Eonycteris
E1490339
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Eonycteris is a genus of Southeast Asian nectar-feeding bats known for their elongated snouts and tongues adapted for pollinating night-blooming flowers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eonycteris canonical | 1 |
| Eonycteris spelaea | 1 |
| Syconycteris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21559182 — 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: Eonycteris Context triple: [Macroglossinae, includes, Eonycteris]
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A.
Choeronycteris
Choeronycteris is a genus of nectar-feeding bats known for their elongated tongues and association with desert and tropical flowering plants in the Americas.
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B.
Carollia
Carollia is a genus of New World leaf-nosed bats commonly known as short-tailed fruit bats, notable for their role as important seed dispersers in Neotropical ecosystems.
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C.
Eudynamys
Eudynamys is a genus of large, mainly Asian and Australasian cuckoos commonly known as koels, noted for their loud calls and brood-parasitic breeding behavior.
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D.
Potorous
Potorous is a genus of small, nocturnal marsupials known as potoroos, native to Australia and resembling miniature kangaroos that primarily feed on fungi and plant material.
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E.
Pteropus
Pteropus is a genus of large fruit-eating bats, commonly known as flying foxes, found across tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australia, and nearby islands.
- 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: Eonycteris Target entity description: Eonycteris is a genus of Southeast Asian nectar-feeding bats known for their elongated snouts and tongues adapted for pollinating night-blooming flowers.
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A.
Choeronycteris
Choeronycteris is a genus of nectar-feeding bats known for their elongated tongues and association with desert and tropical flowering plants in the Americas.
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B.
Carollia
Carollia is a genus of New World leaf-nosed bats commonly known as short-tailed fruit bats, notable for their role as important seed dispersers in Neotropical ecosystems.
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C.
Eudynamys
Eudynamys is a genus of large, mainly Asian and Australasian cuckoos commonly known as koels, noted for their loud calls and brood-parasitic breeding behavior.
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D.
Potorous
Potorous is a genus of small, nocturnal marsupials known as potoroos, native to Australia and resembling miniature kangaroos that primarily feed on fungi and plant material.
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E.
Pteropus
Pteropus is a genus of large fruit-eating bats, commonly known as flying foxes, found across tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australia, and nearby islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Eonycteris
linked to: Eonycteris