Canis lupus
E512197
Canis lupus is the gray wolf, a large social canid native to the Northern Hemisphere and the wild ancestor of the domestic dog.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canis lupus canonical | 32 |
| Canis lupus baileyi | 3 |
| Canis lupus italicus | 3 |
| Canis lupus occidentalis | 2 |
| Canis lupus chanco | 1 |
| Canis lupus columbianus | 1 |
| Canis lupus hodophilax | 1 |
| Canis lupus lupaster | 1 |
| Canis lupus rufus | 1 |
| Canis lupus signatus | 1 |
| Gray wolf | 1 |
| gray wolf (Canis lupus) | 1 |
| grey wolf (Canis lupus) | 1 |
| wolf (Canis lupus) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5321230 — 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: Canis lupus Context triple: [Canis lupus familiaris, parentTaxon, Canis lupus]
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A.
Canis
Canis is a genus of medium to large carnivorous mammals in the dog family that includes wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes, and closely related species.
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B.
Timber Wolf
Timber Wolf is a classic wooden roller coaster known for its intense drops and rough, fast-paced ride experience at the Worlds of Fun amusement park.
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C.
Indian wolf
The Indian wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Indian subcontinent, adapted to arid and semi-arid grasslands and scrublands and known for living in smaller packs than many other wolf populations.
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D.
Eurasian wolves
Eurasian wolves are a widespread subspecies of the gray wolf native to much of Europe and Asia, known for their adaptability to diverse habitats and complex social pack structures.
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E.
Wolf
Wolf is a common German surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as scholarship, politics, and the arts.
- 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: Canis lupus Target entity description: Canis lupus is the gray wolf, a large social canid native to the Northern Hemisphere and the wild ancestor of the domestic dog.
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A.
Canis
Canis is a genus of medium to large carnivorous mammals in the dog family that includes wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes, and closely related species.
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B.
Timber Wolf
Timber Wolf is a classic wooden roller coaster known for its intense drops and rough, fast-paced ride experience at the Worlds of Fun amusement park.
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C.
Indian wolf
The Indian wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Indian subcontinent, adapted to arid and semi-arid grasslands and scrublands and known for living in smaller packs than many other wolf populations.
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D.
Eurasian wolves
Eurasian wolves are a widespread subspecies of the gray wolf native to much of Europe and Asia, known for their adaptability to diverse habitats and complex social pack structures.
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E.
Wolf
Wolf is a common German surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as scholarship, politics, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | primarily crepuscular ⓘ |
| ancestorOf | Canis lupus familiaris ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 4–6 pups ⓘ |
| binomialName | Canis lupus ⓘ |
| bodyLengthRange | about 1–1.6 meters (head and body) ⓘ |
| bodyMassRange | about 18–80 kilograms ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor |
black
ⓘ
gray ⓘ reddish ⓘ white ⓘ |
| commonName |
gray wolf
ⓘ
grey wolf ⓘ wolf ⓘ |
| communication |
body language
ⓘ
howling ⓘ scent marking ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole | keystone species ⓘ |
| family | Canidae ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 63 days ⓘ |
| habitat |
deserts
ⓘ
forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ mountains ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
| huntingStrategy | endurance chasing ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legalStatusVariesByCountry |
hunted or controlled in some regions
ⓘ
protected in some regions ⓘ |
| lifespanCaptivity | up to 16 years or more ⓘ |
| lifespanWild | 6–8 years ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Arctic
ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic region
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| originalPublication | Systema Naturae ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Canis ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryPrey |
deer
ⓘ
elk ⓘ moose ⓘ ungulates ⓘ wild boar ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | monogamous pair-bonding ⓘ |
| scientificName | Canis lupus ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | cooperative hunting ⓘ |
| socialStructure | pack-living ⓘ |
| subspeciesIncludes |
Canis lupus arctos
ⓘ
Canis lupus baileyi ⓘ
linked to:
Canis lupus
Canis lupus familiaris ⓘ Canis lupus occidentalis ⓘ
linked to:
Canis lupus
Canis lupus pallipes ⓘ |
| tailLengthRange | about 30–50 centimeters ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
human persecution ⓘ livestock conflict ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | apex predator ⓘ |
| wildAncestorOf | domestic dog ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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: Canis lupus Description of subject: Canis lupus is the gray wolf, a large social canid native to the Northern Hemisphere and the wild ancestor of the domestic dog.
Referenced by (50)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Eurasian wolves
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
subject linked to:
Mexican gray wolves
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
subject linked to:
Wolf
linked to: Canis lupus
linked to: Canis lupus
subject linked to:
the wolf
subject linked to:
the wolf
linked to: Canis lupus