Rhinocerotidae
E147976
Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhinocerotidae canonical | 16 |
| Rhinocerotinae | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1287416 — 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: Rhinocerotidae Context triple: [northern white rhinoceros, family, Rhinocerotidae]
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A.
Giraffidae
Giraffidae is a family of long-necked, even-toed ungulate mammals that includes giraffes and okapis.
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B.
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae is a family of large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammals that includes the common hippopotamus and its relatives.
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C.
Perissodactyla
Perissodactyla is an order of odd-toed hoofed mammals that includes horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs, characterized by weight-bearing on one or three toes and a hindgut-fermenting digestive system.
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D.
Bovinae
Bovinae is a subfamily of large hoofed mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, and related species commonly known as bovines.
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E.
Bovidae
Bovidae is a large family of hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes antelopes, sheep, goats, and cattle, characterized by permanent bony horns and typically complex social 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: Rhinocerotidae Target entity description: Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.
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A.
Giraffidae
Giraffidae is a family of long-necked, even-toed ungulate mammals that includes giraffes and okapis.
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B.
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae is a family of large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammals that includes the common hippopotamus and its relatives.
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C.
Perissodactyla
Perissodactyla is an order of odd-toed hoofed mammals that includes horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs, characterized by weight-bearing on one or three toes and a hindgut-fermenting digestive system.
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D.
Bovinae
Bovinae is a subfamily of large hoofed mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, and related species commonly known as bovines.
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E.
Bovidae
Bovidae is a large family of hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes antelopes, sheep, goats, and cattle, characterized by permanent bony horns and typically complex social behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biological family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | thick hairless skin ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
rhinoceroses
ⓘ
rhinos ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | threatened ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Edward Gray ⓘ |
| diet | herbivore ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
ecosystem engineer
ⓘ
megaherbivore ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
herbivorous diet
ⓘ
hindgut fermentation ⓘ large body size ⓘ one or two horns on the snout ⓘ relatively poor eyesight ⓘ thick skin ⓘ three toes on each foot ⓘ |
| hasSense |
acute hearing
ⓘ
acute smell ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Ceratotherium
ⓘ
Dicerorhinus ⓘ Diceros ⓘ Rhinoceros ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Ceratotherium simum
ⓘ
linked to:
Ceratotherium simum cottoni
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ⓘ
linked to:
Sumatran rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis ⓘ Rhinoceros sondaicus ⓘ
linked to:
Javan rhinoceros
Rhinoceros unicornis ⓘ
linked to:
Indian rhinoceros
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| order | Perissodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Equidae
ⓘ
Tapiridae ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Ceratomorpha ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
habitat loss
ⓘ
poaching ⓘ |
| typeSpeciesOfFamily |
Rhinoceros unicornis
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian rhinoceros
|
| typicalHabitat |
grassland
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ subtropical forest ⓘ tropical forest ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1821 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Rhinocerotidae Description of subject: Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.