Proteles cristata
E684848
Proteles cristata, commonly known as the aardwolf, is a small, insectivorous mammal native to eastern and southern Africa and the most specialized termite-feeding member of the hyena family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proteles | 2 |
| Proteles cristata canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7716544 — 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: Proteles cristata Context triple: [Hyaenidae, includesTaxon, Proteles cristata]
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A.
Eupleres goudotii
Eupleres goudotii, commonly known as the eastern falanouc, is a rare, mongoose-like carnivoran endemic to Madagascar, notable for its insectivorous diet and semi-fossorial lifestyle.
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B.
Hyemoschus
Hyemoschus is a genus of small, primitive ruminant mammals commonly known as African chevrotains or mouse-deer, found in the forests of central and western Africa.
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C.
Leptailurus serval
Leptailurus serval is a medium-sized African wild cat known for its long legs, large ears, and exceptional hunting abilities in grassland and savanna habitats.
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D.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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E.
Pecari
Pecari is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to the Americas.
- 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: Proteles cristata Target entity description: Proteles cristata, commonly known as the aardwolf, is a small, insectivorous mammal native to eastern and southern Africa and the most specialized termite-feeding member of the hyena family.
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A.
Eupleres goudotii
Eupleres goudotii, commonly known as the eastern falanouc, is a rare, mongoose-like carnivoran endemic to Madagascar, notable for its insectivorous diet and semi-fossorial lifestyle.
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B.
Hyemoschus
Hyemoschus is a genus of small, primitive ruminant mammals commonly known as African chevrotains or mouse-deer, found in the forests of central and western Africa.
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C.
Leptailurus serval
Leptailurus serval is a medium-sized African wild cat known for its long legs, large ears, and exceptional hunting abilities in grassland and savanna habitats.
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D.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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E.
Pecari
Pecari is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aardwolf
ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ termite-feeding carnivore ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Proteles cristata ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 55–80 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | 7–14 kg ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatPattern | yellowish fur with dark stripes ⓘ |
| commonName | aardwolf ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| describedBy | Sparrman ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
termites ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
long mane along neck and back
ⓘ
reduced cheek teeth ⓘ specialized tongue for licking termites ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect population controller
ⓘ
termite predator ⓘ |
| family | Hyaenidae ⓘ |
| genus |
Proteles
ⓘ
linked to:
Proteles cristata
|
| gestationPeriod | about 90 days ⓘ |
| habitat |
dry open plains
ⓘ
grassland ⓘ savanna ⓘ |
| iucnStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
eastern Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
East Africa
southern Africa ⓘ |
| offspringPerLitter | 1–4 pups ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeCountry |
Angola
ⓘ
Botswana ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Crocuta crocuta
ⓘ
Hyaena hyaena ⓘ
linked to:
striped hyena
Parahyaena brunnea ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | monogamous pairing ⓘ |
| shelter |
abandoned aardvark burrows
ⓘ
burrows ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | monogamous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | family groups ⓘ |
| tailLength | 20–30 cm ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1783 ⓘ |
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: Proteles cristata Description of subject: Proteles cristata, commonly known as the aardwolf, is a small, insectivorous mammal native to eastern and southern Africa and the most specialized termite-feeding member of the hyena family.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Proteles cristata
linked to: Proteles cristata