Thomas’s leaf monkey
E124165
Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating lifestyle.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas leaf monkey | 2 |
| Presbytis thomasi | 1 |
| Thomas's langur | 1 |
| Thomas’s leaf monkey canonical | 1 |
| Trachypithecus auratus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1071241 — 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: Thomas’s leaf monkey Context triple: [Gunung Leuser National Park, fauna, Thomas’s leaf monkey]
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A.
proboscis monkey
The proboscis monkey is a large, long-nosed Old World monkey native to the mangrove forests and riverine habitats of Borneo, known for its distinctive pendulous nose and strong swimming ability.
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B.
Bornean orangutan
The Bornean orangutan is a critically endangered great ape native to the rainforests of Borneo, known for its distinctive reddish-brown fur and highly intelligent, largely solitary arboreal lifestyle.
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C.
Bornean pygmy elephant
The Bornean pygmy elephant is a small, forest-dwelling subspecies of Asian elephant native to Borneo, known for its relatively gentle temperament, long tail, and critically threatened status due to habitat loss and human conflict.
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D.
Rodrigues fruit bat
The Rodrigues fruit bat is a large, critically endangered flying fox species native to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, known for its vital role in pollination and seed dispersal.
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E.
spectacled flying fox
The spectacled flying fox is a large, fruit-eating megabat native to northeastern Australia and nearby regions, recognizable by the pale rings around its eyes that give it a “spectacled” appearance.
- 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: Thomas’s leaf monkey Target entity description: Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating lifestyle.
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A.
proboscis monkey
The proboscis monkey is a large, long-nosed Old World monkey native to the mangrove forests and riverine habitats of Borneo, known for its distinctive pendulous nose and strong swimming ability.
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B.
Bornean orangutan
The Bornean orangutan is a critically endangered great ape native to the rainforests of Borneo, known for its distinctive reddish-brown fur and highly intelligent, largely solitary arboreal lifestyle.
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C.
Bornean pygmy elephant
The Bornean pygmy elephant is a small, forest-dwelling subspecies of Asian elephant native to Borneo, known for its relatively gentle temperament, long tail, and critically threatened status due to habitat loss and human conflict.
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D.
Rodrigues fruit bat
The Rodrigues fruit bat is a large, critically endangered flying fox species native to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, known for its vital role in pollination and seed dispersal.
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E.
spectacled flying fox
The spectacled flying fox is a large, fruit-eating megabat native to northeastern Australia and nearby regions, recognizable by the pale rings around its eyes that give it a “spectacled” appearance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arboreal mammal
ⓘ
colobine ⓘ species of Old World monkey ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| authority | (Collett, 1893) ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Presbytis thomasi
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas’s leaf monkey
|
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Thomas leaf monkey
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas’s leaf monkey
Thomas's langur ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas’s leaf monkey
|
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet |
flowers
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ leaves ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| digestiveType | foregut fermenter ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
crest of hair on head
ⓘ
long tail ⓘ striking facial markings ⓘ |
| endemicTo | northern Sumatra ⓘ |
| family | Cercopithecidae ⓘ |
| genus | Presbytis ⓘ |
| geographicRange |
Aceh, Sumatra
ⓘ
linked to:
Aceh
|
| groupComposition | one-male multi-female groups ⓘ |
| habitat |
hill forest
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion |
leaping
ⓘ
quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| pelageColor |
black
ⓘ
grey ⓘ white markings on face ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primarySubstrate | trees ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | group-living ⓘ |
| subfamily | Colobinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| uses | seed dispersal in forest ecosystems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas’s leaf monkey Description of subject: Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating lifestyle.
Referenced by (6)
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Thomas’s leaf monkey
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subject linked to:
Thomas’s leaf monkey
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