Herpailurus
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Herpailurus is a genus of small wild cats best known for the jaguarundi, a sleek, long-bodied feline native to the Americas.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herpailurus yagouaroundi | 4 |
| Herpailurus canonical | 2 |
| jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4564894 — 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: Herpailurus Context triple: [Felidae, includes, Herpailurus]
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A.
Neofelis
Neofelis is a genus of medium-sized wild cats best known for the clouded leopards of Southeast Asia, which have distinctive cloud-like coat patterns and arboreal habits.
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B.
Neofelis nebulosa
Neofelis nebulosa, commonly known as the clouded leopard, is a medium-sized, arboreal wild cat native to the forests of Southeast Asia, notable for its striking cloud-like coat pattern and exceptionally long canine teeth.
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C.
Catopuma
Catopuma is a small wild cat genus from Southeast Asia that includes the bay cat and the Asian golden cat.
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D.
Bobcat
Bobcat is the wild feline species that serves as the official mascot of New York University and is known for its agility and adaptability across North America.
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E.
Acinonyx
Acinonyx is a genus of felids best known for the cheetah, a highly specialized, fast-running big cat.
- 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: Herpailurus Target entity description: Herpailurus is a genus of small wild cats best known for the jaguarundi, a sleek, long-bodied feline native to the Americas.
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A.
Neofelis
Neofelis is a genus of medium-sized wild cats best known for the clouded leopards of Southeast Asia, which have distinctive cloud-like coat patterns and arboreal habits.
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B.
Neofelis nebulosa
Neofelis nebulosa, commonly known as the clouded leopard, is a medium-sized, arboreal wild cat native to the forests of Southeast Asia, notable for its striking cloud-like coat pattern and exceptionally long canine teeth.
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C.
Catopuma
Catopuma is a small wild cat genus from Southeast Asia that includes the bay cat and the Asian golden cat.
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D.
Bobcat
Bobcat is the wild feline species that serves as the official mascot of New York University and is known for its agility and adaptability across North America.
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E.
Acinonyx
Acinonyx is a genus of felids best known for the cheetah, a highly specialized, fast-running big cat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyForm |
long-bodied
ⓘ
sleek ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Herpailurus ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Herpailurus yagouaroundi
ⓘ
linked to:
Herpailurus
|
| describedAs | genus of small wild cats ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| family | Felidae ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ scrublands ⓘ |
| hasLivingSpecies |
Herpailurus yagouaroundi
ⓘ
linked to:
Herpailurus
|
| higherClassification |
Felidae
ⓘ
Felinae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedBy | Nikolai Severtzov ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Americas
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| notableFor | jaguarundi ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| subfamily | Felinae ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Nikolai Severtzov ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Herpailurus yagouaroundi
ⓘ
linked to:
Herpailurus
|
| vernacularName | jaguarundi genus ⓘ |
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: Herpailurus Description of subject: Herpailurus is a genus of small wild cats best known for the jaguarundi, a sleek, long-bodied feline native to the Americas.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Herpailurus
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