Tibetan woolly flying squirrel
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The Tibetan woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus tibetensis) is a large, nocturnal, gliding rodent native to the high-altitude forests and cliffs of the Tibetan Plateau, notable for its dense fur and expansive patagium used for gliding between trees.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tibetan woolly flying squirrel canonical | 2 |
| Eupetaurus tibetensis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9249532 — 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: Tibetan woolly flying squirrel Context triple: [Eupetaurus tibetensis, commonName, Tibetan woolly flying squirrel]
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A.
Kashmir woolly flying squirrel
The Kashmir woolly flying squirrel is a large, nocturnal, and extremely rare gliding rodent native to the high-altitude coniferous forests of the western Himalayas.
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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.
Indian giant squirrel
The Indian giant squirrel is a large, vividly colored tree-dwelling rodent native to the forests of India, known for its impressive size, long bushy tail, and striking multicolored fur.
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D.
Nicobar tree shrew
The Nicobar tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like mammal endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its agile arboreal lifestyle and importance to the islands’ unique biodiversity.
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E.
Hyosciurus
Hyosciurus is a genus of rodents in the squirrel family Sciuridae, comprising distinctive long-nosed squirrels native to Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- 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: Tibetan woolly flying squirrel Target entity description: The Tibetan woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus tibetensis) is a large, nocturnal, gliding rodent native to the high-altitude forests and cliffs of the Tibetan Plateau, notable for its dense fur and expansive patagium used for gliding between trees.
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A.
Kashmir woolly flying squirrel
The Kashmir woolly flying squirrel is a large, nocturnal, and extremely rare gliding rodent native to the high-altitude coniferous forests of the western Himalayas.
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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.
Indian giant squirrel
The Indian giant squirrel is a large, vividly colored tree-dwelling rodent native to the forests of India, known for its impressive size, long bushy tail, and striking multicolored fur.
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D.
Nicobar tree shrew
The Nicobar tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like mammal endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its agile arboreal lifestyle and importance to the islands’ unique biodiversity.
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E.
Hyosciurus
Hyosciurus is a genus of rodents in the squirrel family Sciuridae, comprising distinctive long-nosed squirrels native to Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flying squirrel
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ species of rodent ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
gliding ability for moving between trees and cliffs
ⓘ
thick fur for cold high-altitude climate ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | dense fur ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Tibetan woolly flying squirrel ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| foundInBiome |
alpine forest
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ |
| genus | Eupetaurus ⓘ |
| geographicRange | Himalayan region ⓘ |
| habitat |
cliff habitats
ⓘ
high-altitude forests ⓘ |
| hasStructure | patagium ⓘ |
| isVertebrate | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion | gliding ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relativeSizeWithin | large for a flying squirrel ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Eupetaurus tibetensis
ⓘ
linked to:
Tibetan woolly flying squirrel
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usesStructureFor | patagium; gliding between trees ⓘ |
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: Tibetan woolly flying squirrel Description of subject: The Tibetan woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus tibetensis) is a large, nocturnal, gliding rodent native to the high-altitude forests and cliffs of the Tibetan Plateau, notable for its dense fur and expansive patagium used for gliding between trees.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.