Yangochiroptera
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Yangochiroptera is a major suborder of bats that includes most of the commonly known microbats, characterized primarily by their use of laryngeal echolocation for navigation and foraging.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yangochiroptera canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6488720 — 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: Yangochiroptera Context triple: [Chiroptera, containsSuborder, Yangochiroptera]
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A.
Yinpterochiroptera
Yinpterochiroptera is one of the two major suborders of bats, encompassing fruit bats (flying foxes) and several families of echolocating microbats distinguished by shared anatomical and genetic traits.
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B.
Choeronycteris
Choeronycteris is a genus of nectar-feeding bats known for their elongated tongues and association with desert and tropical flowering plants in the Americas.
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C.
Pteropodidae
Pteropodidae is a family of large, primarily frugivorous Old World bats commonly known as flying foxes or fruit bats.
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D.
Chiroptera
Chiroptera is the mammalian order comprising all bats, characterized by forelimbs adapted as wings for powered flight.
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E.
Biswamoyopterus
Biswamoyopterus is a rare genus of large flying squirrels native to parts of Asia, known from only a few elusive and poorly studied species.
- 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: Yangochiroptera Target entity description: Yangochiroptera is a major suborder of bats that includes most of the commonly known microbats, characterized primarily by their use of laryngeal echolocation for navigation and foraging.
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A.
Yinpterochiroptera
Yinpterochiroptera is one of the two major suborders of bats, encompassing fruit bats (flying foxes) and several families of echolocating microbats distinguished by shared anatomical and genetic traits.
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B.
Choeronycteris
Choeronycteris is a genus of nectar-feeding bats known for their elongated tongues and association with desert and tropical flowering plants in the Americas.
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C.
Pteropodidae
Pteropodidae is a family of large, primarily frugivorous Old World bats commonly known as flying foxes or fruit bats.
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D.
Chiroptera
Chiroptera is the mammalian order comprising all bats, characterized by forelimbs adapted as wings for powered flight.
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E.
Biswamoyopterus
Biswamoyopterus is a rare genus of large flying squirrels native to parts of Asia, known from only a few elusive and poorly studied species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bat suborder
ⓘ
taxonomic group ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
laryngeal echolocation
ⓘ
microbat-like morphology ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | yangochiropteran bats ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Yinpterochiroptera ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | megabats ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| firstDescribedAsClade | molecular phylogenetic studies of bats ⓘ |
| hasBodySizeRange | small to medium-sized mammals ⓘ |
| hasBrainAdaptation | specialized auditory cortex for echolocation ⓘ |
| hasEcholocationType | laryngeal echolocation ⓘ |
| hasLocomotionType | powered flight ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Cistugidae
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Emballonuridae ⓘ Furipteridae ⓘ Miniopteridae ⓘ Molossidae ⓘ Mormoopidae ⓘ Mystacinidae ⓘ Myzopodidae ⓘ Natalidae ⓘ Noctilionidae ⓘ Phyllostomidae ⓘ Thyropteridae ⓘ Vespertilionidae ⓘ |
| hasSensoryAdaptation | high-frequency hearing ⓘ |
| includes |
New World leaf-nosed bats
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bulldog bats ⓘ free-tailed bats ⓘ most microbats ⓘ mustached bats ⓘ vesper bats ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Chiroptera ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| order | Chiroptera ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| suborderOf | Chiroptera ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| typicalActivityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| typicalDiet |
carnivorous
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frugivorous ⓘ insectivorous ⓘ nectarivorous ⓘ |
| uses |
echolocation for foraging
ⓘ
echolocation for navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yangochiroptera Description of subject: Yangochiroptera is a major suborder of bats that includes most of the commonly known microbats, characterized primarily by their use of laryngeal echolocation for navigation and foraging.
Referenced by (6)
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