Mustelidae
E170449
Mustelidae is a diverse family of small to medium-sized carnivorous mammals that includes weasels, otters, badgers, ferrets, and wolverines, known for their elongated bodies and often fierce hunting behavior.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mustelidae canonical | 34 |
| Lutrinae | 3 |
| Mustelinae | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1500296 — 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: Mustelidae Context triple: [Carnivora, includesFamily, Mustelidae]
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A.
Callosciurinae
Callosciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels that includes many colorful tree squirrel species native primarily to Southeast Asia.
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B.
Felidae
Felidae is the biological family of cats, encompassing all modern and extinct species of wild and domestic felines such as lions, tigers, leopards, and house cats.
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C.
Sciuridae
Sciuridae is a large family of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs, characterized by their strong hind legs, bushy tails, and gnawing incisors.
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D.
Petauridae
Petauridae is a family of small, nocturnal Australasian marsupials that includes gliders and striped possums known for their ability to glide or leap between trees.
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E.
Canidae
Canidae is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, and related canids.
- 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: Mustelidae Target entity description: Mustelidae is a diverse family of small to medium-sized carnivorous mammals that includes weasels, otters, badgers, ferrets, and wolverines, known for their elongated bodies and often fierce hunting behavior.
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A.
Callosciurinae
Callosciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels that includes many colorful tree squirrel species native primarily to Southeast Asia.
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B.
Felidae
Felidae is the biological family of cats, encompassing all modern and extinct species of wild and domestic felines such as lions, tigers, leopards, and house cats.
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C.
Sciuridae
Sciuridae is a large family of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs, characterized by their strong hind legs, bushy tails, and gnawing incisors.
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D.
Petauridae
Petauridae is a family of small, nocturnal Australasian marsupials that includes gliders and striped possums known for their ability to glide or leap between trees.
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E.
Canidae
Canidae is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, and related canids.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated body ⓘ |
| characteristicBehavior |
fierce hunting behavior
ⓘ
scent marking ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | mustelids ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | some species endangered ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine environments
ⓘ
forests ⓘ freshwater ecosystems ⓘ grasslands ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalFeature |
anal scent glands
ⓘ
sharp teeth ⓘ short legs ⓘ thick fur ⓘ |
| includesCommonGroup |
badgers
ⓘ
ferrets ⓘ otters ⓘ weasels ⓘ wolverines ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Enhydra
ⓘ
Galictis ⓘ Gulo ⓘ
linked to:
Budorcas
Ictonyx ⓘ Lontra ⓘ
linked to:
Otter
Lutra ⓘ Martes ⓘ Meles ⓘ Mellivora ⓘ Mustela ⓘ Neovison ⓘ Taxidea ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Enhydra lutris
ⓘ
linked to:
Enhydra
Gulo gulo ⓘ Meles meles ⓘ Mustela putorius furo ⓘ Taxidea taxus ⓘ |
| notableUseByHumans |
ferrets domesticated as pets
ⓘ
some species historically hunted for fur ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalDiet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
opportunistic omnivore ⓘ |
| typicalSizeRange | small to medium-sized mammals ⓘ |
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
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: Mustelidae Description of subject: Mustelidae is a diverse family of small to medium-sized carnivorous mammals that includes weasels, otters, badgers, ferrets, and wolverines, known for their elongated bodies and often fierce hunting behavior.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.