Petinomys

E224163

genus taxon

Petinomys is a genus of small flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Petinomys canonical	1
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]

A. Dremomys
Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
B. Aeromys
Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
C. Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
D. Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
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.

A. Dremomys
Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
B. Aeromys
Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
C. Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
D. Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys crinitus Petinomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys fuscocapillus Petinomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys genibarbis Petinomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys hageni Petinomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys juvencus Petinomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys lugens Petinomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys mindanensis Petinomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys morrisi Petinomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys sagitta Petinomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys setosus Petinomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Petinomys vordermanni
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 ⓘ