Malayan sun bear
E124164
The Malayan sun bear is the smallest species of bear, native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and known for its short black fur and distinctive pale, crescent-shaped chest patch.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Helarctos malayanus | 3 |
| Malayan sun bear canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1071238 — 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: Malayan sun bear Context triple: [Gunung Leuser National Park, fauna, Malayan sun bear]
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A.
Bornean pygmy elephant
The Bornean pygmy elephant is a small, forest-dwelling subspecies of Asian elephant native to Borneo, known for its relatively gentle temperament, long tail, and critically threatened status due to habitat loss and human conflict.
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B.
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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C.
Sumatran tiger
The Sumatran tiger is a critically endangered, small-bodied subspecies of tiger native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, known for its dark, closely spaced stripes and unique adaptation to dense tropical forests.
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D.
Bornean orangutan
The Bornean orangutan is a critically endangered great ape native to the rainforests of Borneo, known for its distinctive reddish-brown fur and highly intelligent, largely solitary arboreal lifestyle.
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E.
Ussuri brown bear
The Ussuri brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to the forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern Asia, known for its powerful build and significant role in the region’s ecosystems and folklore.
- 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: Malayan sun bear Target entity description: The Malayan sun bear is the smallest species of bear, native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and known for its short black fur and distinctive pale, crescent-shaped chest patch.
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A.
Bornean pygmy elephant
The Bornean pygmy elephant is a small, forest-dwelling subspecies of Asian elephant native to Borneo, known for its relatively gentle temperament, long tail, and critically threatened status due to habitat loss and human conflict.
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B.
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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C.
Sumatran tiger
The Sumatran tiger is a critically endangered, small-bodied subspecies of tiger native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, known for its dark, closely spaced stripes and unique adaptation to dense tropical forests.
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D.
Bornean orangutan
The Bornean orangutan is a critically endangered great ape native to the rainforests of Borneo, known for its distinctive reddish-brown fur and highly intelligent, largely solitary arboreal lifestyle.
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E.
Ussuri brown bear
The Ussuri brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to the forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern Asia, known for its powerful build and significant role in the region’s ecosystems and folklore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bear species
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carnivoran ⓘ mammal ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageLifespanInCaptivity | up to 30 years ⓘ |
| behavior | solitary ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Malayan sun bear
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Helarctos malayanus
|
| bodySizeRelative | smallest bear species ⓘ |
| chestMarking | pale crescent-shaped patch ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| climbingAbility | excellent climber ⓘ |
| commonName |
honey bear
ⓘ
sun bear ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
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| diet |
fruit
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honey ⓘ insects ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae ⓘ |
| furColor | black ⓘ |
| genus | Helarctos ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 95–100 days ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Borneo
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Cambodia ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Laos ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
tropical forests ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
short sleek fur adapted to hot climates
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very long tongue for extracting insects and honey ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | lowland tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to 1–2 cubs ⓘ |
| secondaryHabitat | montane forest ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
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habitat loss ⓘ illegal pet trade ⓘ poaching ⓘ |
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: Malayan sun bear Description of subject: The Malayan sun bear is the smallest species of bear, native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia and known for its short black fur and distinctive pale, crescent-shaped chest patch.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Helarctos malayanus
this entity surface form:
Helarctos malayanus