Vulpes macrotis
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Vulpes macrotis is a small North American fox species, commonly known as the kit fox, adapted to arid and semi-arid desert and grassland habitats.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vulpes macrotis canonical | 3 |
| American kit fox | 1 |
| Vulpes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3940151 — 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: Vulpes macrotis Context triple: [San Joaquin kit fox, parentTaxon, Vulpes macrotis]
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A.
Cynomys
Cynomys is a genus of burrowing rodents commonly known as prairie dogs, native to the grasslands of North America and noted for their complex social behavior and vocal communication.
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B.
Mojave ground squirrel
The Mojave ground squirrel is a small, burrowing rodent native to arid regions of the southwestern United States, adapted to desert life with seasonal dormancy and a diet of seeds and vegetation.
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C.
Otospermophilus
Otospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to arid and rocky habitats.
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D.
Lepus
Lepus is a small southern constellation located just below Orion, traditionally representing a hare.
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E.
Lepus
Lepus is a genus of fast-running mammals commonly known as hares and jackrabbits, found across much of the world in open and semi-open 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: Vulpes macrotis Target entity description: Vulpes macrotis is a small North American fox species, commonly known as the kit fox, adapted to arid and semi-arid desert and grassland habitats.
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A.
Cynomys
Cynomys is a genus of burrowing rodents commonly known as prairie dogs, native to the grasslands of North America and noted for their complex social behavior and vocal communication.
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B.
Mojave ground squirrel
The Mojave ground squirrel is a small, burrowing rodent native to arid regions of the southwestern United States, adapted to desert life with seasonal dormancy and a diet of seeds and vegetation.
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C.
Otospermophilus
Otospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to arid and rocky habitats.
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D.
Lepus
Lepus is a small southern constellation located just below Orion, traditionally representing a hare.
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E.
Lepus
Lepus is a genus of fast-running mammals commonly known as hares and jackrabbits, found across much of the world in open and semi-open habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fox
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation | adapted to arid environments ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 45 to 53 centimeters ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
American kit fox
ⓘ
linked to:
Vulpes macrotis
kit fox ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
birds
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ plant material ⓘ rabbits ⓘ reptiles ⓘ rodents ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| family | Canidae ⓘ |
| furColor |
light buff
ⓘ
pale gray ⓘ yellowish-gray ⓘ |
| genus | Vulpes ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
desert grasslands ⓘ deserts ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ shrublands ⓘ |
| iucnStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
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linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphology |
bushy tail with black tip
ⓘ
large ears relative to head size ⓘ slender body ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North America
ⓘ
northern Mexico ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Mexico
southwestern United States ⓘ |
| offspring | kits ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
breeds once per year
ⓘ
gives birth in underground dens ⓘ |
| shelter | underground dens ⓘ |
| socialStructure | primarily monogamous pairs ⓘ |
| tailLength | about 22 to 32 centimeters ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | large ears aid heat dissipation ⓘ |
| threat |
disease
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ predation by larger carnivores ⓘ vehicle collisions ⓘ |
| weight | about 1.6 to 2.7 kilograms ⓘ |
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: Vulpes macrotis Description of subject: Vulpes macrotis is a small North American fox species, commonly known as the kit fox, adapted to arid and semi-arid desert and grassland habitats.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vulpes macrotis
linked to: Vulpes macrotis