Ninox novaeseelandiae

Morepork

Maximum lifespan

15.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,223 bp

RefSeq NC_005932.1

GC content

47.18%

Whole genome

Non-coding

740 bp

D-loop 662 bp

Where Morepork sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Morepork has the 1,179th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,223 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.416
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.168

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 15.9 years
Adult weight: 195 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01689)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable, small 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 genome16,223 bp

Protein-coding11,384 bp

12S rRNA975 bp

16S rRNA1,582 bp

All tRNA1,555 bp

D-loop662 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Ninox novaeseelandiae genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	27.3%	24.0%	13.1%	35.5%	48.67%	−0.460	+0.064
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,047 bp	32.8%	21.3%	9.5%	36.5%	45.94%	−0.588	+0.212
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.4%	24.7%	16.0%	30.9%	46.87%	−0.318	+0.070
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	681 bp	32.5%	21.7%	13.2%	32.6%	45.82%	−0.423	+0.198
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	38.1%	19.6%	3.6%	38.7%	42.26%	−0.831	+0.320
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.4%	23.7%	9.5%	35.4%	44.88%	−0.577	+0.141
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.2%	23.3%	15.1%	33.4%	48.47%	−0.379	+0.094
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	30.5%	24.2%	11.1%	34.2%	45.30%	−0.509	+0.115
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	29.0%	23.6%	11.8%	35.7%	47.48%	−0.504	+0.103
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	30.0%	22.6%	10.0%	37.3%	47.32%	−0.577	+0.141
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,821 bp	31.0%	22.1%	11.5%	35.3%	46.81%	−0.507	+0.167
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	37.2%	8.8%	10.9%	42.9%	53.94%	−0.594	+0.617
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	27.8%	24.2%	12.2%	35.8%	47.94%	−0.493	+0.069
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	975 bp	31.6%	16.7%	20.9%	30.8%	51.69%	−0.190	+0.308
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,582 bp	33.8%	19.1%	18.8%	28.3%	47.16%	−0.201	+0.278
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	662 bp	29.5%	24.9%	14.8%	30.8%	45.62%	−0.351	+0.083

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.3%

UUU52

UUC150

Leu L17.8%

UUA51

UUG17

CUU57

CUC158

CUA354

CUG38

Ile I7.2%

AUU59

AUC214

Met M4.6%

AUA138

AUG38

Val V4.1%

GUU25

GUC40

GUA68

GUG23

Ser S7.3%

UCU30

UCC99

UCA89

UCG8

AGU11

AGC41

Pro P6.3%

CCU30

CCC91

CCA115

CCG5

Thr T10.2%

ACU42

ACC191

ACA145

ACG10

Ala A7.6%

GCU54

GCC143

GCA85

GCG5

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU32

UAC77

His H3.2%

CAU20

CAC100

Gln Q2.5%

CAA89

CAG5

Asn N3.2%

AAU13

AAC110

Lys K2.2%

AAA71

AAG11

Asp D1.7%

GAU11

GAC54

Glu E2.4%

GAA78

GAG13

Cys C0.8%

UGU6

UGC24

Trp W2.8%

UGA89

UGG19

Arg R1.8%

CGU5

CGC21

CGA36

CGG7

Gly G5.8%

GGU24

GGC58

GGA101

GGG36

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG2

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005932.1

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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 (47.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Ninox novaeseelandiae (NC_005932.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	67	67 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	68	1,042	975 bp	+	51.7%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,043	1,113	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,114	2,695	1,582 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,696	2,769	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,783	3,757	975 bp	+	48.7%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,756	3,826	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,836	3,906	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,906	3,974	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,975	5,021	1,047 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,020	5,094	75 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,096	5,164	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,166	5,239	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,242	5,311	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,311	5,382	72 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,384	6,934	1,551 bp	+	46.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,926	6,999	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,004	7,072	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,075	7,755	681 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,757	7,828	72 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,830	7,997	168 bp	+	42.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,988	8,671	684 bp	+	44.9%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,671	9,454	784 bp	+	48.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,455	9,524	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,525	9,876	352 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,878	9,946	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,948	10,244	297 bp	+	47.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,238	11,615	1,378 bp	+	47.3%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,616	11,685	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,688	11,754	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,759	11,829	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,830	13,650	1,821 bp	+	46.8%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,658	14,800	1,143 bp	+	47.9%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,802	14,870	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,882	14,951	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,964	15,485	522 bp	−	53.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,489	15,561	73 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,562	16,223	662 bp	–	45.6%