Asiatic black bear
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The Asiatic black bear is a medium-sized, largely arboreal bear species native to forests across Asia, recognizable by its black fur and distinctive white chest crescent.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Himalayan black bear | 9 |
| Asian black bear | 4 |
| Asiatic black bear canonical | 1 |
| Ussuri black bear | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7057130 — 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: Asiatic black bear Context triple: [Ursus thibetanus, commonName, Asiatic black bear]
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A.
Himalayan brown bear
The Himalayan brown bear is a large, endangered subspecies of brown bear native to the high-altitude alpine and subalpine regions of the Himalayas.
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B.
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.
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C.
spectacled bear
The spectacled bear is a medium-sized, mostly herbivorous South American bear species native to the Andes, recognizable by the pale, spectacle-like markings on its face.
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D.
Eurasian brown bear
The Eurasian brown bear is a large, wide-ranging subspecies of brown bear native to forests and mountains across Europe and northern Asia.
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E.
Bruin bear
The Bruin Bear is the costumed mascot and emblematic bear figure representing the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and its athletic teams.
- 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: Asiatic black bear Target entity description: The Asiatic black bear is a medium-sized, largely arboreal bear species native to forests across Asia, recognizable by its black fur and distinctive white chest crescent.
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A.
Himalayan brown bear
The Himalayan brown bear is a large, endangered subspecies of brown bear native to the high-altitude alpine and subalpine regions of the Himalayas.
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B.
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.
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C.
spectacled bear
The spectacled bear is a medium-sized, mostly herbivorous South American bear species native to the Andes, recognizable by the pale, spectacle-like markings on its face.
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D.
Eurasian brown bear
The Eurasian brown bear is a large, wide-ranging subspecies of brown bear native to forests and mountains across Europe and northern Asia.
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E.
Bruin bear
The Bruin Bear is the costumed mascot and emblematic bear figure representing the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and its athletic teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bear species
ⓘ
carnivoran ⓘ mammal ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 1–3 cubs ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 120–190 centimeters ⓘ |
| bodyMass | 60–200 kilograms ⓘ |
| canClimb | true ⓘ |
| CITESListing |
Appendix I in some populations
ⓘ
Appendix II in some populations ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Asian black bear
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Asiatic black bear NERFINISHED ⓘ moon bear ⓘ white-chested bear ⓘ |
| describedBy | Georges Cuvier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| differsFrom | American black bear by white chest crescent ⓘ |
| eats |
carrion
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ nuts ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Ursus ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 7–8 months including delayed implantation ⓘ |
| habitat |
broadleaf forests
ⓘ
mixed forests ⓘ subtropical forests ⓘ temperate forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasSubspecies |
Ursus thibetanus formosanus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus ⓘ Ursus thibetanus japonicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursus thibetanus thibetanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursus thibetanus ussuricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hibernates | true ⓘ |
| IUCNRedListCategorySystem | IUCN 3.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
arboreal
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| maximumLongevityInCaptivity | over 30 years ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhutan NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
black fur
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large ears ⓘ white chest crescent ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedBy | national laws in many range countries ⓘ |
| reproductiveSeason | summer ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ursus thibetanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo | American black bear ⓘ |
| subjectOf | bear bile farming ⓘ |
| tailLength | 7–10 centimeters ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
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human–wildlife conflict ⓘ poaching ⓘ |
| usedFor | traditional medicine ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1823 ⓘ |
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: Asiatic black bear Description of subject: The Asiatic black bear is a medium-sized, largely arboreal bear species native to forests across Asia, recognizable by its black fur and distinctive white chest crescent.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Asian black bear
this entity surface form:
Himalayan black bear
this entity surface form:
Himalayan black bear
this entity surface form:
Himalayan black bear
this entity surface form:
Himalayan black bear
this entity surface form:
Himalayan black bear
this entity surface form:
Himalayan black bear
this entity surface form:
Himalayan black bear
this entity surface form:
Asian black bear
this entity surface form:
Himalayan black bear
this entity surface form:
Asian black bear
this entity surface form:
Asian black bear
this entity surface form:
Ussuri black bear
this entity surface form:
Himalayan black bear