Indian rhinoceros
E169850
The Indian rhinoceros is a large, single-horned rhinoceros native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its thick, armor-like skin and conservation-dependent populations in protected areas.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| greater one-horned rhinoceros | 8 |
| Indian rhinoceros canonical | 7 |
| Rhinoceros unicornis | 4 |
| Indian one-horned rhinoceros | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1457243 — 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: Indian rhinoceros Context triple: [Kaziranga National Park, importantSpecies, Indian rhinoceros]
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Javan rhinoceros
The Javan rhinoceros is one of the world’s rarest and most endangered large mammals, a critically threatened rhino species now surviving only in a single population in Indonesia.
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B.
Sumatran rhinoceros
The Sumatran rhinoceros is a critically endangered, small and hairy rhino species native to Southeast Asian forests, known as the most threatened of all living rhinoceroses.
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black rhinoceros
The black rhinoceros is a critically endangered African rhinoceros species known for its hooked upper lip and solitary, browsing behavior in savanna and woodland habitats.
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D.
Gaur
Gaur is a ruined medieval city on the India–Bangladesh border, historically a major capital of Bengal known for its Islamic architecture and archaeological remains.
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E.
southern white rhinoceros
The southern white rhinoceros is the more numerous subspecies of white rhino, native mainly to southern Africa and known for its large size, square-shaped lips, and grazing lifestyle on open grasslands.
- 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: Indian rhinoceros Target entity description: The Indian rhinoceros is a large, single-horned rhinoceros native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its thick, armor-like skin and conservation-dependent populations in protected areas.
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A.
Javan rhinoceros
The Javan rhinoceros is one of the world’s rarest and most endangered large mammals, a critically threatened rhino species now surviving only in a single population in Indonesia.
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B.
Sumatran rhinoceros
The Sumatran rhinoceros is a critically endangered, small and hairy rhino species native to Southeast Asian forests, known as the most threatened of all living rhinoceroses.
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C.
black rhinoceros
The black rhinoceros is a critically endangered African rhinoceros species known for its hooked upper lip and solitary, browsing behavior in savanna and woodland habitats.
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D.
Gaur
Gaur is a ruined medieval city on the India–Bangladesh border, historically a major capital of Bengal known for its Islamic architecture and archaeological remains.
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E.
southern white rhinoceros
The southern white rhinoceros is the more numerous subspecies of white rhino, native mainly to southern Africa and known for its large size, square-shaped lips, and grazing lifestyle on open grasslands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
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: Indian rhinoceros Description of subject: The Indian rhinoceros is a large, single-horned rhinoceros native to the Indian subcontinent, known for its thick, armor-like skin and conservation-dependent populations in protected areas.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Delhi Zoo (National Zoological Park)
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