Ursus
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Ursus is a genus of large mammals in the bear family that includes species such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ursus canonical | 10 |
| Arctodus | 1 |
| Ursus arctos | 1 |
| Ursus etruscus | 1 |
| Ursus spelaeus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1368403 — 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: Ursus Context triple: [California grizzly bear, genus, Ursus]
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A.
Melursus ursinus
Melursus ursinus, commonly known as the sloth bear, is an insectivorous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent, recognizable by its shaggy coat, pale muzzle, and long, curved claws adapted for digging.
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B.
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear is an American indie rock band known for its intricate harmonies, experimental arrangements, and critically acclaimed albums such as "Veckatimest."
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C.
Kodiak bear
The Kodiak bear is a massive subspecies of brown bear native to Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago, known as one of the largest terrestrial carnivores in the world.
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D.
Ursus thibetanus
Ursus thibetanus, commonly known as the Asiatic black bear or moon bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to forests of Asia and recognizable by the distinctive white crescent-shaped marking on its chest.
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E.
Ursus arctos californicus
Ursus arctos californicus is the extinct subspecies of brown bear once native to California and famously depicted on the state flag as the California grizzly.
- 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: Ursus Target entity description: Ursus is a genus of large mammals in the bear family that includes species such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears.
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A.
Melursus ursinus
Melursus ursinus, commonly known as the sloth bear, is an insectivorous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent, recognizable by its shaggy coat, pale muzzle, and long, curved claws adapted for digging.
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B.
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear is an American indie rock band known for its intricate harmonies, experimental arrangements, and critically acclaimed albums such as "Veckatimest."
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C.
Kodiak bear
The Kodiak bear is a massive subspecies of brown bear native to Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago, known as one of the largest terrestrial carnivores in the world.
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D.
Ursus thibetanus
Ursus thibetanus, commonly known as the Asiatic black bear or moon bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to forests of Asia and recognizable by the distinctive white crescent-shaped marking on its chest.
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E.
Ursus arctos californicus
Ursus arctos californicus is the extinct subspecies of brown bear once native to California and famously depicted on the state flag as the California grizzly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
large body size
ⓘ
plantigrade locomotion ⓘ short tail ⓘ thick fur ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | bears ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| family | Ursidae ⓘ |
| habitat | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| includesExtinctSpecies |
Ursus arctos simus
ⓘ
Ursus deningeri ⓘ Ursus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus etruscus
Ursus ingressus ⓘ Ursus minimus ⓘ Ursus rossicus ⓘ Ursus savini ⓘ Ursus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus spelaeus
|
| includesSpecies |
Ursus americanus
ⓘ
Ursus americanus amblyceps ⓘ Ursus americanus californiensis ⓘ Ursus americanus cinnamomum ⓘ Ursus americanus emmonsii ⓘ Ursus americanus floridanus ⓘ Ursus americanus californiensis ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus americanus hamiltoni
Ursus americanus kermodei ⓘ Ursus americanus luteolus ⓘ Ursus americanus perniger ⓘ Ursus americanus pugnax ⓘ Ursus americanus vancouveri ⓘ Ursus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus arctos
Ursus arctos arctos ⓘ Kodiak bear ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus arctos beringianus
Ursus arctos californicus ⓘ Ursus arctos collaris ⓘ Ursus arctos crowtheri ⓘ Ursus arctos dalli ⓘ Ursus arctos gyas ⓘ Ursus arctos horribilis ⓘ Ursus arctos inopinatus ⓘ Ursus arctos isabellinus ⓘ Ussuri brown bear ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus arctos lasiotus
Ursus arctos marsicanus ⓘ Ussuri brown bear ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus arctos middendorffi
Ursus arctos californicus ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus arctos nelsoni
Ursus arctos piscator ⓘ Ursus arctos pruinosus ⓘ Ursus arctos pyrenaicus ⓘ Ursus arctos sitkensis ⓘ Ursus arctos stikeenensis ⓘ Ursus arctos syriacus ⓘ Ursus arctos unalaschkensis ⓘ Polar Bears ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus eogroenlandicus ⓘ Ursus maritimus marinus ⓘ Ursus maritimus maritimus ⓘ Ursus maritimus orion ⓘ Ursus thibetanus ⓘ Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus thibetanus formosanus
Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus ⓘ Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus thibetanus japonicus
Ursus thibetanus laniger ⓘ Ursus thibetanus mupinensis ⓘ Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus thibetanus thibetanus
Ursus thibetanus torquatus ⓘ Ursus thibetanus ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus thibetanus ussuricus
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| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Latin word for bear "ursus" ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Ursidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typicalSpecies | Ursus arctos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ursus Description of subject: Ursus is a genus of large mammals in the bear family that includes species such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Polar bear
this entity surface form:
Ursus arctos
this entity surface form:
Ursus spelaeus
this entity surface form:
Ursus etruscus
this entity surface form:
Arctodus