Macroscelides
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Macroscelides is a genus of small, long-nosed African mammals commonly known as elephant shrews or sengis.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macroscelides canonical | 5 |
| Macroscelides flavicaudatus | 1 |
| Macroscelides micus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8392624 — 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: Macroscelides Context triple: [Macroscelidea, typeGenus, Macroscelides]
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A.
Mecistops
Mecistops is a genus of slender-snouted African crocodiles known for their elongated, narrow snouts adapted for catching fish.
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B.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
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C.
Osteolaemus
Osteolaemus is a genus of small, primarily nocturnal African dwarf crocodiles known for inhabiting forested freshwater habitats in West and Central Africa.
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D.
Urolestes
Urolestes is a genus of shrikes, medium-sized predatory passerine birds known for impaling their prey on thorns or barbed wire.
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E.
Pilosa
Pilosa is an order of placental mammals that includes sloths and anteaters, characterized by specialized limbs and diets adapted for arboreal living and insectivory.
- 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: Macroscelides Target entity description: Macroscelides is a genus of small, long-nosed African mammals commonly known as elephant shrews or sengis.
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A.
Mecistops
Mecistops is a genus of slender-snouted African crocodiles known for their elongated, narrow snouts adapted for catching fish.
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B.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
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C.
Osteolaemus
Osteolaemus is a genus of small, primarily nocturnal African dwarf crocodiles known for inhabiting forested freshwater habitats in West and Central Africa.
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D.
Urolestes
Urolestes is a genus of shrikes, medium-sized predatory passerine birds known for impaling their prey on thorns or barbed wire.
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E.
Pilosa
Pilosa is an order of placental mammals that includes sloths and anteaters, characterized by specialized limbs and diets adapted for arboreal living and insectivory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | primarily diurnal ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Afrotheria ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Etendeka round-eared sengi
ⓘ
Namib round-eared sengi ⓘ elephant shrews ⓘ round-eared sengi ⓘ sengis ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of small long-nosed African mammals ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| family |
Macroscelididae
ⓘ
linked to:
Macroscelidea
|
| firstDescribedBy | Wilhelm Peters ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1852 ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | insect-hunting ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cursorial limbs
ⓘ
elongated hind limbs ⓘ long flexible snout ⓘ long tail ⓘ small body size ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Macroscelides flavicaudatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Macroscelides
Macroscelides micus ⓘ
linked to:
Macroscelides
Macroscelides proboscideus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movementType |
bounding locomotion
ⓘ
rapid running ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
southern Africa ⓘ |
| order | Macroscelidea ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Macroscelides
ⓘ
Macroscelides ⓘ Macroscelides ⓘ Macroscelididae ⓘ
linked to:
Macroscelidea
|
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | generally solitary ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ |
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: Macroscelides Description of subject: Macroscelides is a genus of small, long-nosed African mammals commonly known as elephant shrews or sengis.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Macroscelides
linked to: Macroscelides
subject linked to:
Macroscelides
subject linked to:
Macroscelides
subject linked to:
Macroscelides