Tarsipedidae
E148670
Tarsipedidae is a small marsupial family best known for the honey possum, a tiny nectar-feeding mammal native to southwestern Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarsipedidae canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1297405 — 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: Tarsipedidae Context triple: [Diprotodontia, includesFamily, Tarsipedidae]
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A.
Pseudocheiridae
Pseudocheiridae is a family of nocturnal, arboreal marsupials commonly known as ringtail possums, native to Australia and nearby regions.
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B.
Tylopoda
Tylopoda is a suborder of even-toed ungulates that includes camels and their close relatives, characterized by distinctive foot structures adapted for walking on soft or sandy terrain.
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C.
Annulatascales
Annulatascales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising mostly aquatic or wood-inhabiting species characterized by distinctive ascomata and spore morphology.
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D.
Lipotidae
Lipotidae is the biological family that includes the baiji, an extinct species of freshwater river dolphin once native to China’s Yangtze River.
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E.
Falacrinae
Falacrinae was a small ancient village in central Italy, best known as the birthplace of the Roman emperor Vespasian.
- 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: Tarsipedidae Target entity description: Tarsipedidae is a small marsupial family best known for the honey possum, a tiny nectar-feeding mammal native to southwestern Australia.
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A.
Pseudocheiridae
Pseudocheiridae is a family of nocturnal, arboreal marsupials commonly known as ringtail possums, native to Australia and nearby regions.
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B.
Tylopoda
Tylopoda is a suborder of even-toed ungulates that includes camels and their close relatives, characterized by distinctive foot structures adapted for walking on soft or sandy terrain.
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C.
Annulatascales
Annulatascales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising mostly aquatic or wood-inhabiting species characterized by distinctive ascomata and spore morphology.
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D.
Lipotidae
Lipotidae is the biological family that includes the baiji, an extinct species of freshwater river dolphin once native to China’s Yangtze River.
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E.
Falacrinae
Falacrinae was a small ancient village in central Italy, best known as the birthplace of the Roman emperor Vespasian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | honey possum ⓘ |
| characteristic |
adaptation to nectarivory
ⓘ
elongated snout ⓘ long protrusible tongue ⓘ very small body size ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
honey possum family
ⓘ
linked to:
honey possum
|
| conservationConcern |
fire regime changes
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Tarsipes
ⓘ
linked to:
Tarsipes rostratus
Tarsipes rostratus ⓘ |
| diet |
nectar
ⓘ
pollen ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
light body adapted for climbing flowering shrubs
ⓘ
reduced or modified teeth ⓘ specialized nectar-feeding dentition ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Australia
ⓘ
southwestern Australia ⓘ
linked to:
Southwestern Australia
|
| feedingBehavior | nectar-feeding ⓘ |
| habitat |
banksia woodlands
ⓘ
heathland ⓘ kwongan shrubland ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | arboreal ⓘ |
| monotypicStatus | monotypic or nearly monotypic family ⓘ |
| namedAfter | genus Tarsipes ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Western Australia
ⓘ
southwestern Australia ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | Tarsipes rostratus ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| pollinationRole |
pollinator of banksias
ⓘ
pollinator of bottlebrushes ⓘ pollinator of flowering plants ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode |
marsupial
ⓘ
viviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Phalangeriformes ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Tarsipedidae Description of subject: Tarsipedidae is a small marsupial family best known for the honey possum, a tiny nectar-feeding mammal native to southwestern Australia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.