Canis aureus
E734543
Canis aureus, commonly known as the golden jackal, is a medium-sized canid native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, known for its adaptability and omnivorous diet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canis aureus canonical | 5 |
| Canis aureus lupaster | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8365114 — 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: Canis aureus Context triple: [Canis, includesSpecies, Canis aureus]
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A.
Canis lupus
Canis lupus is the gray wolf, a large social canid native to the Northern Hemisphere and the wild ancestor of the domestic dog.
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B.
Canis
Canis is a genus of medium to large carnivorous mammals in the dog family that includes wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes, and closely related species.
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C.
Timber Wolf
Timber Wolf is a classic wooden roller coaster known for its intense drops and rough, fast-paced ride experience at the Worlds of Fun amusement park.
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D.
Canis ferox
Canis ferox is an extinct species of canid, likely a prehistoric wild dog or wolf-like animal known only from paleontological and taxonomic records.
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E.
Canis lycaon
Canis lycaon, commonly known as the eastern wolf or Algonquin wolf, is a medium-sized North American canid closely related to both gray wolves and coyotes and primarily found in parts of eastern Canada.
- 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: Canis aureus Target entity description: Canis aureus, commonly known as the golden jackal, is a medium-sized canid native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, known for its adaptability and omnivorous diet.
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A.
Canis lupus
Canis lupus is the gray wolf, a large social canid native to the Northern Hemisphere and the wild ancestor of the domestic dog.
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B.
Canis
Canis is a genus of medium to large carnivorous mammals in the dog family that includes wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes, and closely related species.
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C.
Timber Wolf
Timber Wolf is a classic wooden roller coaster known for its intense drops and rough, fast-paced ride experience at the Worlds of Fun amusement park.
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D.
Canis ferox
Canis ferox is an extinct species of canid, likely a prehistoric wild dog or wolf-like animal known only from paleontological and taxonomic records.
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E.
Canis lycaon
Canis lycaon, commonly known as the eastern wolf or Algonquin wolf, is a medium-sized North American canid closely related to both gray wolves and coyotes and primarily found in parts of eastern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mainly nocturnal ⓘ |
| adaptation | high tolerance to human-modified landscapes ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 2–8 pups ⓘ |
| binomialName | Canis aureus ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 60–105 cm ⓘ |
| canHybridizeWith |
domestic dog
ⓘ
gray wolf ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor |
golden
ⓘ
yellowish-brown ⓘ |
| commonName | golden jackal ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | livestock farmers ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
birds
ⓘ
carrion ⓘ fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ plant material ⓘ reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
mesopredator
ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ |
| family | Canidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Caucasus region ⓘ Horn of Africa ⓘ India ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| genus | Canis ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural areas
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ savannas ⓘ scrublands ⓘ wetlands margins ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | up to 16 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | 8–9 years ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to litters of pups ⓘ |
| shoulderHeight | about 38–50 cm ⓘ |
| similarTo |
coyote
ⓘ
small gray wolf ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
monogamous pairs
ⓘ
small family groups ⓘ |
| tailLength | 20–30 cm ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| territorial | true ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
persecution by humans ⓘ |
| usedFor | fur in some regions ⓘ |
| vocalization |
howls
ⓘ
yaps ⓘ |
| weight | 6–15 kg ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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: Canis aureus Description of subject: Canis aureus, commonly known as the golden jackal, is a medium-sized canid native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, known for its adaptability and omnivorous diet.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Canis aureus