Mentawai macaque
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The Mentawai macaque is a threatened primate species of macaque found only on Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, known for its distinctive appearance and highly social, forest-dwelling lifestyle.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mentawai langur | 1 |
| Mentawai macaque canonical | 1 |
| Siberut macaque | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17104303 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mentawai macaque Context triple: [Mentawai Islands, hasEndemicSpecies, Mentawai macaque]
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A.
Celebes crested macaque
The Celebes crested macaque is a critically endangered, black-furred Old World monkey from Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, known for its distinctive tufted crest and highly social, terrestrial lifestyle.
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B.
Nicobar long-tailed macaque
The Nicobar long-tailed macaque is a primate species endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its elongated tail and adaptation to the region’s tropical forests.
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C.
Lion-tailed macaque
The lion-tailed macaque is an endangered, dark-furred Old World monkey distinguished by its silver-white mane and tufted tail, found only in the rainforests of India’s Western Ghats.
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D.
L'Hoest's monkey
L'Hoest's monkey is a forest-dwelling Old World monkey native to the montane and lowland rainforests of Central Africa, known for its dark fur and distinctive white bib.
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E.
tonkean macaque
The Tonkean macaque is a large, dark-furred Old World monkey endemic to central Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its complex social behavior and threatened conservation status.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mentawai macaque Target entity description: The Mentawai macaque is a threatened primate species of macaque found only on Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, known for its distinctive appearance and highly social, forest-dwelling lifestyle.
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A.
Celebes crested macaque
The Celebes crested macaque is a critically endangered, black-furred Old World monkey from Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, known for its distinctive tufted crest and highly social, terrestrial lifestyle.
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B.
Nicobar long-tailed macaque
The Nicobar long-tailed macaque is a primate species endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its elongated tail and adaptation to the region’s tropical forests.
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C.
Lion-tailed macaque
The lion-tailed macaque is an endangered, dark-furred Old World monkey distinguished by its silver-white mane and tufted tail, found only in the rainforests of India’s Western Ghats.
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D.
L'Hoest's monkey
L'Hoest's monkey is a forest-dwelling Old World monkey native to the montane and lowland rainforests of Central Africa, known for its dark fur and distinctive white bib.
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E.
tonkean macaque
The Tonkean macaque is a large, dark-furred Old World monkey endemic to central Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its complex social behavior and threatened conservation status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mentawai macaque
linked to: Mentawai macaque