Dremomys
E218113
Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dremomys canonical | 2 |
| Dremomys rufigenis | 2 |
| Dremomys everetti | 1 |
| Dremomys gularis | 1 |
| Dremomys lokriah | 1 |
| Dremomys pernyi | 1 |
| Dremomys pyrrhomerus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1931425 — 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: Dremomys Context triple: [Callosciurinae, includesTaxon, Dremomys]
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A.
Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
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B.
Nesospiza
Nesospiza is a small genus of seed-eating tanagers endemic to the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
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D.
Paraxerus
Paraxerus is a genus of African tree squirrels known for their arboreal habits and bushy tails, commonly found in woodland and savanna habitats.
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E.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
- 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: Dremomys Target entity description: Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
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A.
Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
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B.
Nesospiza
Nesospiza is a small genus of seed-eating tanagers endemic to the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
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D.
Paraxerus
Paraxerus is a genus of African tree squirrels known for their arboreal habits and bushy tails, commonly found in woodland and savanna habitats.
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E.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | tribe Callosciurini ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Asian red-cheeked squirrels ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Dremomys everetti
ⓘ
linked to:
Dremomys
Dremomys gularis ⓘ
linked to:
Dremomys
Dremomys lokriah ⓘ
linked to:
Dremomys
Dremomys pernyi ⓘ
linked to:
Dremomys
Dremomys pyrrhomerus ⓘ
linked to:
Dremomys
Dremomys rufigenis ⓘ
linked to:
Dremomys
|
| describedAs | forest-dwelling rodents ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
South Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predator
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| habitat | forests ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies |
Dremomys rufigenis
ⓘ
linked to:
Dremomys
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | arboreal ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Asia ⓘ |
| notableTrait | red cheeks ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| subfamily | Callosciurinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
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: Dremomys Description of subject: Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Dremomys