Organism
Domestic Cat
TL;DR
The cat provides a middle reference point in the chapter's Kleiber's Law comparison.
The cat provides a middle reference point in the chapter's Kleiber's Law comparison. At about 5 kilograms (1,000x the weight of a shrew), the cat demonstrates how metabolic rate per gram decreases dramatically with size - eating only about 5% of body weight daily with a heart rate of 150-200 bpm.
Notable Traits of Domestic Cat
- Weighs about 5 kg
- Eats ~5% of body weight daily
- Heart rate 150-200 bpm