Louisiana black bear
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The Louisiana black bear is a threatened subspecies of the American black bear native to the bottomland hardwood forests and swamps of the lower Mississippi Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louisiana black bear canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7478363 — 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: Louisiana black bear Context triple: [Atchafalaya Basin, habitatFor, Louisiana black bear]
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A.
American black bear
The American black bear is a medium-sized, omnivorous bear native to North America, commonly found in forested regions and known for its adaptability to diverse habitats.
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B.
Black Bear
"Black Bear" is a traditional Scottish bagpipe march widely associated with military regiments and ceremonial occasions.
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C.
Black Bear
Black Bear is a 2020 psychological drama film that blends dark comedy and meta-narrative elements, starring Aubrey Plaza as a filmmaker entangled in a tense, reality-blurring relationship triangle.
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D.
Black Bears
The Black Bears are the athletic teams representing the University of Maine in collegiate sports.
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E.
Ursus americanus floridanus
Ursus americanus floridanus is a subspecies of the American black bear native to Florida and parts of the southeastern United States.
- 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: Louisiana black bear Target entity description: The Louisiana black bear is a threatened subspecies of the American black bear native to the bottomland hardwood forests and swamps of the lower Mississippi Valley.
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A.
American black bear
The American black bear is a medium-sized, omnivorous bear native to North America, commonly found in forested regions and known for its adaptability to diverse habitats.
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B.
Black Bear
"Black Bear" is a traditional Scottish bagpipe march widely associated with military regiments and ceremonial occasions.
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C.
Black Bear
Black Bear is a 2020 psychological drama film that blends dark comedy and meta-narrative elements, starring Aubrey Plaza as a filmmaker entangled in a tense, reality-blurring relationship triangle.
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D.
Black Bears
The Black Bears are the athletic teams representing the University of Maine in collegiate sports.
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E.
Ursus americanus floridanus
Ursus americanus floridanus is a subspecies of the American black bear native to Florida and parts of the southeastern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivoran
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ subspecies of American black bear ⓘ |
| activityPattern | primarily nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 1–3 cubs ⓘ |
| bodyMass | up to about 180 kilograms in large males ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | black ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | threatened (United States) ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ |
| designation | state mammal of Louisiana ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| ESADelistingProposalYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| ESAListingYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae ⓘ |
| genus | Ursus ⓘ |
| habitat |
bottomland hardwood forest
ⓘ
swamp ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| listedUnder |
Endangered Species Act of 1973
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Endangered Species Act
|
| managementAction |
corridor creation
ⓘ
habitat restoration ⓘ translocation ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Texas ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
lower Mississippi Valley ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Mississippi River basin
|
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | American black bear ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationTrend | increasing in recent decades ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
habitat fragmentation
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habitat loss ⓘ human–bear conflict ⓘ |
| rangeType | bottomland forests along rivers and bayous ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
|
| reproduction | gives birth in winter dens ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ursus americanus luteolus ⓘ |
| species | Ursus americanus ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Louisiana ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| usesDen |
ground nests
ⓘ
thickets ⓘ tree cavities ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Louisiana black bear Description of subject: The Louisiana black bear is a threatened subspecies of the American black bear native to the bottomland hardwood forests and swamps of the lower Mississippi Valley.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.