Galictis
E660834
Galictis is a genus of small, weasel-like carnivorous mammals native to Central and South America, commonly known as grisons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galictis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7388888 — 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: Galictis Context triple: [Mustelidae, includesGenus, Galictis]
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A.
Acinonyx
Acinonyx is a genus of felids best known for the cheetah, a highly specialized, fast-running big cat.
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B.
Ratiaria
Ratiaria was a prominent Roman city and military center on the Danube frontier in the province of Moesia (later Dacia Ripensis), known for its strategic and administrative importance.
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C.
Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack structure.
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D.
Pecari
Pecari is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to the Americas.
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E.
Neofelis
Neofelis is a genus of medium-sized wild cats best known for the clouded leopards of Southeast Asia, which have distinctive cloud-like coat patterns and arboreal habits.
- 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: Galictis Target entity description: Galictis is a genus of small, weasel-like carnivorous mammals native to Central and South America, commonly known as grisons.
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A.
Acinonyx
Acinonyx is a genus of felids best known for the cheetah, a highly specialized, fast-running big cat.
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B.
Ratiaria
Ratiaria was a prominent Roman city and military center on the Danube frontier in the province of Moesia (later Dacia Ripensis), known for its strategic and administrative importance.
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C.
Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack structure.
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D.
Pecari
Pecari is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to the Americas.
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E.
Neofelis
Neofelis is a genus of medium-sized wild cats best known for the clouded leopards of Southeast Asia, which have distinctive cloud-like coat patterns and arboreal habits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
diurnal ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Mustelinae ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
elongated body
ⓘ
short legs ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
greater grison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
grisons ⓘ lesser grison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Galictis cuja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galictis vittata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
small carnivorous mammals
ⓘ
weasel-like mammals ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| family |
Mustelidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mustelidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustelidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus |
Galictis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galictis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ savannas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasFurColor |
dark body fur
ⓘ
pale facial markings ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central America
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ South America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preysOn |
amphibians
ⓘ
birds ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ species ⓘ |
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: Galictis Description of subject: Galictis is a genus of small, weasel-like carnivorous mammals native to Central and South America, commonly known as grisons.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.