Nandinia
E664784
Nandinia is a genus of small, arboreal African carnivores commonly known as African palm civets, noted for their cat-like appearance and solitary, nocturnal habits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nandinia canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7414442 — 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: Nandinia Context triple: [Nandiniidae, containsGenus, Nandinia]
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A.
Nandinia binotata
Nandinia binotata, commonly known as the African palm civet, is a small, nocturnal, tree-dwelling carnivoran native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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B.
Derawali
Derawali is a regional dialect of the Saraiki language spoken primarily in and around the Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan areas of Pakistan.
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C.
Bansberia
Bansberia is a historic town in West Bengal, India, known for its terracotta temples and riverside location along the Hooghly River.
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D.
Parji
Parji is a modern Dravidian language spoken in parts of central India, descended from the reconstructed ancestral language Proto-Dravidian.
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E.
Pulaar
Pulaar is a Fula language variety spoken primarily by the Fula (Fulani) people across West Africa, including in Mauritania, Senegal, and neighboring countries.
- 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: Nandinia Target entity description: Nandinia is a genus of small, arboreal African carnivores commonly known as African palm civets, noted for their cat-like appearance and solitary, nocturnal habits.
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A.
Nandinia binotata
Nandinia binotata, commonly known as the African palm civet, is a small, nocturnal, tree-dwelling carnivoran native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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B.
Derawali
Derawali is a regional dialect of the Saraiki language spoken primarily in and around the Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan areas of Pakistan.
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C.
Bansberia
Bansberia is a historic town in West Bengal, India, known for its terracotta temples and riverside location along the Hooghly River.
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D.
Parji
Parji is a modern Dravidian language spoken in parts of central India, descended from the reconstructed ancestral language Proto-Dravidian.
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E.
Pulaar
Pulaar is a Fula language variety spoken primarily by the Fula (Fulani) people across West Africa, including in Mauritania, Senegal, and neighboring countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | genus ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialAuthority | John Edward Gray ⓘ |
| binomialAuthorityYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | African palm civets ⓘ |
| describedAs | small arboreal African carnivores ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous tendencies ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
seed disperser
ⓘ
small carnivore ⓘ |
| family | Nandiniidae ⓘ |
| habitat |
tropical forests
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cat-like appearance
ⓘ
nocturnal activity ⓘ solitary behavior ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | Nandinia binotata ⓘ |
| isOnlyGenusInFamily | Nandiniidae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | arboreal ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Africa ⓘ |
| notedFor |
elongated body
ⓘ
long tail ⓘ spotted or mottled coat ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | solitary ⓘ |
| suborder | Feliformia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Nandinia binotata ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nandinia Description of subject: Nandinia is a genus of small, arboreal African carnivores commonly known as African palm civets, noted for their cat-like appearance and solitary, nocturnal habits.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.