Chlorocebus
E741572
Chlorocebus is a genus of African monkeys commonly known as vervet monkeys, which includes several closely related, medium-sized, semi-terrestrial primate species.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chlorocebus canonical | 3 |
| Chlorocebus aethiops | 1 |
| Chlorocebus djamdjamensis | 1 |
| Chlorocebus pygerythrus | 1 |
| Chlorocebus sabaeus | 1 |
| Chlorocebus tantalus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8459710 — 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: Chlorocebus Context triple: [Bale monkey, genus, Chlorocebus]
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A.
Bale monkey
The Bale monkey is a primate species endemic to Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains, known for its specialized bamboo forest habitat and limited geographic range.
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B.
Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae is the family of Old World monkeys, a diverse group of primates native to Africa and Asia that includes baboons, macaques, and colobus monkeys.
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C.
L'Hoest's monkey
L'Hoest's monkey is a forest-dwelling Old World monkey native to the montane and lowland rainforests of Central Africa, known for its dark fur and distinctive white bib.
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D.
Diana monkey
The Diana monkey is a colorful and agile Old World monkey species native to the forests of West Africa, known for its distinctive white throat and brow markings.
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E.
Cephalophus niger
Cephalophus niger, commonly known as the black duiker, is a small, forest-dwelling antelope native to West Africa.
- 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: Chlorocebus Target entity description: Chlorocebus is a genus of African monkeys commonly known as vervet monkeys, which includes several closely related, medium-sized, semi-terrestrial primate species.
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A.
Bale monkey
The Bale monkey is a primate species endemic to Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains, known for its specialized bamboo forest habitat and limited geographic range.
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B.
Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae is the family of Old World monkeys, a diverse group of primates native to Africa and Asia that includes baboons, macaques, and colobus monkeys.
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C.
L'Hoest's monkey
L'Hoest's monkey is a forest-dwelling Old World monkey native to the montane and lowland rainforests of Central Africa, known for its dark fur and distinctive white bib.
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D.
Diana monkey
The Diana monkey is a colorful and agile Old World monkey species native to the forests of West Africa, known for its distinctive white throat and brow markings.
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E.
Cephalophus niger
Cephalophus niger, commonly known as the black duiker, is a small, forest-dwelling antelope native to West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-sized ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | vervet monkeys ⓘ |
| communication | complex vocal repertoire ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | varies by species ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
sub-Saharan Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| ecologicalRole |
prey for large carnivores
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Cercopithecidae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin |
sub-Saharan Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| groupName | troop ⓘ |
| habitat |
gallery forest
ⓘ
riverine forest ⓘ savanna ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Chlorocebus aethiops
ⓘ
linked to:
Chlorocebus
Chlorocebus cynosuros ⓘ Chlorocebus djamdjamensis ⓘ
linked to:
Chlorocebus
Chlorocebus pygerythrus ⓘ
linked to:
Chlorocebus
Chlorocebus sabaeus ⓘ
linked to:
Chlorocebus
Chlorocebus tantalus ⓘ
linked to:
Chlorocebus
|
| infraorder | Simiiformes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | semi-terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Africa ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
cheek pouches for food storage
ⓘ
distinctive facial markings ⓘ sexual dimorphism in body size ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Cercopithecidae
ⓘ
Cercopithecinae ⓘ |
| parvorder | Catarrhini ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| researchUse |
model organism in behavioral studies
ⓘ
model organism in biomedical research ⓘ |
| socialStructure | group-living ⓘ |
| subfamily | Cercopithecinae ⓘ |
| suborder | Haplorhini ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Chlorocebus Description of subject: Chlorocebus is a genus of African monkeys commonly known as vervet monkeys, which includes several closely related, medium-sized, semi-terrestrial primate species.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chlorocebus
linked to: Chlorocebus
linked to: Chlorocebus
linked to: Chlorocebus
linked to: Chlorocebus