Acrobates pygmaeus
E610493
Acrobates pygmaeus, commonly known as the feather-tailed glider, is a tiny Australian marsupial notable for its gliding ability and distinctive feather-like tail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acrobates pygmaeus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6645386 — 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: Acrobates pygmaeus Context triple: [Acrobatidae, containsSpecies, Acrobates pygmaeus]
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A.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
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B.
Acanthomyops
Acanthomyops is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae, historically known for its subterranean, often fungus-associated species found primarily in temperate regions.
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C.
Mecistops
Mecistops is a genus of slender-snouted African crocodiles known for their elongated, narrow snouts adapted for catching fish.
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D.
Marmoset
"Marmoset" is a song by the American noise rock band Rapeman, known for its abrasive sound and association with the late-1980s underground rock scene.
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E.
Crax daubentoni
Crax daubentoni is a species of curassow, a large terrestrial bird in the family Cracidae native to tropical forests of northern South America.
- 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: Acrobates pygmaeus Target entity description: Acrobates pygmaeus, commonly known as the feather-tailed glider, is a tiny Australian marsupial notable for its gliding ability and distinctive feather-like tail.
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A.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
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B.
Acanthomyops
Acanthomyops is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae, historically known for its subterranean, often fungus-associated species found primarily in temperate regions.
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C.
Mecistops
Mecistops is a genus of slender-snouted African crocodiles known for their elongated, narrow snouts adapted for catching fish.
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D.
Marmoset
"Marmoset" is a song by the American noise rock band Rapeman, known for its abrasive sound and association with the late-1980s underground rock scene.
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E.
Crax daubentoni
Crax daubentoni is a species of curassow, a large terrestrial bird in the family Cracidae native to tropical forests of northern South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gliding mammal
ⓘ
marsupial ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Australian mammal fauna ⓘ |
| binomialName | Acrobates pygmaeus ⓘ |
| bodySize | very small mammal ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coat | soft fur ⓘ |
| commonName | feather-tailed glider ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
nectar ⓘ pollen ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Australia ⓘ |
| family | Acrobatidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
eastern Australia
ⓘ
southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| genus | Acrobates ⓘ |
| glidingSurface | patagium between limbs ⓘ |
| habitat |
eucalypt forest
ⓘ
heathland ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| hasAbility | gliding locomotion ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | arboreal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its small size (pygmaeus = dwarf) ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
feather-like tail
ⓘ
gliding membrane ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to underdeveloped young carried in pouch ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often nests communally ⓘ |
| tailFunction | aids in steering during gliding ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
predation by introduced species ⓘ |
| usesStructure | tree hollows for nesting ⓘ |
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: Acrobates pygmaeus Description of subject: Acrobates pygmaeus, commonly known as the feather-tailed glider, is a tiny Australian marsupial notable for its gliding ability and distinctive feather-like tail.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.