Aeromys
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Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aeromys canonical | 2 |
| Aeromys tephromelas | 1 |
| Aeromys thomasi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1931437 — 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: Aeromys Context triple: [Callosciurinae, includesTaxon, Aeromys]
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A.
Dremomys
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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B.
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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C.
Exilisciurus
Exilisciurus is a genus of small Southeast Asian dwarf squirrels in the family Sciuridae.
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D.
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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E.
Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
- 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: Aeromys Target entity description: Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
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A.
Dremomys
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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B.
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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C.
Exilisciurus
Exilisciurus is a genus of small Southeast Asian dwarf squirrels in the family Sciuridae.
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D.
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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E.
Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | large flying squirrels ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Aeromys tephromelas
ⓘ
linked to:
Aeromys
Aeromys thomasi ⓘ
linked to:
Aeromys
|
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Oldfield Thomas ⓘ |
| habitat |
subtropical forests
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart |
broad tail used for steering during gliding
ⓘ
patagium ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arboreal
ⓘ
capable of gliding locomotion ⓘ gliding membranes ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ |
| isA |
flying squirrel
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ rodent ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
arboreal
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| livesIn | canopy layer of forests ⓘ |
| locomotion | gliding ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Borneo
ⓘ
Malay Peninsula ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| subfamily | Sciurinae ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Oldfield Thomas ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tribe | Pteromyini ⓘ |
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: Aeromys Description of subject: Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aeromys
linked to: Aeromys