Ammotragus
E466450
Ammotragus is a genus of desert-dwelling caprine mammals best known for the Barbary sheep, characterized by their rugged build and adaptation to arid, rocky habitats.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ammotragus lervia | 4 |
| Ammotragus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4668266 — 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: Ammotragus Context triple: [Caprini, includesTaxon, Ammotragus]
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A.
Tragelaphus
Tragelaphus is a genus of spiral-horned African antelopes that includes species such as kudus, bushbucks, and nyalas.
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B.
Hippotragus
Hippotragus is a genus of large African antelopes that includes species such as the roan antelope and the sable antelope.
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C.
Damaliscus
Damaliscus is a genus of African antelopes in the subfamily Alcelaphinae, which includes species such as topi and tsessebe known for their speed and open-grassland habitats.
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D.
Alcelaphus
Alcelaphus is a genus of African antelopes best known for including the hartebeest, a large, long-faced grazer of open savannas and grasslands.
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E.
Aepyceros melampus
Aepyceros melampus, commonly known as the impala, is a medium-sized African antelope renowned for its agility, leaping ability, and prominence in savanna ecosystems.
- 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: Ammotragus Target entity description: Ammotragus is a genus of desert-dwelling caprine mammals best known for the Barbary sheep, characterized by their rugged build and adaptation to arid, rocky habitats.
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A.
Tragelaphus
Tragelaphus is a genus of spiral-horned African antelopes that includes species such as kudus, bushbucks, and nyalas.
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B.
Hippotragus
Hippotragus is a genus of large African antelopes that includes species such as the roan antelope and the sable antelope.
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C.
Damaliscus
Damaliscus is a genus of African antelopes in the subfamily Alcelaphinae, which includes species such as topi and tsessebe known for their speed and open-grassland habitats.
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D.
Alcelaphus
Alcelaphus is a genus of African antelopes best known for including the hartebeest, a large, long-faced grazer of open savannas and grasslands.
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E.
Aepyceros melampus
Aepyceros melampus, commonly known as the impala, is a medium-sized African antelope renowned for its agility, leaping ability, and prominence in savanna ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
sure-footedness on steep rocky slopes
ⓘ
tolerance of arid conditions ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | caprines ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | fur ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
adaptation to arid habitats
ⓘ
adaptation to rocky habitats ⓘ rugged build ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Barbary sheep genus ⓘ |
| describedAs | desert-dwelling caprine mammals ⓘ |
| diet |
grasses
ⓘ
herbaceous plants ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | grazer in arid ecosystems ⓘ |
| endothermy | endothermic ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | 1843 ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
deserts ⓘ rocky mountains ⓘ
linked to:
Rocky Mountains
|
| hasBackbone | true ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern | habitat loss in native range ⓘ |
| hasHornType | permanent horns ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Ammotragus lervia
ⓘ
linked to:
Ammotragus
|
| introducedTo |
Europe
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| locomotionType | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeRange | North Africa ⓘ |
| notableFor | Barbary sheep ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Bovidae
ⓘ
Caprinae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| subfamily | Caprinae ⓘ |
| symmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicGuild | herbivore ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Ammotragus lervia
ⓘ
linked to:
Ammotragus
|
| usedFor | game hunting ⓘ |
| vertebrate | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Ammotragus Description of subject: Ammotragus is a genus of desert-dwelling caprine mammals best known for the Barbary sheep, characterized by their rugged build and adaptation to arid, rocky habitats.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ammotragus
linked to: Ammotragus
linked to: Ammotragus
linked to: Ammotragus