Jerboa
E1007457
A jerboa is a small desert-dwelling rodent known for its long hind legs and remarkable jumping ability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jerboa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12853046 — 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: Jerboa Context triple: [British 7th Armoured Division, symbol, Jerboa]
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A.
Bunolagus
Bunolagus is a rare genus of African rabbits best known for the critically endangered riverine rabbit, one of the world’s most threatened mammal species.
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B.
Romerolagus
Romerolagus is a small rabbit genus best known for the volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi), an endangered species endemic to the high-altitude grasslands of central Mexico.
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C.
Galemys
Galemys is a small genus of semi-aquatic insectivorous mammals in the mole family, best known for including the rare Pyrenean desman found in southwestern Europe.
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D.
Dremomys
Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
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E.
Aeromys
Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
- 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: Jerboa Target entity description: A jerboa is a small desert-dwelling rodent known for its long hind legs and remarkable jumping ability.
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A.
Bunolagus
Bunolagus is a rare genus of African rabbits best known for the critically endangered riverine rabbit, one of the world’s most threatened mammal species.
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B.
Romerolagus
Romerolagus is a small rabbit genus best known for the volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi), an endangered species endemic to the high-altitude grasslands of central Mexico.
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C.
Galemys
Galemys is a small genus of semi-aquatic insectivorous mammals in the mole family, best known for including the rare Pyrenean desman found in southwestern Europe.
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D.
Dremomys
Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
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E.
Aeromys
Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert animal
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mammal ⓘ rodent ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
camouflaged fur
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saltatorial locomotion ⓘ water conservation ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | 5–15 centimeters ⓘ |
| averageTailLength | longer than body ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
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plants ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| earSizeRelativeToBody | large ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
prey species
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seed disperser ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Central Asia
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East Asia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
bipedal locomotion
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burrowing ⓘ jump long distances ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fur-covered body
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large ears ⓘ long hind legs ⓘ long tail ⓘ short forelimbs ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
five-toed jerboas
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three-toed jerboas ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | about 2–6 years ⓘ |
| locomotionStyle |
bipedal hopping
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hopping ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predators |
foxes
ⓘ
owls ⓘ snakes ⓘ |
| reproduction |
produces litters
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viviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName | Dipodidae ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | acute hearing ⓘ |
| superfamily | Dipodoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| thermoregulationAdaptation | nocturnal behavior ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
deserts
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semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| usesShelterType | burrows ⓘ |
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: Jerboa Description of subject: A jerboa is a small desert-dwelling rodent known for its long hind legs and remarkable jumping ability.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.