Lion-tailed macaque

E173517

Old World monkey endangered species mammal primate

The lion-tailed macaque is an endangered, dark-furred Old World monkey distinguished by its silver-white mane and tufted tail, found only in the rainforests of India’s Western Ghats.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
lion-tailed macaque	5
Lion-tailed macaque canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1529557 — 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: Lion-tailed macaque
Context triple: [Western Ghats, habitatFor, Lion-tailed macaque]

A. Thomas’s leaf monkey
Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating lifestyle.
B. Bornean orangutan
The Bornean orangutan is a critically endangered great ape native to the rainforests of Borneo, known for its distinctive reddish-brown fur and highly intelligent, largely solitary arboreal lifestyle.
C. proboscis monkey
The proboscis monkey is a large, long-nosed Old World monkey native to the mangrove forests and riverine habitats of Borneo, known for its distinctive pendulous nose and strong swimming ability.
D. hoolock gibbon
The hoolock gibbon is an endangered arboreal ape native to the forests of Northeast India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, known for its loud territorial songs and distinctive white eyebrow markings.
E. Bornean pygmy elephant
The Bornean pygmy elephant is a small, forest-dwelling subspecies of Asian elephant native to Borneo, known for its relatively gentle temperament, long tail, and critically threatened status due to habitat loss and human conflict.
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: Lion-tailed macaque
Target entity description: The lion-tailed macaque is an endangered, dark-furred Old World monkey distinguished by its silver-white mane and tufted tail, found only in the rainforests of India’s Western Ghats.

A. Thomas’s leaf monkey
Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating lifestyle.
B. Bornean orangutan
The Bornean orangutan is a critically endangered great ape native to the rainforests of Borneo, known for its distinctive reddish-brown fur and highly intelligent, largely solitary arboreal lifestyle.
C. proboscis monkey
The proboscis monkey is a large, long-nosed Old World monkey native to the mangrove forests and riverine habitats of Borneo, known for its distinctive pendulous nose and strong swimming ability.
D. hoolock gibbon
The hoolock gibbon is an endangered arboreal ape native to the forests of Northeast India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, known for its loud territorial songs and distinctive white eyebrow markings.
E. Bornean pygmy elephant
The Bornean pygmy elephant is a small, forest-dwelling subspecies of Asian elephant native to Borneo, known for its relatively gentle temperament, long tail, and critically threatened status due to habitat loss and human conflict.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old World monkey ⓘ endangered species ⓘ mammal ⓘ primate ⓘ
activityPattern	diurnal ⓘ
averageLitterSize	one offspring ⓘ
binomialName	Macaca silenus ⓘ linked to: Macaca
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	lion-tailed macaque ⓘ wanderoo ⓘ
conservationConcern	restricted range ⓘ
diet	omnivorous ⓘ
dietIncludes	fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ leaves ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ
distinguishingFeature	dark fur ⓘ silver-white mane around face ⓘ tufted lion-like tail ⓘ
endemicTo	Western Ghats ⓘ
family	Cercopithecidae ⓘ
firstDescribedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
genus	Macaca ⓘ
gestationPeriod	about 6 months ⓘ
groupComposition	multi-female groups ⓘ one or more adult males ⓘ
habitat	montane rainforest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Endangered ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity	up to about 30 years ⓘ
locomotion	arboreal ⓘ quadrupedal ⓘ
nativeTo	India ⓘ Western Ghats ⓘ
order	Primates ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
socialStructure	group-living ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	deforestation ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ
uses	flagship species for Western Ghats conservation ⓘ
yearDescribed	1758 ⓘ

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