Mentawai langur
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The Mentawai langur is a critically endangered primate species of leaf-eating monkey found only on Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mentawai langur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20560798 — 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 langur Context triple: [Siberut National Park, hasEndemicSpecies, Mentawai langur]
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A.
Javan langur
The Javan langur is an Old World monkey species endemic to the Indonesian island of Java, known for its arboreal lifestyle and distinctive dark or orange fur.
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B.
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.
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C.
Hanuman langur
The Hanuman langur is a widespread South Asian Old World monkey species known for its long tail, grayish fur, and cultural significance in Hindu mythology.
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D.
Phayre's leaf monkey
Phayre's leaf monkey is an endangered arboreal Old World monkey species native to forests of South and Southeast Asia, known for its distinctive white eye-rings and leaf-based diet.
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E.
Thomas’s leaf monkey
Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating 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: Mentawai langur Target entity description: The Mentawai langur is a critically endangered primate species of leaf-eating monkey found only on Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands.
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A.
Javan langur
The Javan langur is an Old World monkey species endemic to the Indonesian island of Java, known for its arboreal lifestyle and distinctive dark or orange fur.
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B.
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.
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C.
Hanuman langur
The Hanuman langur is a widespread South Asian Old World monkey species known for its long tail, grayish fur, and cultural significance in Hindu mythology.
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D.
Phayre's leaf monkey
Phayre's leaf monkey is an endangered arboreal Old World monkey species native to forests of South and Southeast Asia, known for its distinctive white eye-rings and leaf-based diet.
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E.
Thomas’s leaf monkey
Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating lifestyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.