Frequency range of hearing for humans and selected animals

Frequency range of hearing for humans and selected animals

Table
Frequency range of hearing for humans
and selected animals
animal frequency (hertz)
  low high
humans      20   20,000
cats    100   32,000
dogs      40   46,000
horses      31   40,000
elephants      16   12,000
cattle      16   40,000
bats 1,000 150,000
grasshoppers and locusts    100   50,000
rodents 1,000 100,000
whales and dolphins      70 150,000
seals and sea lions    200   55,000
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