Cercopithecus
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Cercopithecus is a genus of Old World monkeys commonly known as guenons, comprising numerous arboreal, forest-dwelling species found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cercopithecus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17466204 — 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: Cercopithecus Context triple: [Diana monkey, genus, Cercopithecus]
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Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae is the family of Old World monkeys, a diverse group of primates native to Africa and Asia that includes baboons, macaques, and colobus monkeys.
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B.
Chlorocebus
Chlorocebus is a genus of African monkeys commonly known as vervet monkeys, which includes several closely related, medium-sized, semi-terrestrial primate species.
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C.
Cercopithecinae
Cercopithecinae is a subfamily of Old World monkeys that includes species such as baboons, macaques, and guenons, characterized by their cheek pouches and largely terrestrial or semi-terrestrial lifestyles.
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D.
Cercopithecoidea
Cercopithecoidea is the superfamily of Old World monkeys, including baboons, macaques, and related species native to Africa and Asia.
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E.
Allochrocebus
Allochrocebus is a genus of Old World monkeys that includes L'Hoest's monkey and related forest-dwelling guenons found in central Africa.
- 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: Cercopithecus Target entity description: Cercopithecus is a genus of Old World monkeys commonly known as guenons, comprising numerous arboreal, forest-dwelling species found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
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A.
Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae is the family of Old World monkeys, a diverse group of primates native to Africa and Asia that includes baboons, macaques, and colobus monkeys.
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B.
Chlorocebus
Chlorocebus is a genus of African monkeys commonly known as vervet monkeys, which includes several closely related, medium-sized, semi-terrestrial primate species.
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C.
Cercopithecinae
Cercopithecinae is a subfamily of Old World monkeys that includes species such as baboons, macaques, and guenons, characterized by their cheek pouches and largely terrestrial or semi-terrestrial lifestyles.
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D.
Cercopithecoidea
Cercopithecoidea is the superfamily of Old World monkeys, including baboons, macaques, and related species native to Africa and Asia.
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E.
Allochrocebus
Allochrocebus is a genus of Old World monkeys that includes L'Hoest's monkey and related forest-dwelling guenons found in central Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.