Triple

T3940151
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject San Joaquin kit fox E92014 entity
Predicate parentTaxon P2891 FINISHED
Object Vulpes macrotis
Vulpes macrotis is a small North American fox species, commonly known as the kit fox, adapted to arid and semi-arid desert and grassland habitats.
 E399521 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Vulpes macrotis | Statement: [San Joaquin kit fox, parentTaxon, Vulpes macrotis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Vulpes macrotis
Context triple: [San Joaquin kit fox, parentTaxon, Vulpes macrotis]
  • A. Cynomys
    Cynomys is a genus of burrowing rodents commonly known as prairie dogs, native to the grasslands of North America and noted for their complex social behavior and vocal communication.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Otospermophilus
    Otospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to arid and rocky habitats.
  • D. Lepus
    Lepus is a small southern constellation located just below Orion, traditionally representing a hare.
  • E. Lepus
    Lepus is a genus of fast-running mammals commonly known as hares and jackrabbits, found across much of the world in open and semi-open habitats.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Vulpes macrotis
Triple: [San Joaquin kit fox, parentTaxon, Vulpes macrotis]
Generated description
Vulpes macrotis is a small North American fox species, commonly known as the kit fox, adapted to arid and semi-arid desert and grassland habitats.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Vulpes macrotis
Target entity description: Vulpes macrotis is a small North American fox species, commonly known as the kit fox, adapted to arid and semi-arid desert and grassland habitats.
  • A. Cynomys
    Cynomys is a genus of burrowing rodents commonly known as prairie dogs, native to the grasslands of North America and noted for their complex social behavior and vocal communication.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Otospermophilus
    Otospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to arid and rocky habitats.
  • D. Lepus
    Lepus is a small southern constellation located just below Orion, traditionally representing a hare.
  • E. Lepus
    Lepus is a genus of fast-running mammals commonly known as hares and jackrabbits, found across much of the world in open and semi-open habitats.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69aed965502c8190904ebad1203a4ae8 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aeedfc88e4819084adefb695b975c5 completed March 9, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b52894cb94819099d023745fcaebbc completed March 14, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5293c3a0c8190abe1924ecc12dc46 completed March 14, 2026, 9:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b529f6a3488190a7a9ae37f71cff56 completed March 14, 2026, 9:27 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:24 p.m.