Sibuyan pygmy fruit bat
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The Sibuyan pygmy fruit bat is a tiny, island-endemic fruit bat species known only from Sibuyan Island in the Philippines, where it plays a key role in forest pollination and seed dispersal.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sibuyan pygmy fruit bat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18946729 — 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: Sibuyan pygmy fruit bat Context triple: [Sibuyan Island, hasEndemicSpecies, Sibuyan pygmy fruit bat]
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A.
Horsfield's fruit bat
Horsfield's fruit bat is a medium-sized Old World fruit bat species native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, known for its frugivorous diet and role in seed dispersal.
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B.
Rodrigues fruit bat
The Rodrigues fruit bat is a large, critically endangered flying fox species native to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, known for its vital role in pollination and seed dispersal.
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C.
short-tailed bat
The short-tailed bat is a small, ground-feeding New Zealand bat known for its unique burrowing behavior and important role as a native forest pollinator.
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D.
Indian flying fox
The Indian flying fox is a large fruit bat native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its impressive wingspan and crucial role in pollination and seed dispersal in forest ecosystems.
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E.
Mexican long-tongued bat
The Mexican long-tongued bat is a nectar-feeding bat species native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, known for its elongated tongue adapted for pollinating night-blooming cacti and other desert plants.
- 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: Sibuyan pygmy fruit bat Target entity description: The Sibuyan pygmy fruit bat is a tiny, island-endemic fruit bat species known only from Sibuyan Island in the Philippines, where it plays a key role in forest pollination and seed dispersal.
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A.
Horsfield's fruit bat
Horsfield's fruit bat is a medium-sized Old World fruit bat species native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, known for its frugivorous diet and role in seed dispersal.
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B.
Rodrigues fruit bat
The Rodrigues fruit bat is a large, critically endangered flying fox species native to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, known for its vital role in pollination and seed dispersal.
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C.
short-tailed bat
The short-tailed bat is a small, ground-feeding New Zealand bat known for its unique burrowing behavior and important role as a native forest pollinator.
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D.
Indian flying fox
The Indian flying fox is a large fruit bat native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its impressive wingspan and crucial role in pollination and seed dispersal in forest ecosystems.
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E.
Mexican long-tongued bat
The Mexican long-tongued bat is a nectar-feeding bat species native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, known for its elongated tongue adapted for pollinating night-blooming cacti and other desert plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.