Belomys
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Belomys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belomys canonical | 4 |
| Belomys blanfordii | 1 |
| Belomys pearsonii | 1 |
| Belomys thamkhunensis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1931438 — 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: Belomys Context triple: [Callosciurinae, includesTaxon, Belomys]
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A.
Ramphocelus
Ramphocelus is a genus of brightly colored Neotropical tanagers known for their striking red, orange, and yellow plumage, commonly found in forest edges and secondary growth.
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B.
Melopyrrha
Melopyrrha is a genus of Caribbean seed-eating birds commonly known as bullfinches, characterized by their stout bills and often striking plumage.
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C.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
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D.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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E.
Leipoa ocellata
Leipoa ocellata, commonly known as the malleefowl, is a ground-dwelling Australian bird famous for incubating its eggs in large mounds of decomposing vegetation.
- 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: Belomys Target entity description: Belomys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
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A.
Ramphocelus
Ramphocelus is a genus of brightly colored Neotropical tanagers known for their striking red, orange, and yellow plumage, commonly found in forest edges and secondary growth.
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B.
Melopyrrha
Melopyrrha is a genus of Caribbean seed-eating birds commonly known as bullfinches, characterized by their stout bills and often striking plumage.
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C.
Lagorchestes
Lagorchestes is a genus of small, fast-moving Australian marsupials commonly known as hare-wallabies, belonging to the kangaroo family.
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D.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
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E.
Leipoa ocellata
Leipoa ocellata, commonly known as the malleefowl, is a ground-dwelling Australian bird famous for incubating its eggs in large mounds of decomposing vegetation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| belongsTo | flying squirrel clade ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
dwarf flying squirrels
ⓘ
hairy-footed flying squirrel ⓘ |
| diet |
herbivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| family |
Sciuridae
ⓘ
Sciuridae ⓘ Sciuridae ⓘ Sciuridae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Oldfield Thomas ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| genus |
Belomys
self-linksurface differs
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Belomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ Belomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
East Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart | patagium ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arboreal
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flying squirrel ⓘ gliding membranes ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Belomys
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Belomys blanfordii
Belomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Belomys pearsonii
Belomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Belomys thamkhunensis
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
arboreal
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| locomotion | gliding ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Asia ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Pteromyini
ⓘ
Sciuridae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Sciuromorpha ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Oldfield Thomas ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tribe | Pteromyini ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belomys Description of subject: Belomys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Belomys pearsonii
this entity surface form:
Belomys thamkhunensis
this entity surface form:
Belomys blanfordii