Petauroides
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Petauroides is a genus of Australian gliding marsupials commonly known as greater gliders, noted for their large size and extensive patagium used for arboreal gliding.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petauroides canonical | 1 |
| Petauroides volans | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5632708 — 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: Petauroides Context triple: [Pseudocheiridae, containsGenus, Petauroides]
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A.
Pooecetes
Pooecetes is a small genus of New World sparrows in the family Passerellidae, best known for the Vesper Sparrow.
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B.
Platyspiza
Platyspiza is a genus of Galápagos finches best known for the vegetarian finch, a species adapted to a primarily plant-based diet with a robust beak for feeding on seeds and buds.
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C.
Hemispingus
Hemispingus is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as tanagers, typically found in Andean forest habitats.
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D.
Brachygastra
Brachygastra is a genus of social wasps known for their swollen abdomens and honey-like nectar storage, found primarily in Central and South America.
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E.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
- 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: Petauroides Target entity description: Petauroides is a genus of Australian gliding marsupials commonly known as greater gliders, noted for their large size and extensive patagium used for arboreal gliding.
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A.
Pooecetes
Pooecetes is a small genus of New World sparrows in the family Passerellidae, best known for the Vesper Sparrow.
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B.
Platyspiza
Platyspiza is a genus of Galápagos finches best known for the vegetarian finch, a species adapted to a primarily plant-based diet with a robust beak for feeding on seeds and buds.
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C.
Hemispingus
Hemispingus is a genus of small Neotropical songbirds known as tanagers, typically found in Andean forest habitats.
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D.
Brachygastra
Brachygastra is a genus of social wasps known for their swollen abdomens and honey-like nectar storage, found primarily in Central and South America.
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E.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityCycle | nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | fur ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | greater gliders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationConcern |
climate change
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ |
| describedAs | Australian gliding marsupials ⓘ |
| diet |
folivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | folivore in eucalypt forests ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Pseudocheiridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
eastern Australia
ⓘ
southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | forested regions of eastern Australia ⓘ |
| habitat |
eucalypt forests
ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalStructure | patagium ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Petauroides armillatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petauroides minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Petauroides volans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMammalType | marsupial glider ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion | gliding ⓘ |
| movementAdaptation | arboreal gliding ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| notableFor | large body size among gliding marsupials ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryFood | eucalyptus leaves ⓘ |
| reproduction | marsupial ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | solitary ⓘ |
| suborder | Phalangeriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | endothermic ⓘ |
| usesStructureFor | patagium for gliding between trees ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Petauroides Description of subject: Petauroides is a genus of Australian gliding marsupials commonly known as greater gliders, noted for their large size and extensive patagium used for arboreal gliding.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Petauroides volans