Galemys
E938482
Galemys is a small genus of semi-aquatic insectivorous mammals in the mole family, best known for including the rare Pyrenean desman found in southwestern Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galemys canonical | 2 |
| Galemys pyrenaicus | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11629395 — 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: Galemys Context triple: [Pyrenean desman, parentTaxon, Galemys]
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A.
Bunolagus
Bunolagus is a rare genus of African rabbits best known for the critically endangered riverine rabbit, one of the world’s most threatened mammal species.
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B.
Nesolagus
Nesolagus is a small, elusive genus of striped rabbits native to Southeast Asia, known for its distinctive fur pattern and rarity.
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C.
Aeromys
Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
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D.
Cercaphus
Cercaphus is a figure from Greek mythology known primarily as a descendant of the nymph Rhode and a member of the early mythic rulers associated with the island of Rhodes.
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E.
Tamiops
Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
- 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: Galemys Target entity description: Galemys is a small genus of semi-aquatic insectivorous mammals in the mole family, best known for including the rare Pyrenean desman found in southwestern Europe.
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A.
Bunolagus
Bunolagus is a rare genus of African rabbits best known for the critically endangered riverine rabbit, one of the world’s most threatened mammal species.
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B.
Nesolagus
Nesolagus is a small, elusive genus of striped rabbits native to Southeast Asia, known for its distinctive fur pattern and rarity.
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C.
Aeromys
Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
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D.
Cercaphus
Cercaphus is a figure from Greek mythology known primarily as a descendant of the nymph Rhode and a member of the early mythic rulers associated with the island of Rhodes.
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E.
Tamiops
Tamiops is a genus of small striped tree squirrels native to parts of Asia, commonly known as Asiatic striped squirrels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
mammal genus ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | desmans ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Galemys pyrenaicus
ⓘ
linked to:
Galemys
|
| describedBy |
Kerr
ⓘ
linked to:
Ker
|
| describedInYear | 1792 ⓘ |
| diet | insectivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| ecologicalRole | invertebrate predator in freshwater ecosystems ⓘ |
| family | Talpidae ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater rivers and streams ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern | rare genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | semi-aquatic ⓘ |
| limbAdaptation | adapted for swimming ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Pyrenees region ⓘ
linked to:
Pyrénées region
southwestern Europe ⓘ |
| notableFor | including the Pyrenean desman ⓘ |
| order | Eulipotyphla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | lungs ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | enhanced tactile sensitivity in snout ⓘ |
| skeletonType | internal skeleton ⓘ |
| subfamily | Desmaninae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Galemys pyrenaicus
ⓘ
linked to:
Galemys
|
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: Galemys Description of subject: Galemys is a small genus of semi-aquatic insectivorous mammals in the mole family, best known for including the rare Pyrenean desman found in southwestern Europe.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Galemys
linked to: Galemys