Horsfield's tarsier
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Horsfield's tarsier is a small nocturnal primate native to Southeast Asian forests, known for its large eyes, elongated tarsal bones, and remarkable leaping ability.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horsfield's tarsier canonical | 2 |
| Dian’s tarsier | 1 |
| Western tarsier | 1 |
| tarsiers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1584138 — 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: Horsfield's tarsier Context triple: [Thomas Horsfield, hasEponym, Horsfield's tarsier]
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A.
Thomas’s leaf monkey
Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating lifestyle.
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B.
Malabar civet
The Malabar civet is a critically endangered, nocturnal small carnivore endemic to India and known for its elusive behavior and highly restricted range in the Western Ghats region.
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C.
Lion-tailed macaque
The lion-tailed macaque is an endangered, dark-furred Old World monkey distinguished by its silver-white mane and tufted tail, found only in the rainforests of India’s Western Ghats.
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D.
Timor deer
The Timor deer is a medium-sized deer native to the islands of Indonesia and East Timor, known as a primary prey species for Komodo dragons.
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E.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
- 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: Horsfield's tarsier Target entity description: Horsfield's tarsier is a small nocturnal primate native to Southeast Asian forests, known for its large eyes, elongated tarsal bones, and remarkable leaping ability.
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A.
Thomas’s leaf monkey
Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating lifestyle.
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B.
Malabar civet
The Malabar civet is a critically endangered, nocturnal small carnivore endemic to India and known for its elusive behavior and highly restricted range in the Western Ghats region.
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C.
Lion-tailed macaque
The lion-tailed macaque is an endangered, dark-furred Old World monkey distinguished by its silver-white mane and tufted tail, found only in the rainforests of India’s Western Ghats.
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D.
Timor deer
The Timor deer is a medium-sized deer native to the islands of Indonesia and East Timor, known as a primary prey species for Komodo dragons.
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E.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nocturnal animal
ⓘ
species of primate ⓘ tarsier ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Cephalopachus bancanus ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Horsfield's tarsier
self-link
ⓘ
Horsfield's tarsier self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Western tarsier
|
| conservationStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| describedBy | Thomas Horsfield ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
insects
ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ |
| eyePosition | forward-facing eyes ⓘ |
| family |
Tarsiiformes
ⓘ
surface form:
Tarsiidae
|
| genus | Cephalopachus ⓘ |
| geographicRange | Malay Archipelago ⓘ |
| habitat |
secondary forest
ⓘ
swamp forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion | vertical clinger and leaper ⓘ |
| movementAbility | remarkable leaping ability ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Horsfield ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bangka Island
ⓘ
Belitung Regency ⓘ
surface form:
Belitung
Borneo ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ability to rotate head nearly 180 degrees
ⓘ
elongated tarsal bones ⓘ large eyes ⓘ long hind limbs ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to a single offspring ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation |
acute hearing
ⓘ
large eyes adapted for night vision ⓘ |
| socialStructure | solitary or small groups ⓘ |
| tailFeature |
long tail
ⓘ
partially tufted tail tip ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
forest fragmentation ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Horsfield's tarsier Description of subject: Horsfield's tarsier is a small nocturnal primate native to Southeast Asian forests, known for its large eyes, elongated tarsal bones, and remarkable leaping ability.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Western tarsier
this entity surface form:
tarsiers
this entity surface form:
Dian’s tarsier