Tarsiidae
E813470
Tarsiidae is a family of small, nocturnal primates known as tarsiers, characterized by their enormous eyes, elongated tarsal bones for leaping, and insectivorous diet in Southeast Asian forests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarsiidae canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9652210 — 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: Tarsiidae Context triple: [Tarsiiformes, containsFamily, Tarsiidae]
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A.
Tarsiiformes
Tarsiiformes are a group of small, nocturnal primates known as tarsiers, characterized by their enormous eyes, elongated tarsal bones for leaping, and insectivorous diet.
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B.
Paridae
Paridae is a family of small, active passerine birds that includes tits, chickadees, and titmice, known for their acrobatic foraging and adaptability to diverse habitats.
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C.
Grallariidae
Grallariidae is a family of Neotropical suboscine birds commonly known as antpittas, characterized by their ground-dwelling habits, stout bodies, and distinctive vocalizations.
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D.
Podicipedidae
Podicipedidae is a family of aquatic diving birds known as grebes, characterized by their lobed toes, excellent swimming and diving abilities, and elaborate courtship displays.
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E.
Dicruridae
Dicruridae is a family of passerine birds commonly known as drongos, found mainly in Africa, Asia, and Australasia and noted for their glossy plumage, long forked tails, and often aggressive, fearless behavior.
- 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: Tarsiidae Target entity description: Tarsiidae is a family of small, nocturnal primates known as tarsiers, characterized by their enormous eyes, elongated tarsal bones for leaping, and insectivorous diet in Southeast Asian forests.
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A.
Tarsiiformes
Tarsiiformes are a group of small, nocturnal primates known as tarsiers, characterized by their enormous eyes, elongated tarsal bones for leaping, and insectivorous diet.
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B.
Paridae
Paridae is a family of small, active passerine birds that includes tits, chickadees, and titmice, known for their acrobatic foraging and adaptability to diverse habitats.
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C.
Grallariidae
Grallariidae is a family of Neotropical suboscine birds commonly known as antpittas, characterized by their ground-dwelling habits, stout bodies, and distinctive vocalizations.
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D.
Podicipedidae
Podicipedidae is a family of aquatic diving birds known as grebes, characterized by their lobed toes, excellent swimming and diving abilities, and elaborate courtship displays.
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E.
Dicruridae
Dicruridae is a family of passerine birds commonly known as drongos, found mainly in Africa, Asia, and Australasia and noted for their glossy plumage, long forked tails, and often aggressive, fearless behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | primate family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Haplorrhini
ⓘ
linked to:
Haplorhini
|
| characteristic |
ability to rotate head nearly 180 degrees
ⓘ
elongated tarsal bones ⓘ elongated tarsus region of foot ⓘ enormous eyes ⓘ insectivorous diet ⓘ large forward-facing eyes ⓘ long fingers with pads ⓘ long hind limbs ⓘ nocturnal activity ⓘ specialized leaping locomotion ⓘ vertical clinging and leaping ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | tarsiers ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | many species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ |
| dietType |
faunivorous
ⓘ
obligate animalivores ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Strepsirrhini ⓘ |
| eyeAdaptation |
lack of tapetum lucidum
ⓘ
large corneas for low-light vision ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Borneo
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sulawesi ⓘ
linked to:
Celebes
Sumatra ⓘ other Indonesian islands ⓘ |
| habitat |
bamboo thickets
ⓘ
secondary forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasLivingGenera |
Carlito
ⓘ
Cephalopachus ⓘ Tarsius ⓘ |
| hearingAdaptation | large mobile ears ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
arboreal
ⓘ
leaping ⓘ |
| namedAfter | tarsal bones ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | single offspring per pregnancy ⓘ |
| sensorySystem |
high-frequency hearing
ⓘ
highly developed vision ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
pair-living in some species
ⓘ
small groups ⓘ |
| suborder | Haplorhini ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
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: Tarsiidae Description of subject: Tarsiidae is a family of small, nocturnal primates known as tarsiers, characterized by their enormous eyes, elongated tarsal bones for leaping, and insectivorous diet in Southeast Asian forests.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.