MitoAge

Vanellus vanellus

Northern lapwing

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Maximum lifespan
24.5 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,795 bp
RefSeq NC_025637.1
GC content
44.53%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,303 bp
D-loop 1,234 bp

Where Northern lapwing sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Northern lapwing has the 663rd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Northern lapwing
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Base composition

Whole genome16,795 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.382
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.134

Life history

Maximum lifespan
24.5 years
Adult weight
218.5 g
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation or incubation
24 days
Litter or clutch size
4
Postnatal growth rate
0.114 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00443)

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
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 genome16,795 bp
Protein-coding11,376 bp
12S rRNA973 bp
16S rRNA1,608 bp
All tRNA1,548 bp
D-loop1,234 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1978 bp29.0%26.9%12.6%31.5%44.07%−0.429+0.038
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp33.1%25.3%9.2%32.3%41.58%−0.556+0.133
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp27.7%25.7%16.2%30.4%46.62%−0.306+0.039
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp31.3%24.6%14.0%30.1%44.15%−0.364+0.120
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp36.3%19.6%6.5%37.5%44.05%−0.703+0.298
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.1%24.7%9.2%36.0%45.18%−0.592+0.099
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%24.9%15.2%31.4%46.56%−0.348+0.069
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.9%26.2%11.4%32.5%43.88%−0.481+0.066
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp29.0%23.2%13.1%34.7%47.81%−0.451+0.110
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp32.4%23.9%9.4%34.3%43.69%−0.568+0.152
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp32.9%22.7%11.3%33.1%44.41%−0.489+0.183
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp42.1%11.5%10.0%36.4%46.36%−0.570+0.571
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.4%25.1%12.7%33.8%46.46%−0.454+0.062
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA973 bp31.8%21.3%19.5%27.4%46.97%−0.168+0.198
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,608 bp34.5%20.5%18.3%26.7%45.03%−0.185+0.256
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,234 bp29.4%30.1%15.5%25.0%40.52%−0.236−0.011

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F5.8%
UUU56
UUC164
Leu L17.0%
UUA74
UUG20
CUU86
CUC119
CUA322
CUG25
Ile I8.0%
AUU87
AUC217
Met M4.8%
AUA145
AUG37
Val V4.2%
GUU29
GUC41
GUA71
GUG20
Ser S7.3%
UCU35
UCC91
UCA92
UCG7
AGU10
AGC42
Pro P5.7%
CCU29
CCC59
CCA122
CCG6
Thr T9.6%
ACU48
ACC172
ACA138
ACG6
Ala A7.6%
GCU49
GCC128
GCA102
GCG8
Tyr Y3.1%
UAU39
UAC79
His H2.9%
CAU27
CAC82
Gln Q2.5%
CAA86
CAG10
Asn N3.6%
AAU25
AAC110
Lys K2.3%
AAA82
AAG7
Asp D1.6%
GAU13
GAC48
Glu E2.4%
GAA76
GAG17
Cys C0.8%
UGU9
UGC22
Trp W2.8%
UGA99
UGG8
Arg R1.9%
CGU7
CGC23
CGA39
CGG2
Gly G5.8%
GGU30
GGC71
GGA91
GGG28
Stop 0.3%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_025637.1

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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 (44.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17272 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA731,045973 bp+47.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0461,11772 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1172,7241,608 bp+45.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7242,79774 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8003,777978 bp+44.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7763,84873 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8583,92871 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9283,99669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9975,0351,039 bp+41.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0365,10671 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1085,17669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1805,25273 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2565,32267 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3225,39271 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3946,9441,551 bp+46.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9367,00974 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0127,08069 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0827,765684 bp+44.2%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7677,83670 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8388,005168 bp+44.1%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9968,679684 bp+45.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6799,462784 bp+46.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4639,53169 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5329,883352 bp+43.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8899,95769 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,95910,255297 bp+47.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,24911,6261,378 bp+43.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,62711,69670 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,69711,76266 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,76211,83271 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,83313,6471,815 bp+44.4%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,65714,7991,143 bp+46.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,80214,87069 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,88014,94970 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,96515,486522 bp−46.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,49015,56172 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,56216,7951,234 bp–40.5%

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