Dolichotis
E394472
Dolichotis is a genus of large, long-legged rodents native to South America, commonly known as maras, that resemble small deer or hares.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dolichotis canonical | 2 |
| Dolichotis salinicola | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3884860 — 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: Dolichotis Context triple: [Patagonian mara, genus, Dolichotis]
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A.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
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B.
Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack structure.
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C.
Hyemoschus
Hyemoschus is a genus of small, primitive ruminant mammals commonly known as African chevrotains or mouse-deer, found in the forests of central and western Africa.
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D.
Tarsipes rostratus
Tarsipes rostratus, commonly known as the honey possum, is a tiny nectar- and pollen-feeding marsupial native to southwestern Australia, notable for its elongated snout and specialized brush-tipped tongue.
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E.
Psammobates
Psammobates is a genus of small, terrestrial tortoises native to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.
- 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: Dolichotis Target entity description: Dolichotis is a genus of large, long-legged rodents native to South America, commonly known as maras, that resemble small deer or hares.
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A.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
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B.
Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack structure.
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C.
Hyemoschus
Hyemoschus is a genus of small, primitive ruminant mammals commonly known as African chevrotains or mouse-deer, found in the forests of central and western Africa.
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D.
Tarsipes rostratus
Tarsipes rostratus, commonly known as the honey possum, is a tiny nectar- and pollen-feeding marsupial native to southwestern Australia, notable for its elongated snout and specialized brush-tipped tongue.
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E.
Psammobates
Psammobates is a genus of small, terrestrial tortoises native to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily |
Caviinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Caviidae
|
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Chacoan mara
ⓘ
linked to:
Patagonian mara
Patagonian mara ⓘ maras ⓘ |
| describedAs |
large rodents
ⓘ
long-legged rodents ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| family | Caviidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Argentina
ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ South American shrublands ⓘ |
| group | caviomorph rodents ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ open habitats ⓘ |
| hasBodyForm |
hare-like posture
ⓘ
long limbs ⓘ short tail ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Dolichotis patagonum
ⓘ
linked to:
Patagonian mara
Dolichotis salinicola ⓘ
linked to:
Dolichotis
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | cursorial ⓘ |
| movement |
can gallop
ⓘ
can leap ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Argentina
ⓘ
Gran Chaco ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Caviidae
ⓘ
Dolichotis ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to precocial young ⓘ |
| resembles |
hares
ⓘ
small deer ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | monogamous pairs ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
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: Dolichotis Description of subject: Dolichotis is a genus of large, long-legged rodents native to South America, commonly known as maras, that resemble small deer or hares.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dolichotis
linked to: Dolichotis