African golden wolf
E735980
The African golden wolf is a medium-sized canid native to North and East Africa, resembling a small wolf or large jackal and adapted to a wide range of habitats from mountains to deserts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African golden wolf canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8459575 — 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: African golden wolf Context triple: [Bale Mountains National Park, fauna, African golden wolf]
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A.
Ethiopian wolf
The Ethiopian wolf is a rare, slender canid found only in the high-altitude regions of Ethiopia, known as one of the world’s most endangered and specialized wolf species.
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B.
African wild dog
The African wild dog is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack dynamics.
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C.
Indian wild dog (dhole)
The Indian wild dog, or dhole, is a highly social and endangered canid of South and Southeast Asia known for its cooperative pack hunting and distinctive whistling vocalizations.
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D.
Indian wolf
The Indian wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Indian subcontinent, adapted to arid and semi-arid grasslands and scrublands and known for living in smaller packs than many other wolf populations.
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E.
Eurasian wolves
Eurasian wolves are a widespread subspecies of the gray wolf native to much of Europe and Asia, known for their adaptability to diverse habitats and complex social pack structures.
- 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: African golden wolf Target entity description: The African golden wolf is a medium-sized canid native to North and East Africa, resembling a small wolf or large jackal and adapted to a wide range of habitats from mountains to deserts.
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A.
Ethiopian wolf
The Ethiopian wolf is a rare, slender canid found only in the high-altitude regions of Ethiopia, known as one of the world’s most endangered and specialized wolf species.
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B.
African wild dog
The African wild dog is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack dynamics.
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C.
Indian wild dog (dhole)
The Indian wild dog, or dhole, is a highly social and endangered canid of South and Southeast Asia known for its cooperative pack hunting and distinctive whistling vocalizations.
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D.
Indian wolf
The Indian wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Indian subcontinent, adapted to arid and semi-arid grasslands and scrublands and known for living in smaller packs than many other wolf populations.
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E.
Eurasian wolves
Eurasian wolves are a widespread subspecies of the gray wolf native to much of Europe and Asia, known for their adaptability to diverse habitats and complex social pack structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canid
ⓘ
carnivore ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | 40–85 centimeters ⓘ |
| averageWeight | 7–15 kilograms ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
coyote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gray wolf ⓘ |
| coatColor |
golden
ⓘ
grayish ⓘ |
| describedAsSpecies | 2015 ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | golden jackal ⓘ |
| eats |
birds
ⓘ
carrion ⓘ fruit ⓘ insects ⓘ plant material ⓘ reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| family | Canidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Canis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal areas
ⓘ
desert ⓘ mountains ⓘ savanna ⓘ semi-desert ⓘ |
| hasSubspecies |
Canis anthus anthus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canis anthus lupaster ⓘ |
| hasSynonym |
African wolf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian jackal ⓘ |
| identifiedBy | genetic analysis ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | up to 14 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | 6–8 years ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth in dens ⓘ |
| resembles |
large jackal
ⓘ
small wolf ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Canis anthus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canis lupaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
forms monogamous pairs
ⓘ
lives in family groups ⓘ |
| tailLength | 20–30 centimeters ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
persecution by humans ⓘ |
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: African golden wolf Description of subject: The African golden wolf is a medium-sized canid native to North and East Africa, resembling a small wolf or large jackal and adapted to a wide range of habitats from mountains to deserts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.