Cryptoprocta ferox
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Cryptoprocta ferox, commonly known as the fossa, is a carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar and the island’s largest native predator, resembling a small cougar with mongoose-like features.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) | 2 |
| Cryptoprocta ferox canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7414473 — 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: Cryptoprocta ferox Context triple: [Eupleridae, containsTaxon, Cryptoprocta ferox]
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A.
Bistahieversor
Bistahieversor is a genus of large, predatory tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now New Mexico, known for its deep skull and powerful jaws.
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B.
Hyaena
Hyaena is a 1984 studio album by British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its dark, atmospheric sound and the brief tenure of guitarist Robert Smith of The Cure.
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C.
Casuarius
Casuarius is a genus of large, flightless, helmeted birds known as cassowaries, native to the tropical forests of New Guinea, nearby islands, and northern Australia.
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D.
Simalia kinghorni
Simalia kinghorni is a large, non-venomous python species native to Australia, commonly known as the Australian scrub python and noted for being one of the longest snakes in the world.
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E.
Syncerus caffer
Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
- 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: Cryptoprocta ferox Target entity description: Cryptoprocta ferox, commonly known as the fossa, is a carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar and the island’s largest native predator, resembling a small cougar with mongoose-like features.
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A.
Bistahieversor
Bistahieversor is a genus of large, predatory tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of what is now New Mexico, known for its deep skull and powerful jaws.
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B.
Hyaena
Hyaena is a 1984 studio album by British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its dark, atmospheric sound and the brief tenure of guitarist Robert Smith of The Cure.
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C.
Casuarius
Casuarius is a genus of large, flightless, helmeted birds known as cassowaries, native to the tropical forests of New Guinea, nearby islands, and northern Australia.
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D.
Simalia kinghorni
Simalia kinghorni is a large, non-venomous python species native to Australia, commonly known as the Australian scrub python and noted for being one of the longest snakes in the world.
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E.
Syncerus caffer
Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivore
ⓘ
fossa ⓘ mammal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | cathemeral ⓘ |
| averageBodyLengthWithoutTail | 70–80 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | 5.5–8.6 kg ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| climbingAbility | excellent climber ⓘ |
| coatColor |
brown
ⓘ
reddish-brown ⓘ |
| commonName |
fossa
ⓘ
linked to:
Fossa fossana
|
| conservationConcern | declining population trend ⓘ |
| describedBy | Edward Turner Bennett ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | apex predator in Madagascar forests ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Madagascar ⓘ |
| family | Eupleridae ⓘ |
| genus | Cryptoprocta ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 3 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
dry deciduous forest
ⓘ
spiny forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| largestNativePredatorOf | Madagascar ⓘ |
| litterSize | 1–6 young ⓘ |
| locomotion | arboreal and terrestrial ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
flexible ankles
ⓘ
long tail used for balance ⓘ semi-retractable claws ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Madagascar ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preysOn |
birds
ⓘ
lemurs ⓘ rodents ⓘ tenrecs ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ |
| reproductiveSystem | seasonal breeder ⓘ |
| resembles |
mongoose-like mammal
ⓘ
small cougar ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | malesLargerThanFemales ⓘ |
| socialStructure | mostly solitary ⓘ |
| tailLength | 65–70 cm ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1833 ⓘ |
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: Cryptoprocta ferox Description of subject: Cryptoprocta ferox, commonly known as the fossa, is a carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar and the island’s largest native predator, resembling a small cougar with mongoose-like features.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cryptoprocta ferox
linked to: Cryptoprocta ferox