Rhinolophidae
E597608
Rhinolophidae is a family of bats commonly known as horseshoe bats, characterized by their complex noseleaf structures used for sophisticated echolocation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhinolophidae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6488749 — 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: Rhinolophidae Context triple: [Chiroptera, hasMember, Rhinolophidae]
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A.
Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae is the largest family of bats, commonly known as vesper or evening bats, comprising numerous insect-eating species found worldwide.
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B.
Pteropodidae
Pteropodidae is a family of large, primarily frugivorous Old World bats commonly known as flying foxes or fruit bats.
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C.
Cynopterus
Cynopterus is a genus of Old World fruit bats commonly known as short-nosed fruit bats, found across South and Southeast Asia and known for their role in seed dispersal and pollination.
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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.
Phyllostomidae
Phyllostomidae is a diverse family of New World leaf-nosed bats known for their wide range of diets and specialized facial and nasal structures.
- 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: Rhinolophidae Target entity description: Rhinolophidae is a family of bats commonly known as horseshoe bats, characterized by their complex noseleaf structures used for sophisticated echolocation.
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A.
Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae is the largest family of bats, commonly known as vesper or evening bats, comprising numerous insect-eating species found worldwide.
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B.
Pteropodidae
Pteropodidae is a family of large, primarily frugivorous Old World bats commonly known as flying foxes or fruit bats.
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C.
Cynopterus
Cynopterus is a genus of Old World fruit bats commonly known as short-nosed fruit bats, found across South and Southeast Asia and known for their role in seed dispersal and pollination.
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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.
Phyllostomidae
Phyllostomidae is a diverse family of New World leaf-nosed bats known for their wide range of diets and specialized facial and nasal structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bat family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| characteristic |
complex noseleaf structures
ⓘ
highly specialized echolocation ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | horseshoe bats ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | many species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Asellia
ⓘ
Brachipposideros ⓘ Cloeotis ⓘ Coelops ⓘ Hipposideros ⓘ
linked to:
Hipposideridae
Paracoelops ⓘ
linked to:
Coelops
Rhinolophus ⓘ Triaenops ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Old World ⓘ |
| echolocationCall |
constant-frequency calls
ⓘ
frequency-modulated calls ⓘ |
| echolocationType | high-duty-cycle echolocation ⓘ |
| ecosystemRole | control of nocturnal insect populations ⓘ |
| flightActivity | slow maneuverable flight ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
aerial hawking of insects
ⓘ
gleaning insects from vegetation ⓘ |
| habitat |
caves
ⓘ
forests ⓘ human-made structures ⓘ |
| hearingAdaptation | extreme sensitivity to narrow frequency bands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphology | broad wings adapted for cluttered habitats ⓘ |
| namedAfter | horseshoe-shaped noseleaf ⓘ |
| noseleafShape | horseshoe-shaped anterior noseleaf ⓘ |
| offspringPerYear | usually one pup per year ⓘ |
| order | Chiroptera ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | low reproductive rate ⓘ |
| roostingBehavior |
colonial roosting
ⓘ
use of caves and tunnels ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | Doppler-shift compensation in echolocation ⓘ |
| sensorySystem | advanced auditory processing ⓘ |
| suborder | Microchiroptera ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
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: Rhinolophidae Description of subject: Rhinolophidae is a family of bats commonly known as horseshoe bats, characterized by their complex noseleaf structures used for sophisticated echolocation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.