Which is the European pig's scientific name?

• A. Sus vittatus
• B. Sus domesticus
• C. Sus scrofa
• D. Sus africanus

Answer: (C)

In pig taxonomy, species names follow binomial nomenclature: genus Sus, with scrofa identifying the main species associated with wild boars and the ancestry of domestic pigs. The European pig—referring to the common domestic pig lineage and its wild European relatives—is classified within this species, and many texts treat the domestic pig as a subspecies of Sus scrofa (often written Sus scrofa domesticus). So, using Sus scrofa as the name emphasizes the shared species for pigs in Europe, with the domestic version as a subspecies in more detailed classifications. The other names point to different taxa or outdated classifications, not the standard European pig designation.