Ursus arctos isabellinus
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Ursus arctos isabellinus, commonly known as the Himalayan brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear native to the mountainous regions of the Himalayas and surrounding areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ursus arctos isabellinus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6536408 — 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: Ursus arctos isabellinus Context triple: [Ursus, includesSpecies, Ursus arctos isabellinus]
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A.
Ursus arctos californicus
Ursus arctos californicus is the extinct subspecies of brown bear once native to California and famously depicted on the state flag as the California grizzly.
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B.
Ursus
Ursus is a genus of large mammals in the bear family that includes species such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears.
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C.
Melursus ursinus
Melursus ursinus, commonly known as the sloth bear, is an insectivorous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent, recognizable by its shaggy coat, pale muzzle, and long, curved claws adapted for digging.
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D.
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear is an American indie rock band known for its intricate harmonies, experimental arrangements, and critically acclaimed albums such as "Veckatimest."
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E.
Ussuri brown bear
The Ussuri brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to the forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern Asia, known for its powerful build and significant role in the region’s ecosystems and folklore.
- 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: Ursus arctos isabellinus Target entity description: Ursus arctos isabellinus, commonly known as the Himalayan brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear native to the mountainous regions of the Himalayas and surrounding areas.
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A.
Ursus arctos californicus
Ursus arctos californicus is the extinct subspecies of brown bear once native to California and famously depicted on the state flag as the California grizzly.
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B.
Ursus
Ursus is a genus of large mammals in the bear family that includes species such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears.
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C.
Melursus ursinus
Melursus ursinus, commonly known as the sloth bear, is an insectivorous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent, recognizable by its shaggy coat, pale muzzle, and long, curved claws adapted for digging.
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D.
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear is an American indie rock band known for its intricate harmonies, experimental arrangements, and critically acclaimed albums such as "Veckatimest."
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E.
Ussuri brown bear
The Ussuri brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to the forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern Asia, known for its powerful build and significant role in the region’s ecosystems and folklore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brown bear subspecies
ⓘ
carnivoran ⓘ mammal ⓘ |
| behavior |
generally solitary
ⓘ
hibernates in winter ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor |
light brown
ⓘ
reddish-brown ⓘ |
| commonName |
Dzu-teh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himalayan brown bear NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayan red bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | endangered in parts of its range ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | linked to yeti legends in the Himalayas ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the largest carnivores in the Himalayas ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionTrend | declining in many areas ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
feeds on roots, bulbs, and vegetation
ⓘ
feeds on small mammals and carrion ⓘ |
| foundInProtectedArea |
Deosai National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hemis National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Ursus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
mountainous regions ⓘ subalpine scrub ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Himalayas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ northern India NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ western China ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Ursus arctos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ursus arctos arctos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ursus arctos horribilis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth during winter denning period ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Horsfield, 1855 ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
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human–wildlife conflict ⓘ poaching ⓘ |
| usesDenType |
earth dens
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rocky caves ⓘ |
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: Ursus arctos isabellinus Description of subject: Ursus arctos isabellinus, commonly known as the Himalayan brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear native to the mountainous regions of the Himalayas and surrounding areas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.