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Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) has the authority in brackets. Why?
AThe date is uncertain
BThe species is extinct
CThe name is a synonym
DIt was moved to a new genus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It was moved to a new genus
Linnaeus named it Fringilla domestica, and brackets show the species is now placed in a different genus.
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