Sminthopsis
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Sminthopsis is a genus of small, insectivorous marsupials known as dunnarts, native to Australia and nearby regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sminthopsis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7260740 — 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: Sminthopsis Context triple: [Dasyuromorphia, includesGenus, Sminthopsis]
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A.
Dremomys
Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Nesospiza
Nesospiza is a small genus of seed-eating tanagers endemic to the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Paraxerus
Paraxerus is a genus of African tree squirrels known for their arboreal habits and bushy tails, commonly found in woodland and savanna habitats.
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D.
Prosciurillus
Prosciurillus is a genus of small squirrels native to Sulawesi and nearby Indonesian islands, known for their arboreal habits and limited geographic range.
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E.
Potorous
Potorous is a genus of small, nocturnal marsupials known as potoroos, native to Australia and resembling miniature kangaroos that primarily feed on fungi and plant material.
- 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: Sminthopsis Target entity description: Sminthopsis is a genus of small, insectivorous marsupials known as dunnarts, native to Australia and nearby regions.
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A.
Dremomys
Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Nesospiza
Nesospiza is a small genus of seed-eating tanagers endemic to the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Paraxerus
Paraxerus is a genus of African tree squirrels known for their arboreal habits and bushy tails, commonly found in woodland and savanna habitats.
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D.
Prosciurillus
Prosciurillus is a genus of small squirrels native to Sulawesi and nearby Indonesian islands, known for their arboreal habits and limited geographic range.
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E.
Potorous
Potorous is a genus of small, nocturnal marsupials known as potoroos, native to Australia and resembling miniature kangaroos that primarily feed on fungi and plant material.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
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taxon ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | dunnarts ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Sminthopsis aitkeni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sminthopsis archeri NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis bindi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis butleri NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis crassicaudata NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis dolichura NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis douglasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis fuliginosus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis gilberti NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis granulipes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis griseoventer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis hirtipes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis leucopus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis longicaudata NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis macroura NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis murina NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis ooldea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis psammophila NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis virginiae NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis youngsoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Sminthopsis youngsoni deserti (subspecies or related taxon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| family | Dasyuridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
New Guinea
NERFINISHED
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Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland Australia ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ shrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
large eyes
ⓘ
long tail ⓘ nocturnal activity ⓘ pointed snout ⓘ small body size ⓘ terrestrial lifestyle ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
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New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ nearby islands of Australia ⓘ |
| order | Dasyuromorphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | marsupial ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | insectivore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Sminthopsis Description of subject: Sminthopsis is a genus of small, insectivorous marsupials known as dunnarts, native to Australia and nearby regions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.