Panthera uncia
E454472
Panthera uncia, commonly known as the snow leopard, is a large, elusive wild cat native to the high mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Panthera uncia canonical | 4 |
| Panthera nebulosa | 1 |
| Panthera uncia uncia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4564871 — 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: Panthera uncia Context triple: [Felidae, includes, Panthera uncia]
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A.
Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus is the leopard, a widely distributed big cat species known for its spotted coat, adaptability to diverse habitats, and status as a top predator across parts of Africa and Asia.
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B.
Amur leopard
The Amur leopard is a critically endangered leopard subspecies native to the temperate forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern China, renowned as one of the rarest big cats in the world.
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C.
Panthera onca
Panthera onca is the jaguar, a large, powerfully built wild cat native to the Americas and known for its distinctive rosette-patterned coat and strong bite.
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D.
Panthera leo
Panthera leo is the large carnivorous mammal commonly known as the lion, a social big cat native primarily to Africa and parts of India.
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E.
Panthera tigris
Panthera tigris is the large, striped carnivorous mammal commonly known as the tiger, native to parts of Asia and comprising several subspecies including the Sumatran tiger.
- 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: Panthera uncia Target entity description: Panthera uncia, commonly known as the snow leopard, is a large, elusive wild cat native to the high mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.
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A.
Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus is the leopard, a widely distributed big cat species known for its spotted coat, adaptability to diverse habitats, and status as a top predator across parts of Africa and Asia.
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B.
Amur leopard
The Amur leopard is a critically endangered leopard subspecies native to the temperate forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern China, renowned as one of the rarest big cats in the world.
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C.
Panthera onca
Panthera onca is the jaguar, a large, powerfully built wild cat native to the Americas and known for its distinctive rosette-patterned coat and strong bite.
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D.
Panthera leo
Panthera leo is the large carnivorous mammal commonly known as the lion, a social big cat native primarily to Africa and parts of India.
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E.
Panthera tigris
Panthera tigris is the large, striped carnivorous mammal commonly known as the tiger, native to parts of Asia and comprising several subspecies including the Sumatran tiger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivore
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ species ⓘ wild cat ⓘ |
| activityPattern | crepuscular ⓘ |
| adaptation |
large nasal cavities for thin air
ⓘ
powerful hind limbs for steep terrain ⓘ thick fur for cold climates ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix I ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | smoky gray ⓘ |
| coatPattern | rosettes ⓘ |
| commonName |
ounce
ⓘ
snow leopard ⓘ |
| conservationFocusRegion | 12 range countries in Central and South Asia ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| family | Felidae ⓘ |
| genus | Panthera ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine zones
ⓘ
high mountain ranges ⓘ subalpine zones ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | up to about 20 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to 15–18 years ⓘ |
| litterSize | 2–3 cubs (typical) ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Altai Mountains
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Central Asia ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ Pamir Mountains ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Tibetan Plateau ⓘ Tien Shan ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preysOn |
blue sheep
ⓘ
ibex ⓘ marmots ⓘ pikas ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual ⓘ |
| role | apex predator in alpine ecosystems ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic | long thick tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
poaching ⓘ retaliatory killing by herders ⓘ |
| typicalElevationRange | 3000–4500 m ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1775 ⓘ |
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: Panthera uncia Description of subject: Panthera uncia, commonly known as the snow leopard, is a large, elusive wild cat native to the high mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Panthera uncia
linked to: Panthera uncia