Harris's antelope squirrel
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Harris's antelope squirrel is a small, ground-dwelling rodent native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known for its quick movements, bushy tail, and adaptation to hot, arid environments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harris's antelope squirrel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8519894 — 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: Harris's antelope squirrel Context triple: [Ammospermophilus harrisi, commonName, Harris's antelope squirrel]
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A.
Mojave ground squirrel
The Mojave ground squirrel is a small, burrowing rodent native to arid regions of the southwestern United States, adapted to desert life with seasonal dormancy and a diet of seeds and vegetation.
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B.
Barbary ground squirrel
The Barbary ground squirrel is a small, diurnal rodent native to rocky and arid regions of North Africa and nearby Atlantic islands, recognizable by its striped back and highly social, burrow-dwelling behavior.
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C.
Franklin’s ground squirrel
Franklin’s ground squirrel is a medium-sized, gray-brown North American ground squirrel known for its bushy tail and preference for tall-grass prairie and brushy habitats.
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Dipodomys deserti
Dipodomys deserti, commonly known as the desert kangaroo rat, is a nocturnal North American rodent adapted to arid environments with powerful hind legs for jumping and specialized kidneys for water conservation.
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E.
golden-mantled ground squirrel
The golden-mantled ground squirrel is a small North American rodent resembling a chipmunk, known for its striped back, golden-tinged shoulders, and burrowing, seed- and nut-eating habits in forested and mountainous areas.
- 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: Harris's antelope squirrel Target entity description: Harris's antelope squirrel is a small, ground-dwelling rodent native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known for its quick movements, bushy tail, and adaptation to hot, arid environments.
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A.
Mojave ground squirrel
The Mojave ground squirrel is a small, burrowing rodent native to arid regions of the southwestern United States, adapted to desert life with seasonal dormancy and a diet of seeds and vegetation.
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B.
Barbary ground squirrel
The Barbary ground squirrel is a small, diurnal rodent native to rocky and arid regions of North Africa and nearby Atlantic islands, recognizable by its striped back and highly social, burrow-dwelling behavior.
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C.
Franklin’s ground squirrel
Franklin’s ground squirrel is a medium-sized, gray-brown North American ground squirrel known for its bushy tail and preference for tall-grass prairie and brushy habitats.
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D.
Dipodomys deserti
Dipodomys deserti, commonly known as the desert kangaroo rat, is a nocturnal North American rodent adapted to arid environments with powerful hind legs for jumping and specialized kidneys for water conservation.
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E.
golden-mantled ground squirrel
The golden-mantled ground squirrel is a small North American rodent resembling a chipmunk, known for its striped back, golden-tinged shoulders, and burrowing, seed- and nut-eating habits in forested and mountainous areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground squirrel
ⓘ
rodent ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
behavioral thermoregulation
ⓘ
tolerance to high temperatures ⓘ |
| binomialName | Ammospermophilus harrisii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| burrowingBehavior | uses burrows for shelter ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Harris's antelope squirrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Robert Waterhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
fruits
ⓘ
green vegetation ⓘ insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn | Sonoran Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Ammospermophilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRange |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid environments
ⓘ
desert ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | ground-dwelling ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
northwestern Mexico
ⓘ
southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bushy tail
ⓘ
quick movements ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | multiple young per litter ⓘ |
| socialStructure | primarily solitary ⓘ |
| tailFunction |
balance
ⓘ
thermoregulation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| thermoregulationBehavior | tail shading over body ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Harris's antelope squirrel Description of subject: Harris's antelope squirrel is a small, ground-dwelling rodent native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, known for its quick movements, bushy tail, and adaptation to hot, arid environments.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ammospermophilus harrisi