Otus scops

Common scops-owl, or Eurasian scops-owl

Maximum lifespan

6.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

17,413 bp

RefSeq NC_028162.1

GC content

46.19%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,920 bp

D-loop 1,843 bp

Where Common scops-owl, or Eurasian scops-owl sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Common scops-owl, or Eurasian scops-owl has the 1,874th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome17,413 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.420
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.145

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 6.9 years
Adult weight: 92 g
Female sexual maturity: 365 days
Male sexual maturity: 365 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01692)

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 genome17,413 bp

Protein-coding11,379 bp

12S rRNA983 bp

16S rRNA1,584 bp

All tRNA1,556 bp

D-loop1,843 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Otus scops genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	972 bp	28.8%	24.4%	12.2%	34.6%	46.81%	−0.477	+0.083
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	33.1%	21.9%	8.4%	36.6%	44.95%	−0.627	+0.203
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	26.2%	24.5%	16.7%	32.6%	49.26%	−0.322	+0.034
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	29.7%	21.9%	14.8%	33.6%	48.39%	−0.390	+0.150
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	36.3%	22.0%	5.4%	36.3%	41.67%	−0.743	+0.245
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	30.6%	22.8%	10.5%	36.1%	46.64%	−0.549	+0.145
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.8%	23.6%	14.9%	33.7%	48.60%	−0.386	+0.082
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	28.8%	25.1%	12.5%	33.6%	46.15%	−0.457	+0.069
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	28.6%	23.6%	11.8%	36.0%	47.81%	−0.507	+0.097
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	30.1%	23.1%	10.5%	36.2%	46.73%	−0.550	+0.131
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,827 bp	31.4%	22.9%	10.5%	35.2%	45.70%	−0.540	+0.155
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	40.4%	10.0%	9.0%	40.6%	49.62%	−0.637	+0.605
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	28.1%	23.6%	12.4%	35.8%	48.29%	−0.485	+0.088
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	983 bp	32.9%	17.8%	18.8%	30.5%	49.34%	−0.237	+0.297
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,584 bp	33.4%	19.4%	18.4%	28.8%	47.22%	−0.219	+0.266
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,843 bp	31.1%	30.8%	11.9%	26.2%	38.09%	−0.376	+0.004

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

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

Phe F5.4%

UUU47

UUC157

Leu L18.0%

UUA61

UUG21

CUU57

CUC182

CUA330

CUG33

Ile I7.5%

AUU69

AUC217

Met M4.4%

AUA136

AUG33

Val V4.4%

GUU26

GUC37

GUA78

GUG26

Ser S7.6%

UCU28

UCC102

UCA97

UCG10

AGU8

AGC43

Pro P6.0%

CCU33

CCC83

CCA104

CCG9

Thr T9.5%

ACU39

ACC182

ACA135

ACG5

Ala A7.8%

GCU49

GCC165

GCA78

GCG3

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU25

UAC80

His H3.1%

CAU19

CAC97

Gln Q2.7%

CAA99

CAG2

Asn N3.2%

AAU15

AAC107

Lys K2.2%

AAA80

AAG3

Asp D1.7%

GAU14

GAC50

Glu E2.3%

GAA75

GAG14

Cys C0.8%

UGU8

UGC21

Trp W2.8%

UGA95

UGG13

Arg R1.8%

CGU7

CGC18

CGA42

CGG3

Gly G5.8%

GGU19

GGC65

GGA91

GGG44

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA1

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028162.1

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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 (46.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Otus scops (NC_028162.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	1,052	983 bp	+	49.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,053	1,125	73 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,126	2,709	1,584 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,710	2,783	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,797	3,768	972 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,776	3,847	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,859	3,929	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,936	4,004	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,005	5,043	1,039 bp	+	45.0%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,044	5,119	76 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,121	5,189	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,191	5,265	75 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,268	5,334	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,334	5,404	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,406	6,956	1,551 bp	+	49.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,948	7,020	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,024	7,092	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,095	7,778	684 bp	+	48.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,788	7,858	71 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,860	8,027	168 bp	+	41.7%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,018	8,701	684 bp	+	46.6%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,701	9,484	784 bp	+	48.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,485	9,553	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,554	9,905	352 bp	+	46.2%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,908	9,976	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,978	10,274	297 bp	+	47.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,268	11,645	1,378 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,646	11,715	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,716	11,781	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,786	11,856	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,857	13,683	1,827 bp	+	45.7%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,683	14,823	1,141 bp	+	48.3%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,824	14,896	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,900	14,969	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,976	15,497	522 bp	−	49.6%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,501	15,570	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,571	17,413	1,843 bp	–	38.1%