MitoAge

Nestor notabilis

Kea

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Maximum lifespan
47 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,818 bp
RefSeq NC_027845.1
GC content
44.36%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,355 bp
D-loop 1,293 bp

Where Kea sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Kea has the 182nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Kea
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Base composition

Whole genome16,818 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.394
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.112

Life history

Maximum lifespan
47 years
Adult weight
867.5 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01600)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
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 genome16,818 bp
Protein-coding11,382 bp
12S rRNA972 bp
16S rRNA1,583 bp
All tRNA1,537 bp
D-loop1,293 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1981 bp28.5%26.3%12.7%32.4%45.16%−0.436+0.041
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,040 bp30.6%25.9%9.6%33.9%43.56%−0.559+0.083
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,548 bp28.4%26.2%15.8%29.6%45.35%−0.305+0.040
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.6%24.7%13.0%30.7%43.71%−0.405+0.122
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp36.3%23.2%4.8%35.7%40.48%−0.765+0.220
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp28.2%25.4%8.9%37.4%46.35%−0.615+0.052
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.1%25.9%14.4%31.6%46.05%−0.374+0.040
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3350 bp30.9%27.7%10.6%30.9%41.43%−0.490+0.054
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.3%27.6%12.8%29.3%42.09%−0.392+0.047
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,393 bp30.1%25.3%9.5%35.0%44.58%−0.572+0.085
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp32.2%24.4%11.0%32.5%43.42%−0.495+0.137
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6516 bp41.3%11.4%10.7%36.6%47.29%−0.549+0.566
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp28.7%27.1%12.2%32.0%44.21%−0.448+0.028
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA972 bp31.9%19.1%20.0%29.0%48.97%−0.185+0.250
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,583 bp34.3%20.5%18.4%26.8%45.23%−0.187+0.253
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,293 bp28.7%29.5%14.2%27.5%41.80%−0.319−0.013

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 F5.7%
UUU73
UUC144
Leu L17.8%
UUA95
UUG17
CUU95
CUC162
CUA282
CUG25
Ile I7.9%
AUU102
AUC199
Met M4.5%
AUA135
AUG35
Val V4.2%
GUU37
GUC33
GUA69
GUG21
Ser S7.6%
UCU43
UCC90
UCA96
UCG5
AGU14
AGC39
Pro P6.0%
CCU47
CCC81
CCA98
CCG3
Thr T9.6%
ACU59
ACC148
ACA150
ACG8
Ala A7.3%
GCU56
GCC124
GCA90
GCG7
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU33
UAC72
His H2.9%
CAU20
CAC90
Gln Q2.6%
CAA84
CAG13
Asn N3.6%
AAU23
AAC112
Lys K2.3%
AAA84
AAG4
Asp D1.7%
GAU22
GAC43
Glu E2.4%
GAA83
GAG7
Cys C0.7%
UGU13
UGC15
Trp W2.8%
UGA96
UGG9
Arg R1.8%
CGU10
CGC15
CGA36
CGG9
Gly G5.6%
GGU32
GGC53
GGA98
GGG31
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_027845.1

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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 (44.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
D-loopControl region11,2931,293 bp–41.8%
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA1,2941,36067 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA1,3612,332972 bp+49.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA2,3332,40472 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA2,4053,9871,583 bp+45.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,9884,06174 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene4,0695,049981 bp+45.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA5,0485,11972 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA5,1265,19671 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA5,1965,26469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene5,2656,3041,040 bp+43.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA6,3056,37470 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA6,3766,44469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA6,4466,51772 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA6,5206,58667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA6,5866,65671 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene6,6668,2131,548 bp+45.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA8,2058,28076 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA8,2868,35368 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene8,3589,041684 bp+43.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA9,0439,11169 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene9,1139,280168 bp+40.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene9,2719,954684 bp+46.4%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,95410,737784 bp+46.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA10,73810,80669 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene10,80711,157351 bp+41.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA11,15811,22568 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene11,22711,523297 bp+42.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene11,51712,9091,393 bp+44.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,91012,97869 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,97913,04466 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA13,04413,11471 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene13,11514,9291,815 bp+43.4%
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,94316,0821,140 bp+44.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA16,08316,15169 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA16,15616,22469 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene16,23116,746516 bp−47.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA16,74716,81872 bp−–

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