Pyrenean desman
E276355
The Pyrenean desman is a small, semi-aquatic insectivorous mammal with a long flexible snout, found in fast-flowing mountain streams of the Pyrenees and northern Iberia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pyrenean desman canonical | 2 |
| Galemys pyrenaicus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2543865 — 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: Pyrenean desman Context triple: [Pyrenees National Park, hasFauna, Pyrenean desman]
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A.
Exilisciurus
Exilisciurus is a genus of small Southeast Asian dwarf squirrels in the family Sciuridae.
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B.
Malabar civet
The Malabar civet is a critically endangered, nocturnal small carnivore endemic to India and known for its elusive behavior and highly restricted range in the Western Ghats region.
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C.
Tamiops
Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
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D.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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E.
Pipistrello
Pipistrello is the nickname of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.81, an Italian three-engined bomber and transport aircraft used prominently during the 1930s and World War II.
- 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: Pyrenean desman Target entity description: The Pyrenean desman is a small, semi-aquatic insectivorous mammal with a long flexible snout, found in fast-flowing mountain streams of the Pyrenees and northern Iberia.
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A.
Exilisciurus
Exilisciurus is a genus of small Southeast Asian dwarf squirrels in the family Sciuridae.
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B.
Malabar civet
The Malabar civet is a critically endangered, nocturnal small carnivore endemic to India and known for its elusive behavior and highly restricted range in the Western Ghats region.
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C.
Tamiops
Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
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D.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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E.
Pipistrello
Pipistrello is the nickname of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.81, an Italian three-engined bomber and transport aircraft used prominently during the 1930s and World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
insectivore
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mammal ⓘ semi-aquatic mammal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | approximately 11 to 16 centimeters ⓘ |
| averageTailLength | approximately 12 to 17 centimeters ⓘ |
| averageWeight | approximately 50 to 80 grams ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Pyrenean desman
ⓘ
desman of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | declining population ⓘ |
| describedBy | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1811 ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic insects
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insect larvae ⓘ small aquatic invertebrates ⓘ small crustaceans ⓘ |
| distribution | southwestern Europe ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | predator of aquatic invertebrates ⓘ |
| family | Talpidae ⓘ |
| genus | Galemys ⓘ |
| habitat |
cold, well-oxygenated rivers
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fast-flowing mountain streams ⓘ |
| hasBodyFeature |
dense waterproof fur
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laterally flattened tail ⓘ long flexible snout ⓘ webbed hind feet ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
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| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | semi-aquatic ⓘ |
| locomotion | excellent swimmer ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Pyrenees
ⓘ
northern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ northern Portugal ⓘ northern Spain ⓘ |
| order | Eulipotyphla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Galemys ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to 1 to 5 young per litter ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Pyrenean desman
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Galemys pyrenaicus
|
| sensoryAdaptation |
highly developed tactile sense in snout
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reduced eyesight ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
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habitat loss ⓘ hydroelectric development ⓘ river regulation ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
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: Pyrenean desman Description of subject: The Pyrenean desman is a small, semi-aquatic insectivorous mammal with a long flexible snout, found in fast-flowing mountain streams of the Pyrenees and northern Iberia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Galemys pyrenaicus