barasingha (swamp deer)
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The barasingha, or swamp deer, is a large Indian deer species distinguished by its many-tined antlers and preference for marshy grassland habitats.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| barasingha | 6 |
| barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii branderi) | 1 |
| barasingha (swamp deer) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4664329 — 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: barasingha (swamp deer) Context triple: [Kanha National Park, knownFor, barasingha (swamp deer)]
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A.
Sangai deer
The Sangai deer is an endangered subspecies of brow-antlered deer found only in the floating marshes of Loktak Lake in Manipur, India, and is celebrated as the state's iconic and culturally significant animal.
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B.
Gaur
Gaur is a ruined medieval city on the India–Bangladesh border, historically a major capital of Bengal known for its Islamic architecture and archaeological remains.
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C.
Indian rhinoceros
The Indian rhinoceros is a large, single-horned rhinoceros native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its thick, armor-like skin and conservation-dependent populations in protected areas.
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D.
Indian muntjac
The Indian muntjac, also known as the barking deer, is a small, shy deer species native to South and Southeast Asia, recognized for its dog-like alarm calls and simple antlers.
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E.
Nilgiri tahr
The Nilgiri tahr is an endangered wild mountain goat endemic to the high-altitude grasslands of southern India, known for its curved horns and rugged cliff-dwelling lifestyle.
- 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: barasingha (swamp deer) Target entity description: The barasingha, or swamp deer, is a large Indian deer species distinguished by its many-tined antlers and preference for marshy grassland habitats.
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A.
Sangai deer
The Sangai deer is an endangered subspecies of brow-antlered deer found only in the floating marshes of Loktak Lake in Manipur, India, and is celebrated as the state's iconic and culturally significant animal.
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B.
Gaur
Gaur is a ruined medieval city on the India–Bangladesh border, historically a major capital of Bengal known for its Islamic architecture and archaeological remains.
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C.
Indian rhinoceros
The Indian rhinoceros is a large, single-horned rhinoceros native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its thick, armor-like skin and conservation-dependent populations in protected areas.
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D.
Indian muntjac
The Indian muntjac, also known as the barking deer, is a small, shy deer species native to South and Southeast Asia, recognized for its dog-like alarm calls and simple antlers.
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E.
Nilgiri tahr
The Nilgiri tahr is an endangered wild mountain goat endemic to the high-altitude grasslands of southern India, known for its curved horns and rugged cliff-dwelling lifestyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deer species
ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ mammal ⓘ ungulate ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| antlerTinesTypicalCount | twelve or more ⓘ |
| bodySize | large deer ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor |
rufous-brown
ⓘ
yellowish-brown ⓘ |
| commonNameOf |
Rucervus duvaucelii
ⓘ
linked to:
Rucervus
|
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| countryEndemicStatus | largely confined to India and Nepal today ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic plants
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ herbs ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | many-tined antlers in males ⓘ |
| distributionIncludes |
Dudhwa National Park
ⓘ
Kanha Tiger Reserve ⓘ Kaziranga National Park ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | grazer in wet grassland ecosystems ⓘ |
| family | Cervidae ⓘ |
| genus | Rucervus ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplain grasslands
ⓘ
marshy grasslands ⓘ swampy areas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
barasingha
ⓘ
linked to:
barasingha (swamp deer)
swamp deer ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Hindi word meaning "twelve-tined" ⓘ |
| historicalRangeIncludes | Pakistan ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movementAbility | good swimmer ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
India
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
Nepal ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| reproductivePattern | seasonal breeder ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males have antlers, females lack antlers ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
forms herds
ⓘ
gregarious ⓘ |
| species |
Rucervus duvaucelii
ⓘ
linked to:
Rucervus
|
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overhunting ⓘ poaching ⓘ wetland drainage ⓘ |
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: barasingha (swamp deer) Description of subject: The barasingha, or swamp deer, is a large Indian deer species distinguished by its many-tined antlers and preference for marshy grassland habitats.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: barasingha (swamp deer)
subject linked to:
barasingha (swamp deer)
linked to: barasingha (swamp deer)
subject linked to:
Delhi Zoo (National Zoological Park)
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