Anomalurus
E736496
Anomalurus is a genus of African rodents known as scaly-tailed flying squirrels, distinguished by their gliding membranes and unique keeled scales on the underside of their tails.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anomalurus canonical | 2 |
| Anomalurus beecrofti | 2 |
| Anomalurus derbianus | 2 |
| Anomalurus pelii | 1 |
| Anomalurus pusillus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8467187 — 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: Anomalurus Context triple: [Anomaluromorpha, hasMember, Anomalurus]
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A.
Rhinosciurus
Rhinosciurus is a genus of ground-dwelling squirrels known as shrew-faced squirrels, native to Southeast Asian forests.
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B.
Tamiops
Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
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C.
Ailurus
Ailurus is a mammal genus best known for including the red panda, a small, arboreal, bamboo-eating species native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
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D.
Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
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E.
Pachymelus
Pachymelus is a genus of solitary, flower-visiting bees within the tribe Anthophorini, known for their role as pollinators.
- 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: Anomalurus Target entity description: Anomalurus is a genus of African rodents known as scaly-tailed flying squirrels, distinguished by their gliding membranes and unique keeled scales on the underside of their tails.
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A.
Rhinosciurus
Rhinosciurus is a genus of ground-dwelling squirrels known as shrew-faced squirrels, native to Southeast Asian forests.
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B.
Tamiops
Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
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C.
Ailurus
Ailurus is a mammal genus best known for including the red panda, a small, arboreal, bamboo-eating species native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
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D.
Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
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E.
Pachymelus
Pachymelus is a genus of solitary, flower-visiting bees within the tribe Anthophorini, known for their role as pollinators.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | rodent-like body with gliding membranes ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
anomalures
ⓘ
scaly-tailed flying squirrels ⓘ |
| conservationContext | some species affected by habitat loss ⓘ |
| diet |
folivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | tree-dwelling herbivore ⓘ |
| family | Anomaluridae ⓘ |
| foundInHabitat |
rainforests
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | equatorial Africa ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arboreal lifestyle
ⓘ
gliding membrane ⓘ keeled scales on underside of tail ⓘ nocturnal activity ⓘ patagium for gliding ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Anomalurus beecrofti
ⓘ
linked to:
Anomalurus
Anomalurus derbianus ⓘ
linked to:
Anomalurus
Anomalurus pelii ⓘ
linked to:
Anomalurus
Anomalurus pusillus ⓘ
linked to:
Anomalurus
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| limbAdaptation | elongated limbs supporting gliding membrane ⓘ |
| locomotion | gliding ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| notSameAs | true flying squirrels (family Sciuridae) ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Anomaluridae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous mammal ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | large eyes adapted to nocturnal vision ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Anomalurinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Anomaluridae
|
| tailFeature |
scaly underside
ⓘ
supporting scales used for climbing ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usesStructureFor |
gliding membrane used for moving between trees
ⓘ
tail scales used for gripping tree bark ⓘ |
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: Anomalurus Description of subject: Anomalurus is a genus of African rodents known as scaly-tailed flying squirrels, distinguished by their gliding membranes and unique keeled scales on the underside of their tails.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Anomalurus
linked to: Anomalurus
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linked to: Anomalurus