Maximum lifespan
20.3 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
41.68%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,366 bp
D-loop 1,295 bp

Where Black flying fox sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black flying fox has the 883rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Black flying fox
  • This species
  • Other mammals
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,739 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.304
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.135

Life history

Maximum lifespan
20.3 years
Adult weight
672.1 g
Litter or clutch size
1.2
Litters per year
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02359)

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
Updated in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
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 genome16,739 bp
Protein-coding11,335 bp
12S rRNA965 bp
16S rRNA1,568 bp
All tRNA1,509 bp
D-loop1,295 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Pteropus alecto genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1956 bp30.5%26.4%13.8%29.3%43.10%−0.359+0.074
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp35.6%23.7%10.7%30.0%40.69%−0.476+0.201
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp27.7%28.1%17.6%26.6%44.21%−0.204−0.007
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp32.0%25.7%14.9%27.3%42.25%−0.294+0.109
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8204 bp40.2%25.0%6.4%28.4%34.80%−0.634+0.233
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp31.7%26.9%12.8%28.6%41.41%−0.383+0.083
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp27.8%27.3%15.7%29.2%44.90%−0.301+0.009
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp31.6%26.4%12.6%29.3%41.95%−0.397+0.089
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp31.0%30.0%13.8%25.3%39.06%−0.293+0.017
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.5%26.6%12.4%28.5%40.93%−0.394+0.101
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,803 bp33.3%25.9%11.9%28.8%40.77%−0.415+0.125
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6528 bp41.5%17.2%8.9%32.4%41.29%−0.569+0.413
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp29.6%26.4%13.9%30.2%44.04%−0.371+0.056
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA965 bp36.6%21.3%19.1%23.0%42.07%−0.094+0.263
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,568 bp37.3%22.3%18.4%21.9%40.37%−0.087+0.251
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,295 bp32.5%22.8%15.5%29.2%44.71%−0.306+0.176

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,795 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU74
UUC152
Leu L16.1%
UUA81
UUG18
CUU57
CUC79
CUA305
CUG71
Ile I8.1%
AUU139
AUC170
Met M6.4%
AUA181
AUG62
Val V5.4%
GUU38
GUC43
GUA100
GUG24
Ser S7.7%
UCU38
UCC77
UCA106
UCG15
AGU19
AGC38
Pro P5.1%
CCU23
CCC46
CCA117
CCG9
Thr T8.2%
ACU40
ACC100
ACA154
ACG19
Ala A6.6%
GCU41
GCC107
GCA84
GCG17
Tyr Y3.7%
UAU67
UAC73
His H2.5%
CAU25
CAC68
Gln Q2.4%
CAA75
CAG15
Asn N4.0%
AAU42
AAC111
Lys K2.6%
AAA84
AAG14
Asp D1.8%
GAU15
GAC53
Glu E2.5%
GAA66
GAG29
Cys C0.6%
UGU6
UGC16
Trp W2.7%
UGA95
UGG9
Arg R1.7%
CGU6
CGC13
CGA39
CGG5
Gly G5.7%
GGU28
GGC62
GGA91
GGG35
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_023122.1

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
  • D-loop1
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (41.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Pteropus alecto (NC_023122.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,034965 bp+42.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0371,10468 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1052,6721,568 bp+40.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6782,75275 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7553,710956 bp+43.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7113,77969 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,7773,84973 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,8503,91869 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9194,9601,042 bp+40.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA4,9615,02969 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0345,10269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1045,17673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2135,28068 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,2815,34767 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3496,8931,545 bp+44.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,8916,95969 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9677,03367 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0347,717684 bp+42.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7217,79171 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,7937,996204 bp+34.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9548,634681 bp+41.4%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6349,417784 bp+44.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4189,48568 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,4869,833348 bp+42.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8359,90268 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,90310,199297 bp+39.1%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,19311,5701,378 bp+40.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,57111,63868 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,63911,69759 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,70211,77170 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,77213,5741,803 bp+40.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,57114,098528 bp−41.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,09914,16769 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,17215,3111,140 bp+44.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,31115,37969 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,37915,44466 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,44516,7391,295 bp–44.7%