Petaurus
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Petaurus is a genus of small, nocturnal, gliding marsupials commonly known as gliders, native to Australia and nearby regions.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petaurus canonical | 3 |
| Petaurus breviceps | 3 |
| Petaurus gracilis | 2 |
| feathertail glider | 2 |
| Petaurus abidi | 1 |
| Petaurus australis | 1 |
| Petaurus biacensis | 1 |
| Petaurus norfolcensis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5632737 — 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: Petaurus Context triple: [Petauridae, contains, Petaurus]
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A.
Rhinosciurus
Rhinosciurus is a genus of ground-dwelling squirrels known as shrew-faced squirrels, native to Southeast Asian forests.
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B.
Presbytis
Presbytis is a genus of Old World leaf monkeys native to Southeast Asia, known for their arboreal lifestyle and folivorous diet.
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C.
Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
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D.
Catopuma
Catopuma is a small wild cat genus from Southeast Asia that includes the bay cat and the Asian golden cat.
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E.
Trichosurus vulpecula
Trichosurus vulpecula is the common brushtail possum, a nocturnal, arboreal marsupial native to Australia and widely introduced to New Zealand.
- 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: Petaurus Target entity description: Petaurus is a genus of small, nocturnal, gliding marsupials commonly known as gliders, native to Australia and nearby regions.
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A.
Rhinosciurus
Rhinosciurus is a genus of ground-dwelling squirrels known as shrew-faced squirrels, native to Southeast Asian forests.
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B.
Presbytis
Presbytis is a genus of Old World leaf monkeys native to Southeast Asia, known for their arboreal lifestyle and folivorous diet.
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C.
Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
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D.
Catopuma
Catopuma is a small wild cat genus from Southeast Asia that includes the bay cat and the Asian golden cat.
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E.
Trichosurus vulpecula
Trichosurus vulpecula is the common brushtail possum, a nocturnal, arboreal marsupial native to Australia and widely introduced to New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
gliders
ⓘ
wrist-winged gliders ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | some species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ |
| describedAs | small nocturnal gliding marsupials ⓘ |
| diet |
insectivorous
ⓘ
nectarivorous ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole | arboreal ⓘ |
| family | Petauridae ⓘ |
| foundInBiogeographicRealm | Australasian realm ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| hasActivityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalFeature |
claw-bearing digits
ⓘ
opposable first toe on hindfoot ⓘ patagium ⓘ prehensile tail ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
social behavior in many species
ⓘ
uses scent marking ⓘ vocal communication ⓘ |
| hasDevelopmentalType | altricial young ⓘ |
| hasLocomotionType | gliding ⓘ |
| hasReproductiveFeature | pouch ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies |
Petaurus breviceps
ⓘ
linked to:
Petaurus
|
| includesSpecies |
Petaurus abidi
ⓘ
linked to:
Petaurus
Petaurus australis ⓘ
linked to:
Petaurus
Petaurus biacensis ⓘ
linked to:
Petaurus
Petaurus breviceps ⓘ
linked to:
Petaurus
Petaurus gracilis ⓘ
linked to:
Petaurus
Petaurus norfolcensis ⓘ
linked to:
Petaurus
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedBy | Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ nearby Australasian regions ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Petauridae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | marsupial ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Petaurus Description of subject: Petaurus is a genus of small, nocturnal, gliding marsupials commonly known as gliders, native to Australia and nearby regions.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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