Cercopithecoidea
E683941
Cercopithecoidea is the superfamily of Old World monkeys, including baboons, macaques, and related species native to Africa and Asia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cercopithecoidea canonical | 6 |
| Cercopithecinae | 1 |
| Old World monkeys | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7694789 — 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: Cercopithecoidea Context triple: [Haplorhini, containsClade, Cercopithecoidea]
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A.
Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae is the family of Old World monkeys, a diverse group of primates native to Africa and Asia that includes baboons, macaques, and colobus monkeys.
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B.
Hominoidea
Hominoidea is the biological superfamily of tailless primates that includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, gibbons, and their extinct relatives.
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C.
Haplorhini
Haplorhini is a primate suborder that includes tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans, characterized by dry noses and generally larger brains relative to body size.
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D.
Primates
Primates are a diverse order of mammals that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians, characterized by large brains, forward-facing eyes, and grasping hands.
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E.
Catarrhini
Catarrhini is a parvorder of primates that includes Old World monkeys, apes, and humans, characterized by downward-facing nostrils and generally larger body sizes.
- 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: Cercopithecoidea Target entity description: Cercopithecoidea is the superfamily of Old World monkeys, including baboons, macaques, and related species native to Africa and Asia.
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A.
Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae is the family of Old World monkeys, a diverse group of primates native to Africa and Asia that includes baboons, macaques, and colobus monkeys.
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B.
Hominoidea
Hominoidea is the biological superfamily of tailless primates that includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, gibbons, and their extinct relatives.
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C.
Haplorhini
Haplorhini is a primate suborder that includes tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans, characterized by dry noses and generally larger brains relative to body size.
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D.
Primates
Primates are a diverse order of mammals that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians, characterized by large brains, forward-facing eyes, and grasping hands.
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E.
Catarrhini
Catarrhini is a parvorder of primates that includes Old World monkeys, apes, and humans, characterized by downward-facing nostrils and generally larger body sizes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primate superfamily
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Dryopithecines and cercopithecoids clade (Crown Catarrhini) ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Old World monkeys ⓘ |
| containsSubfamilies |
Cercopithecinae
ⓘ
Colobinae ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
ischial callosities in many species
ⓘ
non-prehensile tail ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Platyrrhini
ⓘ
linked to:
New World monkeys
|
| firstAppearance | Oligocene ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
North Africa
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| hasBrainCharacteristic | relatively large brain for body size ⓘ |
| hasDentalFormula | 2.1.2.3 upper and lower jaw dental formula ⓘ |
| hasNostrils | narrow downward-facing nostrils ⓘ |
| includes |
baboons
ⓘ
colobus monkeys ⓘ drills ⓘ guenons ⓘ langurs ⓘ leaf monkeys ⓘ macaques ⓘ mandrills ⓘ mangabeys ⓘ patas monkeys ⓘ snub-nosed monkeys ⓘ talapoins ⓘ vervet monkeys ⓘ |
| includesTaxon | Cercopithecidae ⓘ |
| infraorder | Simiiformes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
arboreal
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| parvorder | Catarrhini ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hominoidea ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | often lives in multi-individual social groups ⓘ |
| suborder | Haplorhini ⓘ |
| tailPresence | usually has a tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | superfamily ⓘ |
| typeFamily | Cercopithecidae ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cercopithecoidea Description of subject: Cercopithecoidea is the superfamily of Old World monkeys, including baboons, macaques, and related species native to Africa and Asia.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cercopithecoidea
linked to: Cercopithecoidea