Spilogale
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Spilogale is a genus of small, agile spotted skunks native to North and Central America, known for their distinctive white markings and potent defensive spray.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spilogale putorius | 2 |
| Spilogale canonical | 1 |
| Spilogale angustifrons | 1 |
| Spilogale gracilis | 1 |
| Spilogale pygmaea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7636477 — 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: Spilogale Context triple: [Mephitidae, includesGenus, Spilogale]
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A.
Ictonyx
Ictonyx is a genus of African striped polecats and related small carnivorous mammals in the weasel family.
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B.
Dolichonyx
Dolichonyx is a small genus of New World migratory songbirds best known for the bobolink, a grassland species with distinctive plumage and long-distance migration.
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C.
Oreamnos
Oreamnos is a genus of North American mountain goats known for their thick white coats and exceptional climbing ability on steep, rocky terrain.
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D.
Tamiops
Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
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E.
Exilisciurus
Exilisciurus is a genus of small Southeast Asian dwarf squirrels in the family Sciuridae.
- 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: Spilogale Target entity description: Spilogale is a genus of small, agile spotted skunks native to North and Central America, known for their distinctive white markings and potent defensive spray.
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A.
Ictonyx
Ictonyx is a genus of African striped polecats and related small carnivorous mammals in the weasel family.
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B.
Dolichonyx
Dolichonyx is a small genus of New World migratory songbirds best known for the bobolink, a grassland species with distinctive plumage and long-distance migration.
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C.
Oreamnos
Oreamnos is a genus of North American mountain goats known for their thick white coats and exceptional climbing ability on steep, rocky terrain.
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D.
Tamiops
Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
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E.
Exilisciurus
Exilisciurus is a genus of small Southeast Asian dwarf squirrels in the family Sciuridae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsTo | New World skunks ⓘ |
| characteristic |
ability to spray noxious anal gland secretion
ⓘ
agile movement ⓘ distinctive white spots and stripes ⓘ small body size ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | spotted skunks ⓘ |
| defensiveBehavior |
emits strong-smelling spray
ⓘ
handstand display before spraying ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Bachman ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Central America
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ecologicalRole | small carnivore and insectivore ⓘ |
| family | Mephitidae ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural landscapes
ⓘ
rocky areas ⓘ shrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central America
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Spilogale angustifrons
ⓘ
linked to:
Spilogale
Spilogale gracilis ⓘ
linked to:
Spilogale
Spilogale putorius ⓘ
linked to:
Spilogale
Spilogale pygmaea ⓘ
linked to:
Spilogale
|
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Mephitidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | delayed implantation in some species ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia ⓘ |
| superfamily | Musteloidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
persecution by humans ⓘ road mortality ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Spilogale putorius
ⓘ
linked to:
Spilogale
|
| typicalFood |
fruits
ⓘ
plants ⓘ |
| typicalPrey |
birds
ⓘ
eggs ⓘ insects ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
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: Spilogale Description of subject: Spilogale is a genus of small, agile spotted skunks native to North and Central America, known for their distinctive white markings and potent defensive spray.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Spilogale
linked to: Spilogale
linked to: Spilogale
linked to: Spilogale
linked to: Spilogale