Juan Fernández fur seal
E202940
The Juan Fernández fur seal is a marine mammal of the eared seal family native to the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile, once hunted to near extinction but now recovered under protection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juan Fernández fur seal canonical | 3 |
| Arctocephalus philippii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1822121 — 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: Juan Fernández fur seal Context triple: [Robinson Crusoe Island, hasEndemicSpecies, Juan Fernández fur seal]
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A.
New Zealand fur seal
The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.
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B.
Antarctic fur seal
The Antarctic fur seal is a marine mammal of the Southern Ocean known for its dense fur, large breeding colonies, and recovery from historic overhunting.
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C.
Guadalupe fur seals
Guadalupe fur seals are a rare, medium-sized eared seal species native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean, known for their dense fur and recovery from near-extinction due to historic overhunting.
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D.
New Zealand sea lion
The New Zealand sea lion is one of the world’s rarest and most threatened sea lion species, endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic and southern coastal waters.
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E.
Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory 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: Juan Fernández fur seal Target entity description: The Juan Fernández fur seal is a marine mammal of the eared seal family native to the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile, once hunted to near extinction but now recovered under protection.
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A.
New Zealand fur seal
The New Zealand fur seal is a marine mammal native to New Zealand and southern Australia, known for its thick fur, agile swimming, and colonies along rugged coastal and subantarctic shores.
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B.
Antarctic fur seal
The Antarctic fur seal is a marine mammal of the Southern Ocean known for its dense fur, large breeding colonies, and recovery from historic overhunting.
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C.
Guadalupe fur seals
Guadalupe fur seals are a rare, medium-sized eared seal species native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean, known for their dense fur and recovery from near-extinction due to historic overhunting.
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D.
New Zealand sea lion
The New Zealand sea lion is one of the world’s rarest and most threatened sea lion species, endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic and southern coastal waters.
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E.
Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena australis is the southern right whale, a large baleen whale species found in the Southern Hemisphere known for its robust body, callosities on its head, and slow, coastal migratory behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fur seal
ⓘ
marine mammal ⓘ species of mammal ⓘ |
| belongsTo | eared seals ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Juan Fernández fur seal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctocephalus philippii
|
| bodyCovering | fur ⓘ |
| breathes | air ⓘ |
| breedingSite | Juan Fernández Islands ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Juan Fernández fur seal self-link ⓘ |
| conservationHistory |
once thought to be extinct
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population recovered under protection ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | recovered from near extinction ⓘ |
| diet |
cephalopods
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Juan Fernández Islands ⓘ |
| family | Otariidae ⓘ |
| foundIn | South Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| genus | Arctocephalus ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine waters
ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dense fur
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external ears ⓘ sexual dimorphism ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | several decades in the wild ⓘ |
| locomotion |
quadrupedal movement on land
ⓘ
swimming ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Chile
ⓘ
Juan Fernández Islands ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Chilean law
ⓘ
international conservation measures ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to single pup per breeding season ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | viviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAbility |
good hearing
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good underwater vision ⓘ |
| socialStructure | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change impacts on prey
ⓘ
entanglement in fishing gear ⓘ historical commercial sealing ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| warmBlooded | true ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Juan Fernández fur seal Description of subject: The Juan Fernández fur seal is a marine mammal of the eared seal family native to the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile, once hunted to near extinction but now recovered under protection.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arctocephalus philippii