MitoAge

Zaglossus bruijni

Western long-beaked echidna, or Long-nosed echidna

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Maximum lifespan
41.2 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,367 bp
RefSeq NC_006364.1
GC content
39.92%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,056 bp
D-loop 909 bp

Where Western long-beaked echidna, or Long-nosed echidna sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Western long-beaked echidna, or Long-nosed echidna has the 234th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Western long-beaked echidna, or Long-nosed echidna
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Base composition

Whole genome16,367 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.303
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.023

Life history

Maximum lifespan
41.2 years
Adult weight
7.5 kg
Basal metabolic rate
6.493 W
Body temperature
30.8 °C
Gestation or incubation
10 days
Litter or clutch size
1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 02624)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in captivity
Data quality
acceptable, tiny 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 genome16,367 bp
Protein-coding11,329 bp
12S rRNA941 bp
16S rRNA1,570 bp
All tRNA1,482 bp
D-loop909 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1957 bp28.6%30.8%12.4%28.1%40.54%−0.387−0.037
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,042 bp33.9%28.2%9.6%28.3%37.91%−0.494+0.091
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,542 bp25.5%32.0%16.9%25.6%42.48%−0.206−0.114
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II693 bp32.8%28.0%12.3%27.0%39.25%−0.375+0.078
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8210 bp31.4%30.5%9.0%29.0%38.10%−0.525+0.015
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6679 bp29.0%31.8%11.2%28.0%39.18%−0.429−0.046
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp25.6%31.0%15.6%27.8%43.37%−0.282−0.095
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3348 bp26.1%32.5%14.4%27.0%41.38%−0.306−0.108
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.0%33.0%12.1%24.9%37.04%−0.345−0.048
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,378 bp29.3%30.8%12.6%27.3%39.91%−0.367−0.024
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp30.0%29.7%11.9%28.4%40.33%−0.410+0.005
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6501 bp41.3%18.8%8.6%31.3%39.92%−0.570+0.375
CYTBCytochrome b1,140 bp27.5%29.1%13.3%30.0%43.33%−0.385−0.028
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA941 bp35.5%22.8%18.0%23.7%41.66%−0.138+0.217
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,570 bp35.6%25.9%17.3%21.1%38.47%−0.099+0.157
D-loopControl region (D-loop)909 bp27.4%34.3%16.2%22.1%38.28%−0.155−0.112

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,794 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU127
UUC111
Leu L17.0%
UUA155
UUG28
CUU105
CUC108
CUA204
CUG44
Ile I8.9%
AUU168
AUC170
Met M5.4%
AUA151
AUG52
Val V5.0%
GUU57
GUC45
GUA70
GUG18
Ser S7.4%
UCU39
UCC85
UCA107
UCG5
AGU24
AGC21
Pro P5.2%
CCU54
CCC72
CCA69
CCG3
Thr T8.2%
ACU76
ACC101
ACA128
ACG7
Ala A6.2%
GCU67
GCC94
GCA68
GCG5
Tyr Y3.4%
UAU59
UAC69
His H2.7%
CAU34
CAC68
Gln Q2.4%
CAA81
CAG9
Asn N4.0%
AAU55
AAC96
Lys K2.3%
AAA76
AAG13
Asp D1.8%
GAU36
GAC32
Glu E2.5%
GAA68
GAG26
Cys C0.7%
UGU14
UGC12
Trp W2.8%
UGA86
UGG21
Arg R1.7%
CGU11
CGC17
CGA32
CGG6
Gly G6.0%
GGU44
GGC62
GGA78
GGG42
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG3
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_006364.1

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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 (39.9%, 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 RNA731,013941 bp+41.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0141,08067 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0812,6501,570 bp+38.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,6502,72576 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8113,767957 bp+40.5%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7683,83669 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8343,90673 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9063,97469 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9755,0161,042 bp+37.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0175,08569 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0895,15567 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1565,22873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2605,32263 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3225,38766 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3886,9291,542 bp+42.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9317,00171 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0057,07268 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0737,765693 bp+39.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7617,82666 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8288,037210 bp+38.1%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9928,670679 bp+39.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6729,455784 bp+43.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4569,52570 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5259,872348 bp+41.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8709,93869 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,93910,235297 bp+37.0%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,22911,6061,378 bp+39.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,60711,67569 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,67611,73358 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,73011,80071 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,80113,6151,815 bp+40.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,61214,112501 bp−39.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,13314,18149 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,18415,3231,140 bp+43.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,32315,39169 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,39215,45867 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,45916,367909 bp–38.3%

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