Resting Heart Rates

Species

bpm (range)

Cat

120–140

Dog

70–120

Horse

28–40

Rabbit

180–350

Guinea pig

200–300

Hamster

300–600

Mouse

450–750

Rat

250–400

Dairy cow

48–84

Goat

70–80

Sheep

70–80

Pig

70–120

Chick

350–450

Chicken (adult)

250–300

Ox

36–60

Rhesus monkey (anesthetized)

160–330

Elephant

25–35

Adapted from Detweiler DK and Erickson HH, Regulation of the Heart, in Dukes' Physiology of Domestic Animals, 12th ed., Reece WO, Ed. Copyright 2004, Cornell University Press.

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