Ptilocercus
E731228
Ptilocercus is a genus of small, nocturnal tree shrews known for their bushy tails and arboreal lifestyle in Southeast Asian forests.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ptilocercus canonical | 4 |
| Ptilocercus lowii | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8365847 — 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: Ptilocercus Context triple: [Scandentia, containsGenus, Ptilocercus]
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A.
Cleptornis
Cleptornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae, best known for the golden white-eye of the Mariana Islands.
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B.
Copsychus
Copsychus is a genus of small passerine birds commonly known as shamas, noted for their melodious songs and found primarily in Asia and parts of Africa.
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C.
Eumyias
Eumyias is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as blue flycatchers, found mainly in forested regions of South and Southeast Asia.
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D.
Drepanornis
Drepanornis is a genus of birds-of-paradise known for their elongated, curved bills and elaborate plumage displays, native to New Guinea.
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E.
Ninox
Ninox is a genus of hawk-owls and boobooks found primarily in Australasia and parts of 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: Ptilocercus Target entity description: Ptilocercus is a genus of small, nocturnal tree shrews known for their bushy tails and arboreal lifestyle in Southeast Asian forests.
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A.
Cleptornis
Cleptornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the white-eye family Zosteropidae, best known for the golden white-eye of the Mariana Islands.
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B.
Copsychus
Copsychus is a genus of small passerine birds commonly known as shamas, noted for their melodious songs and found primarily in Asia and parts of Africa.
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C.
Eumyias
Eumyias is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds commonly known as blue flycatchers, found mainly in forested regions of South and Southeast Asia.
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D.
Drepanornis
Drepanornis is a genus of birds-of-paradise known for their elongated, curved bills and elaborate plumage displays, native to New Guinea.
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E.
Ninox
Ninox is a genus of hawk-owls and boobooks found primarily in Australasia and parts of Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Eutheria
ⓘ
Theria ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | pen-tailed treeshrews ⓘ |
| conservationRelevance | important for understanding treeshrew evolution ⓘ |
| diet |
fruit
ⓘ
insects ⓘ nectar ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
bushy tail with white feather-like tips
ⓘ
elongated tail ⓘ large eyes adapted to low light ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predator
ⓘ
pollinator ⓘ seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Ptilocercidae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | John Edward Gray ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Borneo
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| habitat |
Southeast Asian forests
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasFur | true ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Ptilocercus lowii
ⓘ
linked to:
Ptilocercus
|
| hasTail | true ⓘ |
| isEndothermic | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion | arboreal climbing ⓘ |
| monotypicTaxon | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Low ⓘ |
| order | Scandentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Tupaia ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | viviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation |
enhanced night vision
ⓘ
well-developed sense of smell ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Ptilocercinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Ptilocercidae
|
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalActivity | night ⓘ |
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: Ptilocercus Description of subject: Ptilocercus is a genus of small, nocturnal tree shrews known for their bushy tails and arboreal lifestyle in Southeast Asian forests.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ptilocercus
linked to: Ptilocercus