Hystricidae
E736494
Hystricidae is a family of large, spiny rodents commonly known as Old World porcupines, native to parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hystricidae canonical | 4 |
| Hystricinae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8467147 — 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: Hystricidae Context triple: [Sciurognathi, includesTaxon, Hystricidae]
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A.
Lagomorpha
Lagomorpha is an order of mammals that includes rabbits, hares, and pikas, characterized by continuously growing incisors and powerful hind legs adapted for jumping.
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B.
Leporidae
Leporidae is the mammal family that includes rabbits and hares, characterized by long ears, powerful hind legs, and a global distribution in diverse habitats.
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C.
Sciuridae
Sciuridae is a large family of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs, characterized by their strong hind legs, bushy tails, and gnawing incisors.
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D.
Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
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E.
Potoroidae
Potoroidae is a family of small Australian marsupials, including potoroos, bettongs, and rat-kangaroos, known for their hopping locomotion and burrowing, nocturnal habits.
- 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: Hystricidae Target entity description: Hystricidae is a family of large, spiny rodents commonly known as Old World porcupines, native to parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
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A.
Lagomorpha
Lagomorpha is an order of mammals that includes rabbits, hares, and pikas, characterized by continuously growing incisors and powerful hind legs adapted for jumping.
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B.
Leporidae
Leporidae is the mammal family that includes rabbits and hares, characterized by long ears, powerful hind legs, and a global distribution in diverse habitats.
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C.
Sciuridae
Sciuridae is a large family of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs, characterized by their strong hind legs, bushy tails, and gnawing incisors.
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D.
Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
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E.
Potoroidae
Potoroidae is a family of small Australian marsupials, including potoroos, bettongs, and rat-kangaroos, known for their hopping locomotion and burrowing, nocturnal habits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mammal family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | primarily nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsToBiogeographicRealm |
Afrotropic
ⓘ
Indomalaya ⓘ
linked to:
Indomalayan realm
Palearctic ⓘ
linked to:
Palearctic realm
|
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Old World porcupines ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Atherurus
ⓘ
Hystrix ⓘ Trichys ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism |
charging predators
ⓘ
erecting quills ⓘ |
| diet |
bark
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ plant material ⓘ roots ⓘ tubers ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Erethizontidae
ⓘ
New World porcupines ⓘ
linked to:
Old World porcupines
|
| geologicalTimeOfOrigin | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ rocky areas ⓘ savannas ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
herbivorous diet
ⓘ
large body size ⓘ nocturnal activity in many species ⓘ quills present ⓘ spiny coat ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
robust body
ⓘ
short limbs ⓘ short tail in many species ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
ever-growing incisors
ⓘ
well-developed incisors ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| notNativeTo |
Americas
ⓘ
Australia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| quillsType | non-barbed quills ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Hystricomorpha ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
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: Hystricidae Description of subject: Hystricidae is a family of large, spiny rodents commonly known as Old World porcupines, native to parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hystricidae