Puma concolor
E121883
Puma concolor is a large, solitary wild cat species native to the Americas, commonly known as the cougar, mountain lion, or puma.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puma concolor canonical | 4 |
| Mountain Lion | 2 |
| Andean puma | 1 |
| Puma concolor coryi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1053982 — 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: Puma concolor Context triple: [Florida panther, parentTaxon, Puma concolor]
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A.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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B.
Patagonian mara
The Patagonian mara is a large, long-legged rodent native to Argentina that resembles a small deer or hare and is known for its monogamous pairs and fast, bounding gait across open scrublands.
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C.
Rusa unicolor
Rusa unicolor, commonly known as the sambar deer, is a large, dark-coated deer native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, and Southeast Asia.
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D.
Amur leopard
The Amur leopard is a critically endangered leopard subspecies native to the temperate forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern China, renowned as one of the rarest big cats in the world.
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E.
Lynx
Lynx is a high-speed serial computer bus interface standard, better known as IEEE 1394 or FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices.
- 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: Puma concolor Target entity description: Puma concolor is a large, solitary wild cat species native to the Americas, commonly known as the cougar, mountain lion, or puma.
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A.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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B.
Patagonian mara
The Patagonian mara is a large, long-legged rodent native to Argentina that resembles a small deer or hare and is known for its monogamous pairs and fast, bounding gait across open scrublands.
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C.
Rusa unicolor
Rusa unicolor, commonly known as the sambar deer, is a large, dark-coated deer native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, and Southeast Asia.
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D.
Amur leopard
The Amur leopard is a critically endangered leopard subspecies native to the temperate forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern China, renowned as one of the rarest big cats in the world.
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E.
Lynx
Lynx is a high-speed serial computer bus interface standard, better known as IEEE 1394 or FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
species ⓘ wild cat ⓘ |
| activityPattern | crepuscular ⓘ |
| authority | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| binomialName | Puma concolor self-link ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 1.5 to 2.7 meters including tail ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | uniform tawny to grayish ⓘ |
| coatPattern | generally unspotted in adults ⓘ |
| commonName |
catamount
ⓘ
cougar ⓘ mountain lion ⓘ panther ⓘ puma ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | population declining in parts of range ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| earFeature | rounded ears ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | apex predator ⓘ |
| family | Felidae ⓘ |
| geographicRange | from Canada to southern South America ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 90 to 96 days ⓘ |
| habitat |
deserts
ⓘ
forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ mountains ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| juvenilePattern | spotted coat in cubs ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| largestRange | largest range of any wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| lifespanCaptivity | up to about 20 years ⓘ |
| lifespanWild | about 8 to 13 years ⓘ |
| litterSize | typically 1 to 6 cubs ⓘ |
| locomotion | digitigrade ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Americas
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
capable of long-distance running
ⓘ
excellent jumper ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Puma ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preysOn |
deer
ⓘ
elk ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | polygynous ⓘ |
| senses |
keen hearing
ⓘ
keen vision ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| shoulderHeight | about 60 to 90 centimeters ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | solitary ⓘ |
| tailFeature | black-tipped tail ⓘ |
| tailLength | about 60 to 90 centimeters ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
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human–wildlife conflict ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| weight | about 30 to 100 kilograms ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1771 ⓘ |
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: Puma concolor Description of subject: Puma concolor is a large, solitary wild cat species native to the Americas, commonly known as the cougar, mountain lion, or puma.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Puma concolor coryi
this entity surface form:
Mountain Lion
this entity surface form:
Mountain Lion
this entity surface form:
Andean puma