Tremarctos
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Tremarctos is a bear genus that includes the spectacled bear, the only living native bear species of South America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tremarctos canonical | 5 |
| Tremarctos ornatus | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6848641 — 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: Tremarctos Context triple: [Tremarctinae, namedAfterTypeGenus, Tremarctos]
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A.
Helarctos
Helarctos is a bear genus that includes the Malayan sun bear, the smallest and one of the most arboreal bear species.
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B.
Tremarctinae
Tremarctinae is a subfamily of bears that includes the living spectacled bear and several extinct short-faced bears of the Americas.
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C.
Arctogadus glacialis
Arctogadus glacialis is a small Arctic cod species adapted to life in cold, ice-covered marine waters of the high northern latitudes.
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D.
Plionarctos
Plionarctos is an extinct genus of short-faced bears that lived in North America during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs.
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E.
Andean bear
The Andean bear, also known as the spectacled bear, is South America's only native bear species, recognized for the distinctive light markings around its eyes and its largely herbivorous diet in Andean cloud forests.
- 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: Tremarctos Target entity description: Tremarctos is a bear genus that includes the spectacled bear, the only living native bear species of South America.
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A.
Helarctos
Helarctos is a bear genus that includes the Malayan sun bear, the smallest and one of the most arboreal bear species.
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B.
Tremarctinae
Tremarctinae is a subfamily of bears that includes the living spectacled bear and several extinct short-faced bears of the Americas.
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C.
Arctogadus glacialis
Arctogadus glacialis is a small Arctic cod species adapted to life in cold, ice-covered marine waters of the high northern latitudes.
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D.
Plionarctos
Plionarctos is an extinct genus of short-faced bears that lived in North America during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs.
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E.
Andean bear
The Andean bear, also known as the spectacled bear, is South America's only native bear species, recognized for the distinctive light markings around its eyes and its largely herbivorous diet in Andean cloud forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bear genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| conservationRelevance | only extant genus of short-faced bears ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Tremarctos ornatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Tremarctos
|
| describedAs | short-faced bear genus ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole | omnivorous bear genus ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeOfOrigin | Pleistocene or earlier ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | spectacled bear genus ⓘ |
| hasExtantSpeciesCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasLivingSpecies |
Tremarctos ornatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Tremarctos
|
| hasNotableSpecies |
Andean bear
ⓘ
spectacled bear ⓘ |
| isMonotypic | true ⓘ |
| isOnlyLivingNativeBearGenusOf | South America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange | South America ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Tremarctinae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ailuropoda
ⓘ
Helarctos ⓘ Melursus ⓘ Ursus ⓘ |
| subfamily | Tremarctinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Tremarctos ornatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Tremarctos
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tremarctos Description of subject: Tremarctos is a bear genus that includes the spectacled bear, the only living native bear species of South America.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tremarctos
linked to: Tremarctos
linked to: Tremarctos
linked to: Tremarctos
linked to: Tremarctos