Macaca sylvanus
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Macaca sylvanus is a tailless Old World monkey species native to the Atlas Mountains of North Africa and introduced to Gibraltar, known for its social behavior and endangered conservation status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Macaca sylvanus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20082898 — 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: Macaca sylvanus Context triple: [Barbary macaque, binomialName, Macaca sylvanus]
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A.
Saimiri
Saimiri is a genus of small, agile New World monkeys commonly known as squirrel monkeys, native to the tropical forests of Central and South America.
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B.
Diana monkey
The Diana monkey is a colorful and agile Old World monkey species native to the forests of West Africa, known for its distinctive white throat and brow markings.
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C.
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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D.
Sanje mangabey
The Sanje mangabey is a rare and endangered Old World monkey species endemic to Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains, known for its distinctive loud calls and semi-terrestrial forest-dwelling habits.
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E.
Mentawai macaque
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.
- 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: Macaca sylvanus Target entity description: Macaca sylvanus is a tailless Old World monkey species native to the Atlas Mountains of North Africa and introduced to Gibraltar, known for its social behavior and endangered conservation status.
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A.
Saimiri
Saimiri is a genus of small, agile New World monkeys commonly known as squirrel monkeys, native to the tropical forests of Central and South America.
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B.
Diana monkey
The Diana monkey is a colorful and agile Old World monkey species native to the forests of West Africa, known for its distinctive white throat and brow markings.
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C.
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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D.
Sanje mangabey
The Sanje mangabey is a rare and endangered Old World monkey species endemic to Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains, known for its distinctive loud calls and semi-terrestrial forest-dwelling habits.
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E.
Mentawai macaque
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.