Formosan macaque
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The Formosan macaque is a primate species endemic to Taiwan, commonly found in its mountainous forests and known for its social troops and adaptability to diverse habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Formosan macaque canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22826811 — 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: Formosan macaque Context triple: [Taroko National Park, fauna, Formosan macaque]
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A.
Japanese macaque
The Japanese macaque, also known as the snow monkey, is a medium-sized Old World monkey native to Japan, famous for living in cold, mountainous regions and often seen bathing in hot springs.
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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.
tonkean macaque
The Tonkean macaque is a large, dark-furred Old World monkey endemic to central Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its complex social behavior and threatened conservation status.
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D.
Pagai Island macaque
The Pagai Island macaque is a critically endangered primate species of macaque found only on the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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E.
long-tailed macaque
The long-tailed macaque is a highly adaptable Old World monkey native to Southeast Asia, commonly found in forests and near human settlements, known for its long tail and complex social behavior.
- 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: Formosan macaque Target entity description: The Formosan macaque is a primate species endemic to Taiwan, commonly found in its mountainous forests and known for its social troops and adaptability to diverse habitats.
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A.
Japanese macaque
The Japanese macaque, also known as the snow monkey, is a medium-sized Old World monkey native to Japan, famous for living in cold, mountainous regions and often seen bathing in hot springs.
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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.
tonkean macaque
The Tonkean macaque is a large, dark-furred Old World monkey endemic to central Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its complex social behavior and threatened conservation status.
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D.
Pagai Island macaque
The Pagai Island macaque is a critically endangered primate species of macaque found only on the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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E.
long-tailed macaque
The long-tailed macaque is a highly adaptable Old World monkey native to Southeast Asia, commonly found in forests and near human settlements, known for its long tail and complex social behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.