Peninsular bighorn sheep
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The Peninsular bighorn sheep is a federally endangered subspecies of desert bighorn sheep native to the arid mountain ranges of Southern California and northern Baja California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peninsular bighorn sheep canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6883338 — 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: Peninsular bighorn sheep Context triple: [Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, habitatFor, Peninsular bighorn sheep]
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A.
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an endangered subspecies of bighorn sheep native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its impressive curved horns and adaptation to steep, rocky alpine terrain.
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B.
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
The Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is a large North American wild sheep species known for its massive curved horns and agility on steep, rugged mountain terrain.
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C.
Sonoran pronghorn
The Sonoran pronghorn is a critically endangered subspecies of pronghorn antelope adapted to the extreme heat and aridity of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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D.
Dall sheep
Dall sheep are a North American wild sheep species known for their striking white coats and large, curved horns, typically inhabiting rugged alpine and subarctic mountain regions.
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E.
Rocky Mountain elk
The Rocky Mountain elk is a large North American subspecies of elk known for its impressive antlers, migratory behavior, and prominence in western mountain ecosystems.
- 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: Peninsular bighorn sheep Target entity description: The Peninsular bighorn sheep is a federally endangered subspecies of desert bighorn sheep native to the arid mountain ranges of Southern California and northern Baja California.
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A.
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an endangered subspecies of bighorn sheep native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its impressive curved horns and adaptation to steep, rocky alpine terrain.
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B.
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
The Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is a large North American wild sheep species known for its massive curved horns and agility on steep, rugged mountain terrain.
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C.
Sonoran pronghorn
The Sonoran pronghorn is a critically endangered subspecies of pronghorn antelope adapted to the extreme heat and aridity of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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D.
Dall sheep
Dall sheep are a North American wild sheep species known for their striking white coats and large, curved horns, typically inhabiting rugged alpine and subarctic mountain regions.
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E.
Rocky Mountain elk
The Rocky Mountain elk is a large North American subspecies of elk known for its impressive antlers, migratory behavior, and prominence in western mountain ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bighorn sheep
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endangered taxon ⓘ subspecies ⓘ |
| adaptation |
ability to survive in arid conditions
ⓘ
excellent climbing ability ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Peninsular bighorn sheep ⓘ |
| conservationConcern |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
small population size ⓘ |
| diet |
browsing on shrubs
ⓘ
grazing on grasses ⓘ herbivorous ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae ⓘ |
| federalStatusUS | endangered ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genus | Ovis ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid mountain ranges
ⓘ
desert ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | large curved horns in males ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| listedUnder | U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ |
| managementAction |
disease management
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habitat protection ⓘ population monitoring ⓘ predator management ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Peninsular Ranges
ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ northern Baja California ⓘ
linked to:
Baja California
|
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Ovis canadensis
ⓘ
desert bighorn sheep ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | forms herds ⓘ |
| subspeciesOf |
Ovis canadensis
ⓘ
desert bighorn sheep ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
disease
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ human disturbance ⓘ predation ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
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: Peninsular bighorn sheep Description of subject: The Peninsular bighorn sheep is a federally endangered subspecies of desert bighorn sheep native to the arid mountain ranges of Southern California and northern Baja California.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.