Department of Psychology

Audiogram of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

 

Data from: Heffner, H.Jr., and Heffner, H.E. (2010) The behavioral audiogram of whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 127, EL111-EL114.

 

Absolute thresholds (in dB re 20 µN/m2) for two deer (designated A and B)

 

Frequency

(in kHz)

Individual Thresholds

(in dB)

A

B

Average

.031

97

96

96.5

.063

78

78

78

.125

57

56

56.5

.250

36

35

25

.500

20

22.5

21.25

1

8

7

7.5

2

16

13

14.5

4

-1

4.5

1.75

8

-3

-3

-3

16

13.5

9

11.25

32

26

21

23.5

45

47

39

43

56

63.5

64

64

64

93

93

93

 

Lowest and highest frequencies audible at sound

pressure levels (SPL) ranging from 30 to 70 dB SPL

SPL

(in dB)

Lowest audible frequency (in kHz)

Highest audible frequency (in kHz)

70

.080

58

60

.115

54

50

.155

48

40

.218

42

30

.330

36

 

Additional Parameters:

Body weight ~ 50 kg

Functional interaural distance= 801 µs

(Time required for sound to travel around the head from one auditory meatus to the other.)

 

Comments: Threshold values taken from original data.

Last Updated: 6/27/22