maned wolf
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The maned wolf is a long-legged, fox-like South American canid known for its reddish coat, distinctive black mane, and solitary, crepuscular habits in open habitats such as grasslands and scrub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| maned wolf canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19502017 — 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: maned wolf Context triple: [Dry Chaco, fauna, maned wolf]
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A.
Canis nehringi
Canis nehringi is an extinct South American canid species, closely related to wolves, known primarily from Pleistocene fossil remains.
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B.
Indian wild dog (dhole)
The Indian wild dog, or dhole, is a highly social and endangered canid of South and Southeast Asia known for its cooperative pack hunting and distinctive whistling vocalizations.
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C.
Indian wolf
The Indian wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Indian subcontinent, adapted to arid and semi-arid grasslands and scrublands and known for living in smaller packs than many other wolf populations.
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D.
African golden wolf
The African golden wolf is a medium-sized canid native to North and East Africa, resembling a small wolf or large jackal and adapted to a wide range of habitats from mountains to deserts.
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E.
Canis lepophagus
Canis lepophagus is an extinct early canid species thought to be a primitive ancestor or close relative of modern wolves and coyotes, known from North American fossil remains.
- 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: maned wolf Target entity description: The maned wolf is a long-legged, fox-like South American canid known for its reddish coat, distinctive black mane, and solitary, crepuscular habits in open habitats such as grasslands and scrub.
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A.
Canis nehringi
Canis nehringi is an extinct South American canid species, closely related to wolves, known primarily from Pleistocene fossil remains.
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B.
Indian wild dog (dhole)
The Indian wild dog, or dhole, is a highly social and endangered canid of South and Southeast Asia known for its cooperative pack hunting and distinctive whistling vocalizations.
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C.
Indian wolf
The Indian wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Indian subcontinent, adapted to arid and semi-arid grasslands and scrublands and known for living in smaller packs than many other wolf populations.
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D.
African golden wolf
The African golden wolf is a medium-sized canid native to North and East Africa, resembling a small wolf or large jackal and adapted to a wide range of habitats from mountains to deserts.
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E.
Canis lepophagus
Canis lepophagus is an extinct early canid species thought to be a primitive ancestor or close relative of modern wolves and coyotes, known from North American fossil remains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.