Petinomys
E224163
Petinomys is a genus of small flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petinomys canonical | 2 |
| Petinomys crinitus | 1 |
| Petinomys fuscocapillus | 1 |
| Petinomys genibarbis | 1 |
| Petinomys hageni | 1 |
| Petinomys juvencus | 1 |
| Petinomys lugens | 1 |
| Petinomys mindanensis | 1 |
| Petinomys morrisi | 1 |
| Petinomys sagitta | 1 |
| Petinomys setosus | 1 |
| Petinomys vordermanni | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1931445 — 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: Petinomys Context triple: [Callosciurinae, includesTaxon, Petinomys]
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A.
Dremomys
Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Aeromys
Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
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C.
Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
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D.
Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
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E.
Sciurillus pusillus
Sciurillus pusillus, commonly known as the neotropical pygmy squirrel, is a tiny South American tree squirrel and the sole living representative of its subfamily.
- 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: Petinomys Target entity description: Petinomys is a genus of small flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
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A.
Dremomys
Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Aeromys
Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
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C.
Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
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D.
Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
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E.
Sciurillus pusillus
Sciurillus pusillus, commonly known as the neotropical pygmy squirrel, is a tiny South American tree squirrel and the sole living representative of its subfamily.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsTo | flying squirrel group ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | flying squirrels ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Petinomys crinitus
ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
Petinomys fuscocapillus ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
Petinomys genibarbis ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
Petinomys hageni ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
Petinomys juvencus ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
Petinomys lugens ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
Petinomys mindanensis ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
Petinomys morrisi ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
Petinomys sagitta ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
Petinomys setosus ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
Petinomys vordermanni ⓘ
linked to:
Petinomys
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| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
granivorous ⓘ herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
forest canopy dweller
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
South Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ parts of East Asia ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ability to glide between trees
ⓘ
arboreal lifestyle ⓘ gliding membrane ⓘ nocturnal activity ⓘ patagium ⓘ small body size ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| movementType | gliding locomotion ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Pteromyini
ⓘ
Sciuridae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| subfamily | Sciurinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tribe | Pteromyini ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
Asian forests
ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Petinomys Description of subject: Petinomys is a genus of small flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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