Procyonidae
E174898
Procyonidae is a family of small to medium-sized omnivorous mammals that includes raccoons, coatis, and their close relatives, primarily native to the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Procyonidae canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1500297 — 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: Procyonidae Context triple: [Carnivora, includesFamily, Procyonidae]
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A.
Canidae
Canidae is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, and related canids.
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B.
Mustelidae
Mustelidae is a diverse family of small to medium-sized carnivorous mammals that includes weasels, otters, badgers, ferrets, and wolverines, known for their elongated bodies and often fierce hunting behavior.
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C.
Feliformia
Feliformia is a suborder of carnivorous mammals that includes cats, hyenas, mongooses, and related species characterized by specialized skull and dental features.
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D.
Mephitidae
Mephitidae is a family of mammals best known for skunks and their close relatives, characterized by their ability to spray a strong-smelling defensive secretion.
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E.
Ursidae
Ursidae is the biological family of mammals that includes bears, such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears, characterized by large bodies, strong limbs, and omnivorous diets.
- 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: Procyonidae Target entity description: Procyonidae is a family of small to medium-sized omnivorous mammals that includes raccoons, coatis, and their close relatives, primarily native to the Americas.
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A.
Canidae
Canidae is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, and related canids.
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B.
Mustelidae
Mustelidae is a diverse family of small to medium-sized carnivorous mammals that includes weasels, otters, badgers, ferrets, and wolverines, known for their elongated bodies and often fierce hunting behavior.
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C.
Feliformia
Feliformia is a suborder of carnivorous mammals that includes cats, hyenas, mongooses, and related species characterized by specialized skull and dental features.
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D.
Mephitidae
Mephitidae is a family of mammals best known for skunks and their close relatives, characterized by their ability to spray a strong-smelling defensive secretion.
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E.
Ursidae
Ursidae is the biological family of mammals that includes bears, such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears, characterized by large bodies, strong limbs, and omnivorous diets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | primarily nocturnal ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | raccoon family ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Bassaricyon
ⓘ
Bassariscus ⓘ Nasua ⓘ Nasuella ⓘ Potos ⓘ Alpha Canis Minoris ⓘ
surface form:
Procyon
|
| describedAs | small to medium-sized omnivorous mammals ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Oligocene Epoch
ⓘ
surface form:
Oligocene
|
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
semi-urban areas for some species ⓘ tropical rainforests ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dexterous forepaws in many species
ⓘ
facial mask in raccoons ⓘ |
| hasMember |
coati
ⓘ
kinkajou ⓘ raccoon ⓘ ringtail ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Carnivora ⓘ |
| includes |
Bassaricyon
ⓘ
Bassariscus ⓘ Nasua ⓘ Nasua narica ⓘ Nasua nasua ⓘ Nasuella ⓘ Potos ⓘ Alpha Canis Minoris ⓘ
surface form:
Procyon
Procyon cancrivorus ⓘ Procyon lotor ⓘ cacomistle ⓘ coati ⓘ kinkajou ⓘ olingo ⓘ ringtail ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Central America
ⓘ
North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus |
Alpha Canis Minoris
ⓘ
surface form:
Procyon
|
| typicalBodySize | small to medium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Procyonidae Description of subject: Procyonidae is a family of small to medium-sized omnivorous mammals that includes raccoons, coatis, and their close relatives, primarily native to the Americas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.