Potamochoerus porcus
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Potamochoerus porcus, commonly known as the red river hog, is a colorful, medium-sized wild pig native to the forests and swamps of West and Central Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Potamochoerus | 2 |
| Potamochoerus porcus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1997530 — 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: Potamochoerus porcus Context triple: [Suidae, includes, Potamochoerus porcus]
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A.
Atlantoxerus
Atlantoxerus is a genus of ground-dwelling squirrels native to North Africa, best known for the Barbary ground squirrel.
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B.
Phacochoerus africanus
Phacochoerus africanus, commonly known as the common warthog, is a wild pig species native to sub-Saharan Africa, recognizable by its facial warts, curved tusks, and adaptation to savanna and grassland habitats.
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C.
Syncerus caffer
Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
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D.
Pan paniscus
Pan paniscus, commonly known as the bonobo, is a great ape species native to the Congo Basin in Central Africa, noted for its matriarchal social structure, high intelligence, and relatively peaceful, cooperative behavior.
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E.
Sus scrofa
Sus scrofa is the wild boar, a widespread Eurasian mammal that is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig.
- 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: Potamochoerus porcus Target entity description: Potamochoerus porcus, commonly known as the red river hog, is a colorful, medium-sized wild pig native to the forests and swamps of West and Central Africa.
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A.
Atlantoxerus
Atlantoxerus is a genus of ground-dwelling squirrels native to North Africa, best known for the Barbary ground squirrel.
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B.
Phacochoerus africanus
Phacochoerus africanus, commonly known as the common warthog, is a wild pig species native to sub-Saharan Africa, recognizable by its facial warts, curved tusks, and adaptation to savanna and grassland habitats.
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C.
Syncerus caffer
Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
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D.
Pan paniscus
Pan paniscus, commonly known as the bonobo, is a great ape species native to the Congo Basin in Central Africa, noted for its matriarchal social structure, high intelligence, and relatively peaceful, cooperative behavior.
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E.
Sus scrofa
Sus scrofa is the wild boar, a widespread Eurasian mammal that is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
species of mammal
ⓘ
species of pig ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | 100–145 cm ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 3–4 piglets ⓘ |
| averageShoulderHeight | 55–80 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | 45–115 kg ⓘ |
| binomialName | Potamochoerus porcus ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | reddish-brown ⓘ |
| commonName | red river hog ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
black dorsal stripe
ⓘ
elongated ear tufts ⓘ white facial markings ⓘ |
| eats |
fruits
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ roots ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ tubers ⓘ |
| family | Suidae ⓘ |
| genus |
Potamochoerus
ⓘ
linked to:
Potamochoerus porcus
|
| gestationPeriod | about 120 days ⓘ |
| groupName | sounder ⓘ |
| habitat |
riverine vegetation
ⓘ
savanna woodland edges ⓘ swamps ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | up to 20 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | about 10–15 years ⓘ |
| matingSystem | polygynous ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central Africa
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predators |
large pythons
ⓘ
leopards ⓘ lions ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting pressure ⓘ |
| usedFor | bushmeat ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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: Potamochoerus porcus Description of subject: Potamochoerus porcus, commonly known as the red river hog, is a colorful, medium-sized wild pig native to the forests and swamps of West and Central Africa.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.