Macropodiformes
E152725
Macropodiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind limbs adapted for hopping.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macropodiformes canonical | 5 |
| Macropodoidea | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1297395 — 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: Macropodiformes Context triple: [Diprotodontia, includesSuborder, Macropodiformes]
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A.
Macropodidae
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind legs adapted for hopping.
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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.
Marsupialia
Marsupialia is a group of mammals characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young that typically continue developing in a pouch.
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D.
Vombatiformes
Vombatiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes wombats and the koala, characterized by stout bodies and herbivorous diets.
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E.
Marsupiale
Marsupiale is the nickname of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.82, an Italian World War II-era three-engined transport and bomber aircraft.
- 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: Macropodiformes Target entity description: Macropodiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind limbs adapted for hopping.
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A.
Macropodidae
Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind legs adapted for hopping.
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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.
Marsupialia
Marsupialia is a group of mammals characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young that typically continue developing in a pouch.
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D.
Vombatiformes
Vombatiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes wombats and the koala, characterized by stout bodies and herbivorous diets.
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E.
Marsupiale
Marsupiale is the nickname of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.82, an Italian World War II-era three-engined transport and bomber aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
suborder
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mainly crepuscular ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
elongated hind feet
ⓘ
herbivorous diet ⓘ long muscular tail used for balance ⓘ powerful hind limbs adapted for hopping ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| dentalCharacteristic | diprotodont dentition ⓘ |
| diet |
browsing on leaves and shrubs
ⓘ
grazing on grasses ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek makros (long) and pous (foot) referring to long feet ⓘ |
| forelimbFunction | manipulation and feeding ⓘ |
| foundInBiome |
forest
ⓘ
grassland ⓘ savanna ⓘ shrubland ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | young develop in a pouch ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | macropods ⓘ |
| hindlimbFunction | locomotion by hopping ⓘ |
| includesFamily |
Hypsiprymnodontidae
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Macropodidae ⓘ Potoroidae ⓘ |
| includesOrganism |
bettong
ⓘ
kangaroo ⓘ musky rat-kangaroo ⓘ pademelon ⓘ potoroo ⓘ quokka ⓘ tree-kangaroo ⓘ wallaby ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotionType | saltatory locomotion ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ nearby islands ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Diprotodontia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType | marsupial reproduction ⓘ |
| superorder | Australidelphia ⓘ |
| tailFunction |
balance during hopping
ⓘ
support while sitting ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | suborder ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Macropodiformes Description of subject: Macropodiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, and their close relatives, characterized by powerful hind limbs adapted for hopping.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Macropodoidea
this entity surface form:
Macropodoidea