Question

The biological name of domestic cat is
(A) Panthera doméstica
(B) Felis domestica
(C) Felis leo
(D) Panthera indica

Answer 1

Hint: Domestic cats are small mammals that have very old and strong bondings with humans. As they live in houses, they are known as house cats and domestic cats.

Complete answer:
Domestic cats are very common mammals. They have a very wide distribution. They occupy every continent of the world except Antarctica. They mostly live in and around human habitats.
The origin of domestic cats is thought to be from African wild cats or Asian desert cats. Domestic cats have a number of breeds, all being more or less similar in shape and size. An adult domestic cat is about 4-5 kg in weight and 76 cm in length. They can have 244 bones. Domestic cats are highly flexible which allow them to escape from very narrow spaces. They can jump from great heights without getting injured.
Their forelimbs have 5 digits and hindlimbs have 4 digits. They have retractable claws which remain inside when the animal is walking.
Domestic cats are polyandrous and both male and female cats can mate with multiple partners during breeding season. The breeding season lasts from March to September in the northern hemisphere and from October to March in the southern hemisphere. After mating a female cat gives birth to young ones known as kittens.
Domestic cats have the biological name of Felis domestica/Felis domesticus. Felis domestica is also called Felis catus.
Panthera domestica is an invalid name. There is no such biological name.
Felis leo is an old biological name which is now replaced as Panthera leo. Panthera leo is the biological name of Lion.
Panthera indica is also an old biological name which is now replaced by Panthera leo which is the biological name of lion.

So the correct answer is Option (B) Felis domestica.

Note:
The biological name Felis domestica refers to any member of the genus Felis that has been domesticated. The genus Felis includes various cat species of which only house cats can be domesticated. Hence, the name Felis domestica is used for house cats. Felis domestica is also known as Felis catus.