Solenodontidae
E721114
Solenodontidae is a family of rare, nocturnal, venomous insectivorous mammals native to the Caribbean, known for their elongated snouts and primitive evolutionary features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solenodontidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8255675 — 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: Solenodontidae Context triple: [Eulipotyphla, includesFamily, Solenodontidae]
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A.
Hesperocyoninae
Hesperocyoninae is an extinct subfamily of early, primitive canids that represents some of the earliest dog-like carnivores in North America.
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B.
Herpestoidea
Herpestoidea is a mammalian superfamily that primarily includes mongooses and their close relatives within the order Carnivora.
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C.
Rhynochetidae
Rhynochetidae is a small bird family best known for the kagu, a rare, ground-dwelling, flight-limited bird endemic to the forests of New Caledonia.
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D.
Trichodontidae
Trichodontidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.
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E.
Hyracoidea
Hyracoidea is an order of small, herbivorous, rodent-like mammals known as hyraxes, native to Africa and the Middle East and closely related to elephants and manatees.
- 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: Solenodontidae Target entity description: Solenodontidae is a family of rare, nocturnal, venomous insectivorous mammals native to the Caribbean, known for their elongated snouts and primitive evolutionary features.
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A.
Hesperocyoninae
Hesperocyoninae is an extinct subfamily of early, primitive canids that represents some of the earliest dog-like carnivores in North America.
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B.
Herpestoidea
Herpestoidea is a mammalian superfamily that primarily includes mongooses and their close relatives within the order Carnivora.
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C.
Rhynochetidae
Rhynochetidae is a small bird family best known for the kagu, a rare, ground-dwelling, flight-limited bird endemic to the forests of New Caledonia.
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D.
Trichodontidae
Trichodontidae is a small family of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as sandfishes, found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific.
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E.
Hyracoidea
Hyracoidea is an order of small, herbivorous, rodent-like mammals known as hyraxes, native to Africa and the Middle East and closely related to elephants and manatees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mammal family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | solenodons ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | threatened ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Solenodon cubanus
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuban solenodon
Solenodon paradoxus ⓘ
linked to:
Solenodon
|
| diet |
arthropods
ⓘ
earthworms ⓘ insects ⓘ plantMaterial ⓘ smallVertebrates ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
elongatedFlexibleSnout
ⓘ
groovedLowerIncisorsForVenomDelivery ⓘ largeClawsForDigging ⓘ longNakedTail ⓘ smallEyes ⓘ venomousSaliva ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance | earlyDivergingLineageOfPlacentalMammals ⓘ |
| firstScientificDescriptionCentury | 19thCentury ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | scarce ⓘ |
| geographicRealm | Neotropical ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
endemic
ⓘ
fossorial ⓘ insectivorous ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ primitiveMammalianFeatures ⓘ rare ⓘ relictual ⓘ terrestrial ⓘ venomous ⓘ |
| hasTeatPairCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasVenomDeliverySystem | submaxillarySalivaryGlands ⓘ |
| introducedPredatorsInclude |
cats
ⓘ
dogs ⓘ mongooses ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ Hispaniola ⓘ |
| order | Eulipotyphla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| previouslyClassifiedInOrder | Insectivora ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | placental ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threat |
habitatLoss
ⓘ
introducedPredators ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Solenodon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Solenodontidae Description of subject: Solenodontidae is a family of rare, nocturnal, venomous insectivorous mammals native to the Caribbean, known for their elongated snouts and primitive evolutionary features.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.