Funambulus
E747085
Funambulus is a genus of small striped squirrels commonly known as palm squirrels, native to South and Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Funambulus canonical | 2 |
| Funambulus palmarum | 2 |
| Funambulus pennantii | 2 |
| Funambulus layardi | 1 |
| Funambulus sublineatus | 1 |
| Funambulus tristriatus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8632017 — 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: Funambulus Context triple: [Sciurini, includesTaxon, Funambulus]
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A.
Acrobates pygmaeus
Acrobates pygmaeus, commonly known as the feather-tailed glider, is a tiny Australian marsupial notable for its gliding ability and distinctive feather-like tail.
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B.
Urubu-Kaapor
Urubu-Kaapor is an indigenous language of the Tupi–Guaraní family spoken by the Ka'apor people in the Amazon region of Brazil.
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C.
Hylobates
Hylobates is a genus of small arboreal apes commonly known as gibbons, native to the forests of Southeast Asia and known for their brachiation and loud, complex vocalizations.
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D.
Fuleco
Fuleco is the armadillo-themed official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, designed to highlight Brazilian culture and environmental awareness.
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E.
Kabuna
Kabuna is a small village located on the atoll of Tabiteuea in the island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean.
- 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: Funambulus Target entity description: Funambulus is a genus of small striped squirrels commonly known as palm squirrels, native to South and Southeast Asia.
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A.
Acrobates pygmaeus
Acrobates pygmaeus, commonly known as the feather-tailed glider, is a tiny Australian marsupial notable for its gliding ability and distinctive feather-like tail.
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B.
Urubu-Kaapor
Urubu-Kaapor is an indigenous language of the Tupi–Guaraní family spoken by the Ka'apor people in the Amazon region of Brazil.
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C.
Hylobates
Hylobates is a genus of small arboreal apes commonly known as gibbons, native to the forests of Southeast Asia and known for their brachiation and loud, complex vocalizations.
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D.
Fuleco
Fuleco is the armadillo-themed official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, designed to highlight Brazilian culture and environmental awareness.
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E.
Kabuna
Kabuna is a small village located on the atoll of Tabiteuea in the island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Sciurinae ⓘ |
| characteristic |
arboreal lifestyle
ⓘ
small body size ⓘ striped dorsal fur ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Indian palm squirrel
ⓘ
linked to:
Asiatic striped squirrels
Layard's palm squirrel ⓘ Nilgiri striped squirrel ⓘ
linked to:
Asiatic striped squirrels
five-striped palm squirrel ⓘ jungle striped squirrel ⓘ palm squirrels ⓘ striped squirrels ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Bangladesh
ⓘ
India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1811 ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ plantations ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Funambulus layardi
ⓘ
linked to:
Funambulus
Funambulus palmarum ⓘ
linked to:
Funambulus
Funambulus pennantii ⓘ
linked to:
Funambulus
Funambulus sublineatus ⓘ
linked to:
Funambulus
Funambulus tristriatus ⓘ
linked to:
Funambulus
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Funambulus palmarum
ⓘ
linked to:
Funambulus
Funambulus pennantii ⓘ
linked to:
Funambulus
|
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| subfamily | Sciurinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typicalFood |
fruits
ⓘ
insects ⓘ nuts ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
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: Funambulus Description of subject: Funambulus is a genus of small striped squirrels commonly known as palm squirrels, native to South and Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Funambulus