Galictis

E660834

genus species taxon

Galictis is a genus of small, weasel-like carnivorous mammals native to Central and South America, commonly known as grisons.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Galictis canonical	3
Galictis cuja	1
Galictis vittata	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7388888 — 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: Galictis
Context triple: [Mustelidae, includesGenus, Galictis]

A. Acinonyx
Acinonyx is a genus of felids best known for the cheetah, a highly specialized, fast-running big cat.
B. Ratiaria
Ratiaria was a prominent Roman city and military center on the Danube frontier in the province of Moesia (later Dacia Ripensis), known for its strategic and administrative importance.
C. Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack structure.
D. Pecari
Pecari is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to the Americas.
E. Neofelis
Neofelis is a genus of medium-sized wild cats best known for the clouded leopards of Southeast Asia, which have distinctive cloud-like coat patterns and arboreal habits.
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: Galictis
Target entity description: Galictis is a genus of small, weasel-like carnivorous mammals native to Central and South America, commonly known as grisons.

A. Acinonyx
Acinonyx is a genus of felids best known for the cheetah, a highly specialized, fast-running big cat.
B. Ratiaria
Ratiaria was a prominent Roman city and military center on the Danube frontier in the province of Moesia (later Dacia Ripensis), known for its strategic and administrative importance.
C. Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack structure.
D. Pecari
Pecari is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to the Americas.
E. Neofelis
Neofelis is a genus of medium-sized wild cats best known for the clouded leopards of Southeast Asia, which have distinctive cloud-like coat patterns and arboreal habits.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
activityPattern	crepuscular ⓘ diurnal ⓘ
belongsToSubfamily	Mustelinae ⓘ
bodyShape	elongated body ⓘ short legs ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	greater grison ⓘ grisons ⓘ lesser grison ⓘ
containsTaxon	Galictis cuja ⓘ linked to: Galictis Galictis vittata ⓘ linked to: Galictis
describedAs	small carnivorous mammals ⓘ weasel-like mammals ⓘ
diet	carnivorous ⓘ
family	Mustelidae ⓘ Mustelidae ⓘ Mustelidae ⓘ
genus	Galictis ⓘ Galictis ⓘ
habitat	forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ savannas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
hasFurColor	dark body fur ⓘ pale facial markings ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
locomotion	terrestrial ⓘ
nativeTo	Central America ⓘ Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ South America ⓘ South America ⓘ
order	Carnivora ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
preysOn	amphibians ⓘ birds ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mustelidae → includesGenus → Galictis ⓘ

Galictis → containsTaxon → Galictis vittata ⓘ

linked to: Galictis

Galictis → containsTaxon → Galictis cuja ⓘ

linked to: Galictis

Galictis vittata → genus → Galictis ⓘ

subject linked to: Galictis

Galictis cuja → genus → Galictis ⓘ