Elephantidae
E361153
Elephantidae is the biological family of large herbivorous mammals that includes modern elephants and their closest extinct relatives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elephantidae canonical | 11 |
| Elephantinae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3485509 — 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: Elephantidae Context triple: [Bornean pygmy elephant, family, Elephantidae]
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A.
Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.
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B.
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae is a family of large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammals that includes the common hippopotamus and its relatives.
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C.
Giraffidae
Giraffidae is a family of long-necked, even-toed ungulate mammals that includes giraffes and okapis.
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D.
Hippopotamoidea
Hippopotamoidea is a mammalian superfamily that includes hippos and their closest extinct relatives within the order Artiodactyla.
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E.
Equidae
Equidae is the biological family of odd-toed ungulate mammals that includes horses, donkeys, and zebras.
- 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: Elephantidae Target entity description: Elephantidae is the biological family of large herbivorous mammals that includes modern elephants and their closest extinct relatives.
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A.
Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae is the biological family of large, thick-skinned, horned mammals commonly known as rhinoceroses, native to Africa and Asia.
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B.
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae is a family of large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammals that includes the common hippopotamus and its relatives.
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C.
Giraffidae
Giraffidae is a family of long-necked, even-toed ungulate mammals that includes giraffes and okapis.
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D.
Hippopotamoidea
Hippopotamoidea is a mammalian superfamily that includes hippos and their closest extinct relatives within the order Artiodactyla.
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E.
Equidae
Equidae is the biological family of odd-toed ungulate mammals that includes horses, donkeys, and zebras.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
large ears
ⓘ
pillar-like legs ⓘ thick skin ⓘ trunk ⓘ tusks ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| conservationRelevance | many species threatened by habitat loss and poaching ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| fossilRange | late Oligocene to Recent ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| habitat | terrestrial ⓘ |
| includesExtantGroup |
African elephants
ⓘ
Asian elephants ⓘ |
| includesExtinctGroup |
mammoths
ⓘ
straight-tusked elephants ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Elephas
ⓘ
Loxodonta ⓘ Mammuthus ⓘ
linked to:
Mammoth
Palaeoloxodon ⓘ
linked to:
Mammoth
Primelephas ⓘ Stegodibelodon ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanCharacteristic | long-lived mammals ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| notableExtantSpecies |
Elephas maximus
ⓘ
Loxodonta africana ⓘ
linked to:
African bush elephant
Loxodonta cyclotis ⓘ
linked to:
African forest elephant
|
| notableExtinctSpecies |
Mammuthus primigenius
ⓘ
linked to:
Mammoth
Palaeoloxodon antiquus ⓘ |
| order | Proboscidea ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Elephantiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryCharacteristic |
complex communication
ⓘ
high intelligence ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matriarchal groups ⓘ |
| suborder | Elephantiformes ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | endothermic ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | late Oligocene ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Elephas ⓘ |
| typicalBodySize | large ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ savannas ⓘ |
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: Elephantidae Description of subject: Elephantidae is the biological family of large herbivorous mammals that includes modern elephants and their closest extinct relatives.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.