Table 2 Comparison of the hearing range and hearing threshold in humans and animals

Human

31 Hz–8 kHz^c

− 10 dB SPL at 2–4 kHz^b,c

Jackson et al. [40]

Sheep

100 Hz–30 kHz^c

− 6 dB SPL at 10 kHz^b,c

Heffner and Heffner [44]

Pig

42 Hz–41 kHz^c

9 dB SPL at 8 kHz^b,c

Heffner and Heffner [44]

Dog

67 Hz–45 kHz^c

0 dB SPL at 2–8 kHz^{b, d}

Heffner [54]

Poncelet et al. [49]

Monkey (Macaca fuscata)

28 Hz–37 kHz^c

1 dB SPL at 4 kHz^c

Jackson et al. [40]

Cat

58 Hz – 75 kHz^b,c

− 3 dB SPL at 8–16 kHz^{b, c}

Heffner and Heffner [52]

Rabbit

360 Hz–42 kHz^c

4 dB SPL at 2 kHz^b,c

Heffner and Masterton [50]

Guinea pig

86 Hz–47 kHz^c

12 dB SPL at 6–8 kHz^b,d

Heffner et al. [47]

Naert et al. [51]

Chinchilla

50 Hz–33 kHz^c

8 dB SPL at 500 Hz–4 kHz^b,c

Heffner and Heffner [45]

Rat

4–56 kHz^d

35 dB SPL at 9 kHz^b,d

Syka [46]

Mice

2–88 kHz^c

7 dB SPL at 16 kHz^c

Heffner et al. [48]