Herpestes edwardsii
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Herpestes edwardsii, commonly known as the Indian grey mongoose, is a small carnivorous mammal native to the Indian subcontinent, noted for its agility and ability to hunt snakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herpestes edwardsii canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7764294 — 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: Herpestes edwardsii Context triple: [Herpestidae, includes, Herpestes edwardsii]
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A.
Herpestes ichneumon
Herpestes ichneumon, commonly known as the Egyptian mongoose, is a slender, long-tailed carnivorous mammal native to parts of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, known for its agility and habit of preying on small animals and occasionally venomous snakes.
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B.
Eupleres goudotii
Eupleres goudotii, commonly known as the eastern falanouc, is a rare, mongoose-like carnivoran endemic to Madagascar, notable for its insectivorous diet and semi-fossorial lifestyle.
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C.
Pachymelus
Pachymelus is a genus of solitary, flower-visiting bees within the tribe Anthophorini, known for their role as pollinators.
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D.
Proteles cristata
Proteles cristata, commonly known as the aardwolf, is a small, insectivorous mammal native to eastern and southern Africa and the most specialized termite-feeding member of the hyena family.
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E.
Ictonyx
Ictonyx is a genus of African striped polecats and related small carnivorous mammals in the weasel family.
- 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: Herpestes edwardsii Target entity description: Herpestes edwardsii, commonly known as the Indian grey mongoose, is a small carnivorous mammal native to the Indian subcontinent, noted for its agility and ability to hunt snakes.
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A.
Herpestes ichneumon
Herpestes ichneumon, commonly known as the Egyptian mongoose, is a slender, long-tailed carnivorous mammal native to parts of Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, known for its agility and habit of preying on small animals and occasionally venomous snakes.
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B.
Eupleres goudotii
Eupleres goudotii, commonly known as the eastern falanouc, is a rare, mongoose-like carnivoran endemic to Madagascar, notable for its insectivorous diet and semi-fossorial lifestyle.
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C.
Pachymelus
Pachymelus is a genus of solitary, flower-visiting bees within the tribe Anthophorini, known for their role as pollinators.
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D.
Proteles cristata
Proteles cristata, commonly known as the aardwolf, is a small, insectivorous mammal native to eastern and southern Africa and the most specialized termite-feeding member of the hyena family.
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E.
Ictonyx
Ictonyx is a genus of African striped polecats and related small carnivorous mammals in the weasel family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mongoose
ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 36 to 45 cm ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | grey to grizzled brown ⓘ |
| commonName |
Indian gray mongoose
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian grey mongoose
Indian grey mongoose ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| describedBy | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
birds
ⓘ
insects ⓘ lizards ⓘ rodents ⓘ snakes ⓘ |
| family | Herpestidae ⓘ |
| genus | Herpestes ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | South Asia ⓘ |
| habitat |
cultivated areas
ⓘ
grassland ⓘ open forest ⓘ scrubland ⓘ |
| hasAbility | resistance to some snake venoms ⓘ |
| hasTail | bushy tail ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| litterSize | 2 to 4 young ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
India
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| nocturnalActivity | limited ⓘ |
| notedFor |
ability to hunt snakes
ⓘ
agility ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation |
keen eyesight
ⓘ
keen sense of smell ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | mostly solitary ⓘ |
| tailLength | approximately 30 to 40 cm ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biological control of rodents
ⓘ
biological control of snakes ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 0.7 to 1.7 kg ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1818 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Herpestes edwardsii Description of subject: Herpestes edwardsii, commonly known as the Indian grey mongoose, is a small carnivorous mammal native to the Indian subcontinent, noted for its agility and ability to hunt snakes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.