Yunnan woolly flying squirrel
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The Yunnan woolly flying squirrel is a large, thick-furred, gliding rodent native to high-altitude forests of Yunnan, China, known for its dense woolly coat and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yunnan giant flying squirrel | 1 |
| Yunnan woolly flying squirrel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9249535 — 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: Yunnan woolly flying squirrel Context triple: [Eupetaurus nivamons, commonName, Yunnan woolly flying squirrel]
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Tibetan woolly flying squirrel
The Tibetan woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus tibetensis) is a large, nocturnal, gliding rodent native to the high-altitude forests and cliffs of the Tibetan Plateau, notable for its dense fur and expansive patagium used for gliding between trees.
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B.
Kashmir woolly flying squirrel
The Kashmir woolly flying squirrel is a large, nocturnal, and extremely rare gliding rodent native to the high-altitude coniferous forests of the western Himalayas.
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C.
Nicobar tree shrew
The Nicobar tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like mammal endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its agile arboreal lifestyle and importance to the islands’ unique biodiversity.
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D.
Tamiops
Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
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E.
Callosciurus
Callosciurus is a genus of colorful tree squirrels native mainly to Southeast Asia, commonly known as “beautiful squirrels” for their striking fur patterns.
- 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: Yunnan woolly flying squirrel Target entity description: The Yunnan woolly flying squirrel is a large, thick-furred, gliding rodent native to high-altitude forests of Yunnan, China, known for its dense woolly coat and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
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A.
Tibetan woolly flying squirrel
The Tibetan woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus tibetensis) is a large, nocturnal, gliding rodent native to the high-altitude forests and cliffs of the Tibetan Plateau, notable for its dense fur and expansive patagium used for gliding between trees.
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B.
Kashmir woolly flying squirrel
The Kashmir woolly flying squirrel is a large, nocturnal, and extremely rare gliding rodent native to the high-altitude coniferous forests of the western Himalayas.
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C.
Nicobar tree shrew
The Nicobar tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like mammal endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its agile arboreal lifestyle and importance to the islands’ unique biodiversity.
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D.
Tamiops
Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
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E.
Callosciurus
Callosciurus is a genus of colorful tree squirrels native mainly to Southeast Asia, commonly known as “beautiful squirrels” for their striking fur patterns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flying squirrel
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ species of rodent ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | fur ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Yunnan woolly flying squirrel ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | habitat loss risk ⓘ |
| diet |
herbivorous
ⓘ
plant material ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| foundIn | southwestern China ⓘ |
| genus | Eupetaurus ⓘ |
| habitat |
high-altitude forests
ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arboreal
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dense woolly coat ⓘ gliding locomotion ⓘ large body size ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ patagium for gliding ⓘ thick fur ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion | gliding ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
Yunnan ⓘ
linked to:
Yunnan Province
|
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Yunnan woolly flying squirrel Description of subject: The Yunnan woolly flying squirrel is a large, thick-furred, gliding rodent native to high-altitude forests of Yunnan, China, known for its dense woolly coat and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Eupetaurus
linked to: Yunnan woolly flying squirrel