Horsfield's fruit bat
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Horsfield's fruit bat is a medium-sized Old World fruit bat species native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, known for its frugivorous diet and role in seed dispersal.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horsfield's fruit bat canonical | 2 |
| Cynopterus horsfieldii | 1 |
| Horsfield's short-nosed fruit bat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1584139 — 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 fruit bat Context triple: [Thomas Horsfield, hasEponym, Horsfield's fruit bat]
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A.
Rodrigues fruit bat
The Rodrigues fruit bat is a large, critically endangered flying fox species native to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, known for its vital role in pollination and seed dispersal.
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B.
spectacled flying fox
The spectacled flying fox is a large, fruit-eating megabat native to northeastern Australia and nearby regions, recognizable by the pale rings around its eyes that give it a “spectacled” appearance.
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C.
Mexican long-tongued bat
The Mexican long-tongued bat is a nectar-feeding bat species native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, known for its elongated tongue adapted for pollinating night-blooming cacti and other desert plants.
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D.
Pipistrello
Pipistrello is the nickname of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.81, an Italian three-engined bomber and transport aircraft used prominently during the 1930s and World War II.
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E.
Pteropodidae
Pteropodidae is a family of large, primarily frugivorous Old World bats commonly known as flying foxes or fruit bats.
- 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 fruit bat Target entity description: Horsfield's fruit bat is a medium-sized Old World fruit bat species native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, known for its frugivorous diet and role in seed dispersal.
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A.
Rodrigues fruit bat
The Rodrigues fruit bat is a large, critically endangered flying fox species native to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, known for its vital role in pollination and seed dispersal.
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B.
spectacled flying fox
The spectacled flying fox is a large, fruit-eating megabat native to northeastern Australia and nearby regions, recognizable by the pale rings around its eyes that give it a “spectacled” appearance.
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C.
Mexican long-tongued bat
The Mexican long-tongued bat is a nectar-feeding bat species native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, known for its elongated tongue adapted for pollinating night-blooming cacti and other desert plants.
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D.
Pipistrello
Pipistrello is the nickname of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.81, an Italian three-engined bomber and transport aircraft used prominently during the 1930s and World War II.
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E.
Pteropodidae
Pteropodidae is a family of large, primarily frugivorous Old World bats commonly known as flying foxes or fruit bats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
ⓘ
megabat ⓘ species of bat ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Pteropodidae
ⓘ
surface form:
Old World fruit bats
|
| bodySize | medium-sized for a fruit bat ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Horsfield's fruit bat
self-link
ⓘ
Horsfield's fruit bat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Horsfield's short-nosed fruit bat
|
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet | frugivorous ⓘ |
| eats | fruit ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Pteropodidae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Thomas Horsfield ⓘ |
| genus | Cynopterus ⓘ |
| geographicRealm | Indomalayan realm ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural areas
ⓘ
subtropical forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Horsfield ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Brunei Darussalam
ⓘ
surface form:
Brunei
India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Singapore ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| order | Chiroptera ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| roostsIn |
foliage
ⓘ
man-made structures ⓘ trees ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Horsfield's fruit bat
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cynopterus horsfieldii
|
| sensoryAdaptation |
well-developed sense of smell
ⓘ
well-developed vision ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Cynopterus
ⓘ
surface form:
Cynopterinae
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ |
| usesEcholocation | false ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Horsfield's fruit bat Description of subject: Horsfield's fruit bat is a medium-sized Old World fruit bat species native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, known for its frugivorous diet and role in seed dispersal.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Horsfield's short-nosed fruit bat
this entity surface form:
Cynopterus horsfieldii