Bali tiger
E430214
The Bali tiger was a small, now-extinct tiger subspecies that once inhabited the Indonesian island of Bali and disappeared in the mid-20th century due to hunting and habitat loss.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bali tiger canonical | 2 |
| Sunda Island tigers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4092556 — 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: Bali tiger Context triple: [Tiger, hasExtinctSubspecies, Bali tiger]
-
A.
Sumatran tiger
The Sumatran tiger is a critically endangered, small-bodied subspecies of tiger native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, known for its dark, closely spaced stripes and unique adaptation to dense tropical forests.
-
B.
Javan tiger
The Javan tiger was a small, now-extinct tiger subspecies that once inhabited the Indonesian island of Java, disappearing in the 20th century due to habitat loss and hunting.
-
C.
Indochinese tiger
The Indochinese tiger is a critically endangered tiger subspecies native to the forests of Southeast Asia, known for its relatively small size and darker, closely spaced stripes.
-
D.
Javan leopard
The Javan leopard is a critically endangered leopard subspecies endemic to the Indonesian island of Java, known for its elusive behavior and highly threatened forest habitat.
-
E.
Caspian tiger
The Caspian tiger was a large, now-extinct subspecies of tiger that once inhabited regions around the Caspian Sea, including parts of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and northern Iran.
- 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: Bali tiger Target entity description: The Bali tiger was a small, now-extinct tiger subspecies that once inhabited the Indonesian island of Bali and disappeared in the mid-20th century due to hunting and habitat loss.
-
A.
Sumatran tiger
The Sumatran tiger is a critically endangered, small-bodied subspecies of tiger native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, known for its dark, closely spaced stripes and unique adaptation to dense tropical forests.
-
B.
Javan tiger
The Javan tiger was a small, now-extinct tiger subspecies that once inhabited the Indonesian island of Java, disappearing in the 20th century due to habitat loss and hunting.
-
C.
Indochinese tiger
The Indochinese tiger is a critically endangered tiger subspecies native to the forests of Southeast Asia, known for its relatively small size and darker, closely spaced stripes.
-
D.
Javan leopard
The Javan leopard is a critically endangered leopard subspecies endemic to the Indonesian island of Java, known for its elusive behavior and highly threatened forest habitat.
-
E.
Caspian tiger
The Caspian tiger was a large, now-extinct subspecies of tiger that once inhabited regions around the Caspian Sea, including parts of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and northern Iran.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivore
ⓘ
extinct animal ⓘ mammal ⓘ tiger subspecies ⓘ |
| apexPredator | true ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Indomalayan realm ⓘ |
| causeOfExtinction |
habitat loss
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatPattern | striped ⓘ |
| comparedToOtherTigers | smaller body size ⓘ |
| conservationStatusBeforeExtinction | not formally protected for most of its existence ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalRole | part of Balinese folklore ⓘ |
| diet |
deer
ⓘ
other medium-sized mammals ⓘ wild boar ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Bali ⓘ |
| estimatedExtinctionPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| extinctionSymbolism | example of island-endemic megafauna extinction ⓘ |
| family | Felidae ⓘ |
| genus | Panthera ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| historicalHabitat |
coastal forests
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| historicalRange | entire island of Bali ⓘ |
| humanThreat |
conversion of habitat to agriculture
ⓘ
pest control killing ⓘ sport hunting ⓘ |
| islandPopulation | single-island endemic ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
historical records
ⓘ
museum specimens ⓘ |
| lastConfirmedSighting | 20th century ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Bali ⓘ |
| noCaptivePopulation | true ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedSubspecies |
Javan tiger
ⓘ
Sumatran tiger ⓘ |
| reproduction | placental mammal ⓘ |
| scientificInterest | study of insular dwarfism in large carnivores ⓘ |
| scientificName | Panthera tigris balica ⓘ |
| species | Panthera tigris ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
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: Bali tiger Description of subject: The Bali tiger was a small, now-extinct tiger subspecies that once inhabited the Indonesian island of Bali and disappeared in the mid-20th century due to hunting and habitat loss.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.