Petrogale
E1033459
Petrogale is a genus of agile marsupials known as rock-wallabies, adapted to rugged rocky habitats in Australia and nearby regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petrogale canonical | 1 |
| Petrogale penicillata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13313712 — 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: Petrogale Context triple: [brush-tailed rock-wallaby, genus, Petrogale]
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A.
Paraxerus
Paraxerus is a genus of African tree squirrels known for their arboreal habits and bushy tails, commonly found in woodland and savanna habitats.
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B.
Dendrolagus
Dendrolagus is a genus of arboreal marsupials known as tree-kangaroos, native to the rainforests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia.
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C.
Leptosciurus
Leptosciurus is a genus of Neotropical tree squirrels in the tribe Sciurini, found primarily in Central and South American forests.
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D.
Thylogale
Thylogale is a genus of small to medium-sized marsupials commonly known as pademelons, native to forests and scrublands of Australia and New Guinea.
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E.
Trichosurus
Trichosurus is a genus of nocturnal, arboreal marsupials commonly known as brushtail possums, native to Australia and nearby regions.
- 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: Petrogale Target entity description: Petrogale is a genus of agile marsupials known as rock-wallabies, adapted to rugged rocky habitats in Australia and nearby regions.
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A.
Paraxerus
Paraxerus is a genus of African tree squirrels known for their arboreal habits and bushy tails, commonly found in woodland and savanna habitats.
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B.
Dendrolagus
Dendrolagus is a genus of arboreal marsupials known as tree-kangaroos, native to the rainforests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia.
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C.
Leptosciurus
Leptosciurus is a genus of Neotropical tree squirrels in the tribe Sciurini, found primarily in Central and South American forests.
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D.
Thylogale
Thylogale is a genus of small to medium-sized marsupials commonly known as pademelons, native to forests and scrublands of Australia and New Guinea.
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E.
Trichosurus
Trichosurus is a genus of nocturnal, arboreal marsupials commonly known as brushtail possums, native to Australia and nearby regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
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taxon ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | rock-wallabies ⓘ |
| conservationIssues |
many species threatened by habitat loss
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many species threatened by introduced predators ⓘ some species have fragmented populations ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Edward Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1837 ⓘ |
| diet |
browsing on shrubs and herbs
ⓘ
grazing on grasses ⓘ herbivorous ⓘ |
| family | Macropodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInBiome |
arid regions
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temperate regions ⓘ tropical savanna ⓘ |
| habitat |
cliff faces
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gorges ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ rugged rocky habitats ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agile climbers
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excellent jumpers ⓘ fur often matching rock coloration ⓘ long tail used for balance ⓘ short powerful hind limbs ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Petrogale assimilis
NERFINISHED
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Petrogale brachyotis NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale burbidgei NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale coenensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale concinna NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale godmani NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale herberti NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale inornata NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale lateralis NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale mareeba NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale penicillata NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale purpureicollis NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale rothschildi NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale sharmani NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale wilkinsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrogale xanthopus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | nocturnal ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
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New Guinea region NERFINISHED ⓘ nearby islands of northern Australia ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Macropodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | marsupial ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Petrogale penicillata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Petrogale Description of subject: Petrogale is a genus of agile marsupials known as rock-wallabies, adapted to rugged rocky habitats in Australia and nearby regions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Petrogale penicillata