Chaeropodidae
E634017
Chaeropodidae is an extinct family of small Australian marsupials, commonly known as pig-footed bandicoots, characterized by their unusually slender limbs and reduced toes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chaeropodidae canonical | 1 |
| Chaeropodidae Gill 1872 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6979607 — 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: Chaeropodidae Context triple: [Peramelemorphia, recognizedFamilies, Chaeropodidae]
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A.
Congiopodidae
Congiopodidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as pigfishes or horsefishes, found mainly in temperate coastal waters of the Southern Hemisphere.
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B.
Apodidae
Apodidae is a family of highly aerial birds known as swifts, characterized by their slender bodies, long wings, and exceptional flying abilities.
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C.
Acrobatidae
Acrobatidae is a small family of Australian marsupials known for their gliding and feather-tailed species, such as the feathertail glider.
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D.
Acanthomyops
Acanthomyops is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae, historically known for its subterranean, often fungus-associated species found primarily in temperate regions.
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E.
Zoarcoidei
Zoarcoidei is a suborder of mostly marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as eelpouts and their relatives, characterized by elongated bodies and a benthic, cold-water lifestyle.
- 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: Chaeropodidae Target entity description: Chaeropodidae is an extinct family of small Australian marsupials, commonly known as pig-footed bandicoots, characterized by their unusually slender limbs and reduced toes.
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A.
Congiopodidae
Congiopodidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as pigfishes or horsefishes, found mainly in temperate coastal waters of the Southern Hemisphere.
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B.
Apodidae
Apodidae is a family of highly aerial birds known as swifts, characterized by their slender bodies, long wings, and exceptional flying abilities.
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C.
Acrobatidae
Acrobatidae is a small family of Australian marsupials known for their gliding and feather-tailed species, such as the feathertail glider.
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D.
Acanthomyops
Acanthomyops is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae, historically known for its subterranean, often fungus-associated species found primarily in temperate regions.
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E.
Zoarcoidei
Zoarcoidei is a suborder of mostly marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as eelpouts and their relatives, characterized by elongated bodies and a benthic, cold-water lifestyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct family of marsupials
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToBiogeographicRealm | Australasian realm ⓘ |
| causeOfDecline |
competition with introduced herbivores
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habitat alteration ⓘ introduced predators ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
reduced toes
ⓘ
small body size ⓘ unusually slender limbs ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | pig-footed bandicoots ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN considers constituent species extinct ⓘ |
| containsGenus | Chaeropus ⓘ |
| diet |
herbivorous tendencies
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | small ground-dwelling browser and grazer ⓘ |
| extinctInTheWild | true ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| forelimbMorphology | reduced number of functional toes ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
arid regions of Australia
ⓘ
semi-arid regions of Australia ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
bandicoot-like body form
ⓘ
pig-like forefeet appearance ⓘ |
| hindlimbMorphology | elongated slender toes ⓘ |
| historicalRange |
central Australia
ⓘ
southern Australia ⓘ western Australia ⓘ
linked to:
Western Australia
|
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lastKnownWildRecords | 19th century ⓘ |
| lifestyle | terrestrial ⓘ |
| locomotion | digitigrade ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
mainland Australia ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Chaeropus ecaudatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaeropus
Chaeropus yirratji ⓘ |
| order | Peramelemorphia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | marsupial reproduction with pouch ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship |
Chaeropodidae Gill 1872
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaeropodidae
|
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Holocene ⓘ |
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: Chaeropodidae Description of subject: Chaeropodidae is an extinct family of small Australian marsupials, commonly known as pig-footed bandicoots, characterized by their unusually slender limbs and reduced toes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chaeropodidae