1
Gly G5.6%
GGU41
GGC54
GGA90
GGG28
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_072169.1

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
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (39.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
Annotated features of Macrotus waterhousii (NC_072169.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,036968 bp+41.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0371,10569 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1042,6761,573 bp+39.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6792,75476 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7573,712956 bp+41.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7133,78169 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7793,85173 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8513,91969 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9204,9611,042 bp+38.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9625,02968 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0485,11669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1175,18973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2235,28866 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2895,35466 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3566,9001,545 bp+40.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9016,96969 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9777,04367 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0447,727684 bp+39.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7317,79666 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7988,001204 bp+35.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9598,639681 bp+38.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6399,422784 bp+41.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4239,49169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4929,839348 bp+38.8%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8409,90768 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90810,204297 bp+34.7%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19811,5751,378 bp+38.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57611,64368 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,64411,70360 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70511,77470 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77513,5981,824 bp+39.2%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,58214,106525 bp−38.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,11014,17869 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18315,3221,140 bp+41.7%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32315,39169 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39115,45666 bp−–