Caspian tiger
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The Caspian tiger was a large, now-extinct subspecies of tiger that once inhabited regions around the Caspian Sea, including parts of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and northern Iran.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caspian tiger canonical | 2 |
| Hyrcanian tiger | 1 |
| Panthera tigris virgata | 1 |
| Turan tiger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4092554 — 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: Caspian tiger Context triple: [Tiger, hasExtinctSubspecies, Caspian tiger]
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A.
Amur tiger
The Amur tiger, also known as the Siberian tiger, is the largest living cat species, native to the forests of the Russian Far East and parts of Northeast Asia and renowned for its thick fur and cold-adapted physique.
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B.
Amur leopard
The Amur leopard is a critically endangered leopard subspecies native to the temperate forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern China, renowned as one of the rarest big cats in the world.
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C.
Sumatran tiger
The Sumatran tiger is a critically endangered, small-bodied subspecies of tiger native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, known for its dark, closely spaced stripes and unique adaptation to dense tropical forests.
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D.
Indochinese tiger
The Indochinese tiger is a critically endangered tiger subspecies native to the forests of Southeast Asia, known for its relatively small size and darker, closely spaced stripes.
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E.
Amur leopard cat
The Amur leopard cat is a small, elusive wild felid native to the forests of Northeast Asia, adapted to cold climates and dense woodland habitats.
- 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: Caspian tiger Target entity description: The Caspian tiger was a large, now-extinct subspecies of tiger that once inhabited regions around the Caspian Sea, including parts of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and northern Iran.
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A.
Amur tiger
The Amur tiger, also known as the Siberian tiger, is the largest living cat species, native to the forests of the Russian Far East and parts of Northeast Asia and renowned for its thick fur and cold-adapted physique.
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B.
Amur leopard
The Amur leopard is a critically endangered leopard subspecies native to the temperate forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern China, renowned as one of the rarest big cats in the world.
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C.
Sumatran tiger
The Sumatran tiger is a critically endangered, small-bodied subspecies of tiger native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, known for its dark, closely spaced stripes and unique adaptation to dense tropical forests.
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D.
Indochinese tiger
The Indochinese tiger is a critically endangered tiger subspecies native to the forests of Southeast Asia, known for its relatively small size and darker, closely spaced stripes.
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E.
Amur leopard cat
The Amur leopard cat is a small, elusive wild felid native to the forests of Northeast Asia, adapted to cold climates and dense woodland habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivore
ⓘ
extinct animal ⓘ mammal ⓘ tiger subspecies ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Siberian tiger
ⓘ
linked to:
Amur tiger
|
| coatPattern | striped ⓘ |
| commonName |
Caspian tiger
ⓘ
Hyrcanian tiger ⓘ
linked to:
Caspian tiger
Turan tiger ⓘ
linked to:
Caspian tiger
|
| conservationRelevance | used as reference for potential reintroduction of tigers to Central Asia ⓘ |
| consideredConspecificWith |
Panthera tigris altaica
ⓘ
linked to:
Amur tiger
|
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| extinctionCause |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overhunting ⓘ prey depletion ⓘ |
| extinctionCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | IUCN extinct ⓘ |
| family | Felidae ⓘ |
| furColor |
golden
ⓘ
yellowish-rusty ⓘ |
| genus | Panthera ⓘ |
| habitat |
dense tugai vegetation
ⓘ
reed beds ⓘ riparian thickets ⓘ riverine forests ⓘ |
| historicalRangeType | continental interior ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Caucasus ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Kyrgyzstan ⓘ Tajikistan ⓘ Turkey ⓘ Turkmenistan ⓘ Uzbekistan ⓘ northern Iran ⓘ northwestern China ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest China
regions around the Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Panthera tigris ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preyedOn |
Bukhara deer
ⓘ
domestic livestock ⓘ onagers ⓘ red deer ⓘ roe deer ⓘ saiga antelope ⓘ wild boar ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Panthera tigris virgata
ⓘ
linked to:
Caspian tiger
|
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| stripeColor | narrow dark brown stripes ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Caspian tiger Description of subject: The Caspian tiger was a large, now-extinct subspecies of tiger that once inhabited regions around the Caspian Sea, including parts of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and northern Iran.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tigers
linked to: Caspian tiger
linked to: Caspian tiger
linked to: Caspian tiger