Ursus arctos dalli
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Ursus arctos dalli is a subspecies of brown bear native to coastal regions of Alaska, often referred to as the Dall Island or ABC Islands brown bear.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ursus arctos dalli canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6536423 — 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 dalli Context triple: [Ursus, includesSpecies, Ursus arctos dalli]
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A.
Ursus arctos sitkensis
Ursus arctos sitkensis is a subspecies of brown bear native to the coastal rainforests of southeastern Alaska, particularly around the Sitka region.
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B.
Ursus arctos crowtheri
Ursus arctos crowtheri is an extinct subspecies of brown bear that once inhabited North Africa.
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C.
Ursus arctos isabellinus
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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D.
Ursus arctos marsicanus
Ursus arctos marsicanus is a critically endangered subspecies of brown bear native to Italy’s central Apennine Mountains, known for its small, isolated population and conservation concern.
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E.
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.
- 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 dalli Target entity description: Ursus arctos dalli is a subspecies of brown bear native to coastal regions of Alaska, often referred to as the Dall Island or ABC Islands brown bear.
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A.
Ursus arctos sitkensis
Ursus arctos sitkensis is a subspecies of brown bear native to the coastal rainforests of southeastern Alaska, particularly around the Sitka region.
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B.
Ursus arctos crowtheri
Ursus arctos crowtheri is an extinct subspecies of brown bear that once inhabited North Africa.
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C.
Ursus arctos isabellinus
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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D.
Ursus arctos marsicanus
Ursus arctos marsicanus is a critically endangered subspecies of brown bear native to Italy’s central Apennine Mountains, known for its small, isolated population and conservation concern.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brown bear
ⓘ
subspecies ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
diurnal ⓘ |
| belongsTo | ABC Islands brown bear population ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coloration |
brown
ⓘ
dark brown ⓘ |
| commonName |
ABC Islands brown bear
ⓘ
Dall Island brown bear ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
berries
ⓘ
carrion ⓘ plants ⓘ salmon ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInState | Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Ursus ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
curved claws
ⓘ
hump on shoulders ⓘ large body size ⓘ powerful forelimbs ⓘ thick fur ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
apex predator
ⓘ
keystone species ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
coastal forests
ⓘ
coastal shorelines ⓘ river valleys ⓘ temperate rainforests ⓘ |
| hibernatesIn | winter ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | solitary ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Admiralty Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Alexander Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Baranof Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Chichagof Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Dall Island NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal Alaska ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Ursus arctos ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| subspeciesOf | Ursus arctos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Ursus arctos dalli Description of subject: Ursus arctos dalli is a subspecies of brown bear native to coastal regions of Alaska, often referred to as the Dall Island or ABC Islands brown bear.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.