Dasyuromorphia
E159643
Dasyuromorphia is an order of carnivorous marsupials that includes quolls, dunnarts, and the Tasmanian devil, primarily native to Australia and New Guinea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dasyuromorphia canonical | 5 |
| Dasyuridae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1297442 — 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: Dasyuromorphia Context triple: [Diprotodontia, distinguishedFrom, Dasyuromorphia]
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A.
Marsupialia
Marsupialia is a group of mammals characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young that typically continue developing in a pouch.
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B.
Phalangeriformes
Phalangeriformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes possums and cuscuses, primarily native to Australasia and known for their arboreal lifestyles.
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C.
Macropodidae
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind legs adapted for hopping.
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D.
Macropodiformes
Macropodiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind limbs adapted for hopping.
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E.
Vombatiformes
Vombatiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes wombats and the koala, characterized by stout bodies and herbivorous diets.
- 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: Dasyuromorphia Target entity description: Dasyuromorphia is an order of carnivorous marsupials that includes quolls, dunnarts, and the Tasmanian devil, primarily native to Australia and New Guinea.
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A.
Marsupialia
Marsupialia is a group of mammals characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young that typically continue developing in a pouch.
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B.
Phalangeriformes
Phalangeriformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes possums and cuscuses, primarily native to Australasia and known for their arboreal lifestyles.
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C.
Macropodidae
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind legs adapted for hopping.
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D.
Macropodiformes
Macropodiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind limbs adapted for hopping.
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E.
Vombatiformes
Vombatiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes wombats and the koala, characterized by stout bodies and herbivorous diets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| clade |
Marsupialia
ⓘ
surface form:
Metatheria
|
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Dasyuridae
ⓘ
Myrmecobiidae ⓘ Thylacinidae ⓘ |
| containsSuborder | Dasyuromorphia sensu stricto ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Australasian realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Australasia
|
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
pouch in females
ⓘ
predatory dentition ⓘ primarily nocturnal species ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | dasyuromorphs ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Mammalia ⓘ |
| includesCommonNameGroup |
Tasmanian devil
ⓘ
antechinuses ⓘ dunnarts ⓘ kowari ⓘ numbat ⓘ phascogales ⓘ planigales ⓘ quolls ⓘ thylacine ⓘ |
| includesExtantTaxa | true ⓘ |
| includesExtinctTaxa | true ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Dasyurus
ⓘ
Sarcophilus ⓘ Sminthopsis ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedFor | Greek word dasys (hairy) and oura (tail) ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Myrmecobius fasciatus
ⓘ
Tasmanian devil ⓘ
surface form:
Sarcophilus harrisii
Thylacinus cynocephalus ⓘ |
| orderOf | carnivorous marsupials ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | modern mammalogy ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | marsupial ⓘ |
| studiedInField | marsupial biology ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria ⓘ |
| superorder | Australidelphia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dasyuromorphia Description of subject: Dasyuromorphia is an order of carnivorous marsupials that includes quolls, dunnarts, and the Tasmanian devil, primarily native to Australia and New Guinea.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dasyuridae
subject surface form:
Tasmanian devil