Canis adustus
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Canis adustus, commonly known as the side-striped jackal, is a medium-sized African canid recognized for its grayish coat with distinctive pale side stripes and omnivorous, opportunistic feeding habits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canis adustus canonical | 3 |
| Canis mesomelas | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8365117 — 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 adustus Context triple: [Canis, includesSpecies, Canis adustus]
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A.
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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B.
Canis aureus
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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C.
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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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.
Procyon lotor
Procyon lotor is the common raccoon, a medium-sized, nocturnal North American mammal known for its distinctive facial mask, ringed tail, and dexterous front paws.
- 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 adustus Target entity description: Canis adustus, commonly known as the side-striped jackal, is a medium-sized African canid recognized for its grayish coat with distinctive pale side stripes and omnivorous, opportunistic feeding habits.
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A.
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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B.
Canis aureus
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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C.
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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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.
Procyon lotor
Procyon lotor is the common raccoon, a medium-sized, nocturnal North American mammal known for its distinctive facial mask, ringed tail, and dexterous front paws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canid
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| authority | Sundevall, 1847 ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | 60–90 cm ⓘ |
| averageTailLength | 25–40 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | 7–12 kg ⓘ |
| binomialName | Canis adustus ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | grayish ⓘ |
| commonName | side-striped jackal ⓘ |
| communication |
scent marking
ⓘ
vocalizations ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| dietIncludes |
carrion
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
bushy tail with darker tip
ⓘ
pale side stripes on body ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Canis mesomelas by pale side stripes and grayer coat ⓘ |
| family | Canidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | opportunistic feeder ⓘ |
| genus | Canis ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | approximately 60 days ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural areas
ⓘ
bushland ⓘ forest edges ⓘ savanna ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| litterSize | 3–6 pups ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Central Africa
ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ parts of Southern Africa ⓘ sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Sub-Saharan Africa
|
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| prey |
birds
ⓘ
insects ⓘ reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth in underground dens ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Canis mesomelas
ⓘ
linked to:
Canis adustus
|
| socialStructure |
family groups
ⓘ
monogamous pairs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
persecution by humans ⓘ |
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 adustus Description of subject: Canis adustus, commonly known as the side-striped jackal, is a medium-sized African canid recognized for its grayish coat with distinctive pale side stripes and omnivorous, opportunistic feeding habits.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Canis adustus
linked to: Canis adustus
linked to: Canis adustus