Kobus ellipsiprymnus
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Kobus ellipsiprymnus, commonly known as the waterbuck, is a large, robust African antelope species typically found near water sources in savanna and woodland habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kobus ellipsiprymnus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3925833 — 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: Kobus ellipsiprymnus Context triple: [Reduncinae, includesSpeciesGroup, Kobus ellipsiprymnus]
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A.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
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B.
Poikilospermum
Poikilospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, comprising mostly tropical climbing or scrambling shrubs and small trees.
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C.
Girardinia
Girardinia is a small genus of stinging nettle-like flowering plants known for their fibrous stems and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
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D.
Rhinecanthus
Rhinecanthus is a genus of brightly colored triggerfishes found in tropical Indo-Pacific reefs, known for their distinctive patterns and angular body shapes.
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E.
Lannea
Lannea is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew and sumac family, known for its trees and shrubs native mainly to tropical Africa and parts of Asia.
- 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: Kobus ellipsiprymnus Target entity description: Kobus ellipsiprymnus, commonly known as the waterbuck, is a large, robust African antelope species typically found near water sources in savanna and woodland habitats.
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A.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
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B.
Poikilospermum
Poikilospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, comprising mostly tropical climbing or scrambling shrubs and small trees.
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C.
Girardinia
Girardinia is a small genus of stinging nettle-like flowering plants known for their fibrous stems and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
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D.
Rhinecanthus
Rhinecanthus is a genus of brightly colored triggerfishes found in tropical Indo-Pacific reefs, known for their distinctive patterns and angular body shapes.
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E.
Lannea
Lannea is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew and sumac family, known for its trees and shrubs native mainly to tropical Africa and parts of Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antelope
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| adaptation | preference for areas near water ⓘ |
| associatedWith | water sources ⓘ |
| averageGestationPeriod | about 8 months ⓘ |
| binomialName | Kobus ellipsiprymnus self-link ⓘ |
| bodyBuild | robust ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| breedingPattern | non-seasonal in many areas ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | brownish-gray ⓘ |
| commonName |
common waterbuck
ⓘ
waterbuck ⓘ |
| conservationThreats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ |
| describedBy | Pieter Boddaert ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distinctiveMarking | white ring on rump ⓘ |
| ecosystemRole |
grazer
ⓘ
prey species ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| genus | Kobus ⓘ |
| geographicRange |
Sub-Saharan Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
sub-Saharan Africa
|
| hornShape |
backward-curving horns
ⓘ
long ringed horns ⓘ |
| hornsPresentIn | males only ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| matingSystem | polygynous ⓘ |
| nativeToContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| offspringPerBirth | usually one calf ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predators |
Nile crocodiles
ⓘ
leopards ⓘ lions ⓘ spotted hyenas ⓘ |
| primaryFood | grasses ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
forms herds
ⓘ
gregarious ⓘ |
| subfamily | Reduncinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
floodplain
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| usedFor | bushmeat ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1785 ⓘ |
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: Kobus ellipsiprymnus Description of subject: Kobus ellipsiprymnus, commonly known as the waterbuck, is a large, robust African antelope species typically found near water sources in savanna and woodland habitats.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.