Hartmann's mountain zebra
E419935
Hartmann's mountain zebra is a subspecies of mountain zebra native to the arid, rocky regions of southwestern Africa, characterized by its bold striping, lack of shadow stripes, and adaptation to steep, rugged terrain.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Equus zebra | 2 |
| Hartmann's mountain zebra canonical | 2 |
| Equus quagga | 1 |
| Equus zebra hartmannae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4146958 — 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: Hartmann's mountain zebra Context triple: [Namib-Naukluft National Park, fauna, Hartmann's mountain zebra]
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A.
Cape mountain zebra
The Cape mountain zebra is an endangered, stocky, and sure-footed zebra subspecies native to South Africa’s mountainous regions, recognizable by its narrow stripes, grid-like rump pattern, and lack of shadow stripes.
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B.
Sable antelope
The sable antelope is a large, striking African antelope species known for its long, curved horns and dark, glossy coat, especially in males.
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C.
Jackson’s hartebeest
Jackson’s hartebeest is a large, reddish-brown African antelope subspecies known for its elongated head and speed, commonly found in savanna and grassland habitats.
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D.
Oryx gazella
Oryx gazella, commonly known as the gemsbok, is a large, desert-adapted antelope native to arid regions of southern Africa, recognized for its long, straight horns and striking black-and-white facial markings.
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E.
Hippotragus
Hippotragus is a genus of large African antelopes that includes species such as the roan antelope and the sable antelope.
- 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: Hartmann's mountain zebra Target entity description: Hartmann's mountain zebra is a subspecies of mountain zebra native to the arid, rocky regions of southwestern Africa, characterized by its bold striping, lack of shadow stripes, and adaptation to steep, rugged terrain.
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A.
Cape mountain zebra
The Cape mountain zebra is an endangered, stocky, and sure-footed zebra subspecies native to South Africa’s mountainous regions, recognizable by its narrow stripes, grid-like rump pattern, and lack of shadow stripes.
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B.
Sable antelope
The sable antelope is a large, striking African antelope species known for its long, curved horns and dark, glossy coat, especially in males.
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C.
Jackson’s hartebeest
Jackson’s hartebeest is a large, reddish-brown African antelope subspecies known for its elongated head and speed, commonly found in savanna and grassland habitats.
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D.
Oryx gazella
Oryx gazella, commonly known as the gemsbok, is a large, desert-adapted antelope native to arid regions of southern Africa, recognized for its long, straight horns and striking black-and-white facial markings.
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E.
Hippotragus
Hippotragus is a genus of large African antelopes that includes species such as the roan antelope and the sable antelope.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equid
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ perissodactyl ⓘ subspecies of mountain zebra ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adapted to arid environments
ⓘ
adapted to steep rugged terrain ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Equus zebra hartmannae
ⓘ
linked to:
Hartmann's mountain zebra
|
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatPattern |
bold black-and-white striping
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lack of shadow stripes ⓘ |
| conservationMeasure |
protected in several reserves in Namibia
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subject to management programs to stabilize populations ⓘ |
| diet |
grazer
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primarily grasses ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
dewlap on throat
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grid-like pattern of stripes on rump ⓘ lack of shadow stripes compared to plains zebras ⓘ |
| family | Equidae ⓘ |
| genus | Equus ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | approximately 12 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
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mountainous terrain ⓘ rocky regions ⓘ steep rugged slopes ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Georg Hartmann ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Namibia
ⓘ
southwestern Africa ⓘ southwestern Angola ⓘ |
| order | Perissodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Equus zebra
ⓘ
linked to:
Hartmann's mountain zebra
mountain zebra ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeCountry |
Angola
ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ |
| reproduction | single foal per pregnancy ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
bachelor groups
ⓘ
small breeding groups ⓘ |
| stripePattern |
narrow vertical body stripes
ⓘ
stripeless or nearly stripeless belly ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threat |
competition with livestock
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habitat loss ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| waterDependence | can travel long distances to water ⓘ |
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: Hartmann's mountain zebra Description of subject: Hartmann's mountain zebra is a subspecies of mountain zebra native to the arid, rocky regions of southwestern Africa, characterized by its bold striping, lack of shadow stripes, and adaptation to steep, rugged terrain.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hartmann's mountain zebra
linked to: Hartmann's mountain zebra
linked to: Hartmann's mountain zebra
linked to: Hartmann's mountain zebra