Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
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The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat is a burrowing marsupial native to arid regions of southern Australia, known for its compact build, silky fur, and distinctive hairy snout.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat canonical | 2 |
| southern hairy-nosed wombat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T484338 — 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: Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat Context triple: [South Australia, hasStateAnimal, Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat]
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A.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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B.
red kangaroo
The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world, a powerful, long-legged herbivore native to Australia’s arid and semi-arid regions.
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C.
Hippocamelus bisulcus
Hippocamelus bisulcus, commonly known as the South Andean deer or huemul, is an endangered deer species native to the mountainous regions of southern Chile and Argentina.
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D.
Megapodius freycinet
Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
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E.
Macropodidae
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind legs adapted for hopping.
- 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: Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat Target entity description: The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat is a burrowing marsupial native to arid regions of southern Australia, known for its compact build, silky fur, and distinctive hairy snout.
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A.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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B.
red kangaroo
The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world, a powerful, long-legged herbivore native to Australia’s arid and semi-arid regions.
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C.
Hippocamelus bisulcus
Hippocamelus bisulcus, commonly known as the South Andean deer or huemul, is an endangered deer species native to the mountainous regions of southern Chile and Argentina.
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D.
Megapodius freycinet
Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
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E.
Macropodidae
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind legs adapted for hopping.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
species of marsupial
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wombat ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
efficient water conservation
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low metabolic rate ⓘ strong claws for digging ⓘ |
| behavior | burrowing ⓘ |
| binomialName | Lasiorhinus latifrons ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 77 to 100 centimetres ⓘ |
| bodyMass | about 20 to 32 kilograms ⓘ |
| build | compact body ⓘ |
| burrowSystem | extensive warrens ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coat | silky fur ⓘ |
| commonName |
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
self-link
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southern hairy-nosed wombat ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
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| describedBy | Richard Owen ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
bark
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ roots ⓘ |
| family | Vombatidae ⓘ |
| fecesShape | cubic droppings ⓘ |
| foundIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
South Australia ⓘ Western Australia ⓘ |
| genus | Lasiorhinus ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 21 days ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
semi-arid grasslands ⓘ shrublands ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | up to about 20 years ⓘ |
| lifestyle | fossorial ⓘ |
| limbs | short powerful limbs ⓘ |
| litterSize | usually one joey ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
southern Australia ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| pouchOrientation | backward-opening pouch ⓘ |
| reproduction | marsupial with pouch ⓘ |
| snout | hairy snout ⓘ |
| socialStructure | colonial burrow systems ⓘ |
| tailLength | about 2.5 centimetres ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
competition with livestock
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disease ⓘ drought ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1845 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat Description of subject: The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat is a burrowing marsupial native to arid regions of southern Australia, known for its compact build, silky fur, and distinctive hairy snout.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
southern hairy-nosed wombat