Chrysochloridae
E728065
Chrysochloridae is a family of small, burrowing insectivorous mammals known as golden moles, native to sub-Saharan Africa and adapted to a subterranean lifestyle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chrysochloridae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8365881 — 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: Chrysochloridae Context triple: [Afrosoricida, includesFamily, Chrysochloridae]
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A.
Elachuridae
Elachuridae is a small bird family containing the enigmatic spotted elachura, a primitive passerine notable for its unique evolutionary lineage and formerly uncertain taxonomic placement.
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B.
Chlorochrysa
Chlorochrysa is a small genus of brightly colored Neotropical tanagers known for their vivid green and yellow plumage.
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C.
Erythrocercidae
Erythrocercidae is a small family of Old World passerine birds commonly known as yellow flycatchers, found mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.
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D.
Chlopsidae
Chlopsidae is a family of small, often burrowing eels commonly known as false morays, found in tropical and subtropical marine waters.
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E.
Psilorhynchidae
Psilorhynchidae is a small family of freshwater fishes, commonly known as torrent minnows, adapted to fast-flowing streams in South and Southeast Asia.
- 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: Chrysochloridae Target entity description: Chrysochloridae is a family of small, burrowing insectivorous mammals known as golden moles, native to sub-Saharan Africa and adapted to a subterranean lifestyle.
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A.
Elachuridae
Elachuridae is a small bird family containing the enigmatic spotted elachura, a primitive passerine notable for its unique evolutionary lineage and formerly uncertain taxonomic placement.
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B.
Chlorochrysa
Chlorochrysa is a small genus of brightly colored Neotropical tanagers known for their vivid green and yellow plumage.
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C.
Erythrocercidae
Erythrocercidae is a small family of Old World passerine birds commonly known as yellow flycatchers, found mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.
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D.
Chlopsidae
Chlopsidae is a family of small, often burrowing eels commonly known as false morays, found in tropical and subtropical marine waters.
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E.
Psilorhynchidae
Psilorhynchidae is a small family of freshwater fishes, commonly known as torrent minnows, adapted to fast-flowing streams in South and Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mammal family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | primarily subterranean foragers ⓘ |
| bodyMassRange | approximately 20–200 grams ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | golden moles ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | several species threatened or endangered ⓘ |
| describedBy | Andrew Smith ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| earAdaptation |
ears adapted for underground hearing
ⓘ
lack external pinnae ⓘ |
| eyeAdaptation |
eyes covered by skin or fur
ⓘ
reduced external eyes ⓘ |
| furCharacteristic |
dense, velvety fur
ⓘ
iridescent fur ⓘ |
| geologicalAffinity | Afrotheria ⓘ |
| habitat |
grasslands
ⓘ
loose sandy soils ⓘ savannas ⓘ semi-deserts ⓘ |
| includes |
Amblysomus
ⓘ
Calcochloris ⓘ Carpitalpa ⓘ Chlorotalpa ⓘ Chrysochloris ⓘ Cryptochloris ⓘ Eremitalpa ⓘ Huetia ⓘ Neamblysomus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
fossorial
ⓘ
subterranean ⓘ |
| limbAdaptation |
enlarged digging claws
ⓘ
forelimbs modified for digging ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
southern Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Africa
sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| notableSpecies |
Amblysomus hottentotus
ⓘ
linked to:
Amblysomus
Chrysochloris asiatica ⓘ Eremitalpa granti ⓘ
linked to:
Eremitalpa
|
| order | Afrosoricida ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Tenrecidae ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to small litters ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation |
enhanced tactile sensitivity
ⓘ
reduced reliance on vision ⓘ |
| snoutCharacteristic | leathery snout tip ⓘ |
| suborder | Chrysochloridea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Chrysochloris asiatica ⓘ |
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: Chrysochloridae Description of subject: Chrysochloridae is a family of small, burrowing insectivorous mammals known as golden moles, native to sub-Saharan Africa and adapted to a subterranean lifestyle.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.