Australidelphia
E147869
Australidelphia is a major infraclass-level grouping of marsupials that includes most living Australian and some South American species, such as kangaroos, possums, and wombats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australidelphia canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1297380 — 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: Australidelphia Context triple: [Diprotodontia, superorder, Australidelphia]
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A.
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
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B.
Diprotodontia
Diprotodontia is a large order of marsupial mammals, including kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, and wombats, primarily native to Australia and nearby regions.
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C.
Marsupiale
Marsupiale is the nickname of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.82, an Italian World War II-era three-engined transport and bomber aircraft.
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D.
Asellus Australis
Asellus Australis is a traditional star name referring to Delta Cancri, a prominent star in the constellation Cancer.
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E.
Cryptodira
Cryptodira is a major suborder of turtles characterized by their ability to retract the head straight back into the shell by bending the neck in a vertical S-shaped curve.
- 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: Australidelphia Target entity description: Australidelphia is a major infraclass-level grouping of marsupials that includes most living Australian and some South American species, such as kangaroos, possums, and wombats.
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A.
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
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B.
Diprotodontia
Diprotodontia is a large order of marsupial mammals, including kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, and wombats, primarily native to Australia and nearby regions.
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C.
Marsupiale
Marsupiale is the nickname of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.82, an Italian World War II-era three-engined transport and bomber aircraft.
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D.
Asellus Australis
Asellus Australis is a traditional star name referring to Delta Cancri, a prominent star in the constellation Cancer.
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E.
Cryptodira
Cryptodira is a major suborder of turtles characterized by their ability to retract the head straight back into the shell by bending the neck in a vertical S-shaped curve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
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infraclass ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| characteristic |
marsupial mode of reproduction
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presence of marsupium in many species ⓘ young born in an altricial state ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Ameridelphia ⓘ |
| distribution |
Australia
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New Guinea ⓘ South America ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ |
| etymology | from Latin Australis and Greek delphus meaning womb ⓘ |
| hasMember |
order Dasyuromorphia
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order Diprotodontia ⓘ order Microbiotheria ⓘ order Notoryctemorphia ⓘ Peramelemorphia ⓘ
surface form:
order Peramelemorphia
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| higherClassification |
Marsupialia
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surface form:
Metatheria
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| includes |
Dasyuromorphia
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Diprotodontia ⓘ Microbiotheria ⓘ Notoryctemorphia ⓘ Peramelemorphia ⓘ bandicoots ⓘ kangaroos ⓘ koalas ⓘ marsupial moles ⓘ monito del monte ⓘ most Australian marsupials ⓘ possums ⓘ some South American marsupials ⓘ wombats ⓘ |
| infraclassOf | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedBy | Michael Archer ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Macropus
ⓘ
surface form:
Macropus giganteus
Phascolarctos cinereus ⓘ Vombatus ursinus ⓘ |
| partOf | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| phylogeneticScope | most living marsupials ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| sisterGroupOf | Ameridelphia ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Michael Archer ⓘ |
| taxonRank | infraclass ⓘ |
| typeRegion |
Oceania
ⓘ
surface form:
Australasia
|
| yearDescribed | 1982 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Australidelphia Description of subject: Australidelphia is a major infraclass-level grouping of marsupials that includes most living Australian and some South American species, such as kangaroos, possums, and wombats.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Microbiotheria
Microbiotheria (fossil eutherians sometimes historically misassigned)
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currentlyClassifiedAs
→
Australidelphia
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subject surface form:
Microbiotheria