Nelson’s woodrat
E1045491
Nelson’s woodrat is a rare species of rodent in the genus Neotoma, endemic to Mexico and notable for its highly restricted range and conservation concern.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nelson’s woodrat canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13529802 — 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: Nelson’s woodrat Context triple: [Edward William Nelson, hasNamesake, Nelson’s woodrat]
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A.
Key Largo woodrat
The Key Largo woodrat is an endangered rodent species native to the hardwood hammocks of Key Largo in the Florida Keys, known for its stick nests and reliance on protected habitat for survival.
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B.
Harris's antelope squirrel
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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C.
Hose’s ground squirrel
Hose’s ground squirrel is a small, ground-dwelling rodent species of the genus Lariscus that is endemic to the forests of Borneo.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Nelson’s woodrat Target entity description: Nelson’s woodrat is a rare species of rodent in the genus Neotoma, endemic to Mexico and notable for its highly restricted range and conservation concern.
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A.
Key Largo woodrat
The Key Largo woodrat is an endangered rodent species native to the hardwood hammocks of Key Largo in the Florida Keys, known for its stick nests and reliance on protected habitat for survival.
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B.
Harris's antelope squirrel
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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C.
Hose’s ground squirrel
Hose’s ground squirrel is a small, ground-dwelling rodent species of the genus Lariscus that is endemic to the forests of Borneo.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
species of rodent ⓘ woodrat ⓘ |
| belongsTo | genus Neotoma ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | rare ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | small mammal ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Mexico ⓘ |
| family | Cricetidae ⓘ |
| genus | Neotoma ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Mexico ⓘ |
| habitat | terrestrial ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
conservation concern
ⓘ
highly restricted range ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Nelson’s woodrat ⓘ |
| hasTrait | rodent ⓘ |
| isA |
Neotoma species
ⓘ
linked to:
Neotoma
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Mexico ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual ⓘ |
| subfamily | Neotominae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
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: Nelson’s woodrat Description of subject: Nelson’s woodrat is a rare species of rodent in the genus Neotoma, endemic to Mexico and notable for its highly restricted range and conservation concern.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.