Taxidea taxus
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Taxidea taxus, commonly known as the American badger, is a burrowing carnivorous mammal native to North America and a member of the weasel family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taxidea taxus canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7388895 — 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: Taxidea taxus Context triple: [Mustelidae, notableSpecies, Taxidea taxus]
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A.
Taxus
Taxus is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as yews, valued for their ornamental use and as a source of the anti-cancer compound paclitaxel.
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B.
Cephalotaxus
Cephalotaxus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous shrubs and trees, commonly known as plum yews, native to East Asia and valued for their ornamental foliage and shade tolerance.
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C.
Tetradium
Tetradium is a small genus of flowering trees in the citrus family Rutaceae, known for their aromatic foliage and nectar-rich blossoms that attract pollinators.
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D.
Taxales
Taxales is a small order of coniferous gymnosperms that traditionally includes yew-like trees and shrubs such as those in the family Cephalotaxaceae.
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E.
Widdringtonia
Widdringtonia is a small genus of African coniferous trees commonly known as African cypresses, valued for their durable timber and ecological importance.
- 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: Taxidea taxus Target entity description: Taxidea taxus, commonly known as the American badger, is a burrowing carnivorous mammal native to North America and a member of the weasel family.
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A.
Taxus
Taxus is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as yews, valued for their ornamental use and as a source of the anti-cancer compound paclitaxel.
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B.
Cephalotaxus
Cephalotaxus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous shrubs and trees, commonly known as plum yews, native to East Asia and valued for their ornamental foliage and shade tolerance.
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C.
Tetradium
Tetradium is a small genus of flowering trees in the citrus family Rutaceae, known for their aromatic foliage and nectar-rich blossoms that attract pollinators.
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D.
Taxales
Taxales is a small order of coniferous gymnosperms that traditionally includes yew-like trees and shrubs such as those in the family Cephalotaxaceae.
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E.
Widdringtonia
Widdringtonia is a small genus of African coniferous trees commonly known as African cypresses, valued for their durable timber and ecological importance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivore
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ mustelid ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | primarily nocturnal ⓘ |
| behavior | burrowing ⓘ |
| binomialName | Taxidea taxus ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 52–87 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | late summer ⓘ |
| burrowUseByOtherSpecies | provides shelter for other animals ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | grizzled grayish ⓘ |
| commonName | American badger ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
black-and-white striped face
ⓘ
broad flattened body ⓘ long front claws adapted for digging ⓘ short powerful limbs ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| family | Mustelidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Great Plains
ⓘ
central Canada ⓘ western United States ⓘ |
| genus | Taxidea ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 6 months including delay ⓘ |
| habitat |
farmland
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ open shrublands ⓘ prairies ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legalStatusInSomeAreas | furbearer ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | over 14 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to about 9–10 years ⓘ |
| lifestyle | fossorial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Canada
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
northern Mexico ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preysOn |
ground squirrels
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ moles ⓘ pocket gophers ⓘ rabbits ⓘ reptiles ⓘ small birds ⓘ |
| rangeExpansion | has expanded eastward in North America ⓘ |
| reproduction | delayed implantation ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | rodent population control ⓘ |
| socialStructure | mostly solitary ⓘ |
| tailLength | about 10–16 cm ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
persecution by humans ⓘ vehicle collisions ⓘ |
| weight | about 4–12 kg ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1778 ⓘ |
| youngPerLitter | typically 1–5 ⓘ |
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: Taxidea taxus Description of subject: Taxidea taxus, commonly known as the American badger, is a burrowing carnivorous mammal native to North America and a member of the weasel family.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.