Myrmecobius fasciatus
E651491
Myrmecobius fasciatus, commonly known as the numbat, is a small, diurnal, termite-eating marsupial native to southwestern Australia distinguished by its striped back and long, sticky tongue.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myrmecobius fasciatus canonical | 3 |
| Myrmecobius | 2 |
| Myrmecobius (ant-life, referring to ant or termite diet) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7260759 — 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: Myrmecobius fasciatus Context triple: [Dasyuromorphia, notableSpecies, Myrmecobius fasciatus]
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A.
Nothomyrmecia
Nothomyrmecia is a rare and primitively structured Australian ant genus often referred to as the “dinosaur ant” due to its ancient evolutionary lineage and basal characteristics.
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B.
Iridomyrmex
Iridomyrmex is a large and diverse genus of ants native mainly to Australia, known for their ecological dominance and often referred to as "meat ants" due to their scavenging behavior.
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C.
Myrmecia
Myrmecia is a genus of large, aggressive Australian ants commonly known as bull ants or jack jumper ants, noted for their powerful stings and excellent vision.
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D.
Technomyrmex
Technomyrmex is a genus of small, often invasive dolichoderine ants widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
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E.
Sphinctomyrmex
Sphinctomyrmex is a genus of specialized, often subterranean army ants within the subfamily Dorylinae, known for their predatory behavior and distinctive morphological adaptations.
- 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: Myrmecobius fasciatus Target entity description: Myrmecobius fasciatus, commonly known as the numbat, is a small, diurnal, termite-eating marsupial native to southwestern Australia distinguished by its striped back and long, sticky tongue.
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A.
Nothomyrmecia
Nothomyrmecia is a rare and primitively structured Australian ant genus often referred to as the “dinosaur ant” due to its ancient evolutionary lineage and basal characteristics.
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B.
Iridomyrmex
Iridomyrmex is a large and diverse genus of ants native mainly to Australia, known for their ecological dominance and often referred to as "meat ants" due to their scavenging behavior.
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C.
Myrmecia
Myrmecia is a genus of large, aggressive Australian ants commonly known as bull ants or jack jumper ants, noted for their powerful stings and excellent vision.
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D.
Technomyrmex
Technomyrmex is a genus of small, often invasive dolichoderine ants widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
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E.
Sphinctomyrmex
Sphinctomyrmex is a genus of specialized, often subterranean army ants within the subfamily Dorylinae, known for their predatory behavior and distinctive morphological adaptations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
marsupial species ⓘ termite-eating mammal ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Myrmecobius fasciatus ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 20–27 centimeters head-body length ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 400–700 grams ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | austral summer ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | numbat ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| describedBy | Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger ⓘ |
| diet | termites ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Australia ⓘ |
| family | Myrmecobiidae ⓘ |
| foragingTime | daytime ⓘ |
| genus |
Myrmecobius
ⓘ
linked to:
Myrmecobius fasciatus
|
| hasColoration | reddish-brown to grey fur with white stripes on back ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic |
bushy tail
ⓘ
long sticky tongue ⓘ pointed snout ⓘ striped back ⓘ |
| hasPouch | reduced pouch ⓘ |
| hasTeethAdaptation | reduced teeth for soft prey ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| introducedPredator |
feral cat
ⓘ
red fox ⓘ |
| isStateFaunalEmblemOf | Western Australia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | approximately 5–7 years ⓘ |
| litterSize | typically 2–4 young ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial walking and running ⓘ |
| nativeRegion | southwestern Australia ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| order | Dasyuromorphia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat |
eucalypt woodland
ⓘ
shrubland ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | marsupial reproduction ⓘ |
| shelterType |
burrows
ⓘ
hollow logs ⓘ |
| socialStructure | generally solitary ⓘ |
| tailLength | approximately 17–21 centimeters ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
introduced predators ⓘ |
| tongueAdaptation | elongated sticky tongue for termite feeding ⓘ |
| trophicRole | insectivore ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1811 ⓘ |
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: Myrmecobius fasciatus Description of subject: Myrmecobius fasciatus, commonly known as the numbat, is a small, diurnal, termite-eating marsupial native to southwestern Australia distinguished by its striped back and long, sticky tongue.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Myrmecobius fasciatus
linked to: Myrmecobius fasciatus
linked to: Myrmecobius fasciatus