North American river otter
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The North American river otter is a semi-aquatic mustelid known for its playful behavior, streamlined body, and adaptation to rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways across much of North America.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lontra canadensis | 2 |
| North American river otter canonical | 2 |
| River Otter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5516229 — 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: North American river otter Context triple: [North American mammals, includesSpecies, North American river otter]
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A.
Otter
Otter is a friendly, good-natured river-dwelling animal character in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," known for his devotion to his family and his easy camaraderie with the other riverbank creatures.
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B.
Beaver
Beaver was one of the British ships in Boston Harbor whose tea cargo was destroyed during the Boston Tea Party protest in 1773.
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C.
Beaver
Beaver is a small borough in western Pennsylvania that serves as the administrative and commercial center of Beaver County.
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D.
Beaver
Beaver is a large, semiaquatic rodent known for building dams and lodges in freshwater habitats across North America and parts of Europe.
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E.
Beaver
Beaver is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, known for its residential character and proximity to the city of Beckley.
- 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: North American river otter Target entity description: The North American river otter is a semi-aquatic mustelid known for its playful behavior, streamlined body, and adaptation to rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways across much of North America.
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A.
Otter
Otter is a friendly, good-natured river-dwelling animal character in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," known for his devotion to his family and his easy camaraderie with the other riverbank creatures.
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B.
Beaver
Beaver was one of the British ships in Boston Harbor whose tea cargo was destroyed during the Boston Tea Party protest in 1773.
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C.
Beaver
Beaver is a small borough in western Pennsylvania that serves as the administrative and commercial center of Beaver County.
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D.
Beaver
Beaver is a large, semiaquatic rodent known for building dams and lodges in freshwater habitats across North America and parts of Europe.
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E.
Beaver
Beaver is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, known for its residential character and proximity to the city of Beckley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
mustelid ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
dense water-repellent fur
ⓘ
muscular tail for propulsion ⓘ webbed feet for swimming ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 1 to 5 pups ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Lontra canadensis
ⓘ
linked to:
North American river otter
|
| bodyShape | streamlined body ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
North American river otter
ⓘ
Northern river otter ⓘ river otter ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
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linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet |
amphibians
ⓘ
birds ⓘ crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
aquatic predator
ⓘ
indicator species for aquatic ecosystem health ⓘ |
| family | Mustelidae ⓘ |
| genus | Lontra ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal shorelines
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | up to about 20 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | 8 to 9 years ⓘ |
| lifestyle | semi-aquatic ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Canada
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
parts of Mexico ⓘ |
| notableBehavior | playful behavior ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primarySense |
good vision in water
ⓘ
sensitive whiskers for detecting prey ⓘ well-developed sense of smell ⓘ |
| reproduction | delayed implantation ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often lives in family groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
trapping for fur ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
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: North American river otter Description of subject: The North American river otter is a semi-aquatic mustelid known for its playful behavior, streamlined body, and adaptation to rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways across much of North America.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: North American river otter
linked to: North American river otter