Audiogram of the domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Data from: Heffner, H., and Masterton, R. (1980) Hearing in glires: domestic rabbit, cotton rat, feral house mouse, and kangaroo rat. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America, 68, 1584-1599.
Absolute thresholds (in dB re 20 µN/m2) for two domestic rabbits
(designated A and B)
|
Frequency (in kHz) |
Individual Thresholds (in dB) |
Average |
|
|
A |
B |
||
|
.063 |
79 |
61 |
70 |
|
.125 |
56 |
51 |
53.5 |
|
.250 |
39 |
40 |
39.5 |
|
.500 |
30 |
25 |
27.5 |
|
1 |
9 |
12 |
10.5 |
|
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
4 |
5 |
10 |
7.5 |
|
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
16 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
|
32 |
20 |
26 |
23 |
|
45 |
50 |
47 |
48.5 |
|
50 |
68 |
61 |
64.5 |
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 |
.063 |
51 |
|
60 |
.096 |
49 |
|
50 |
.150 |
46 |
|
40 |
.250 |
40.5 |
|
30 |
.445 |
35 |
Additional Parameters:
Body weight = 3.5 kg
Functional interaural distance= 250 µs
(Time required for sound to travel around the head from one auditory meatus to the other.)
Comments: Threshold values taken from original data. Other thresholds available in:
Borg, E., and Engstrom, B. (1983)Hearing thresholds in the rabbit. A behavioral and electrophysiological study. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 95, 19-26. headphones;
Martin, G., Lonsbury-Martin, B., and Kimm, J. (1980) A rabbit preparation for neurobehavioral research. Hearing Research, 2, 65-78. classical conditioning