Dremomys

E218113

genus taxon

Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Dremomys canonical	2
Dremomys rufigenis	2
Dremomys everetti	1
Dremomys gularis	1
Dremomys lokriah	1
Dremomys pernyi	1
Dremomys pyrrhomerus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1931425 — 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: Dremomys
Context triple: [Callosciurinae, includesTaxon, Dremomys]

A. Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
B. Nesospiza
Nesospiza is a small genus of seed-eating tanagers endemic to the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
C. Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
D. Paraxerus
Paraxerus is a genus of African tree squirrels known for their arboreal habits and bushy tails, commonly found in woodland and savanna habitats.
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: Dremomys
Target entity description: Dremomys is a genus of forest-dwelling rodents commonly known as Asian red-cheeked squirrels, found primarily in South and Southeast Asia.

A. Pteromys
Pteromys is a genus of flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across parts of Europe and Asia.
B. Nesospiza
Nesospiza is a small genus of seed-eating tanagers endemic to the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
C. Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
D. Paraxerus
Paraxerus is a genus of African tree squirrels known for their arboreal habits and bushy tails, commonly found in woodland and savanna habitats.
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 (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsTo	tribe Callosciurini ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	Asian red-cheeked squirrels ⓘ
containsTaxon	Dremomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dremomys everetti Dremomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dremomys gularis Dremomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dremomys lokriah Dremomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dremomys pernyi Dremomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dremomys pyrrhomerus Dremomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dremomys rufigenis
describedAs	forest-dwelling rodents ⓘ
diet	omnivorous ⓘ
distribution	South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ
ecologicalRole	insect predator ⓘ seed disperser ⓘ
family	Sciuridae ⓘ
habitat	forests ⓘ
hasTypeSpecies	Dremomys self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dremomys rufigenis
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
locomotion	arboreal ⓘ
nativeTo	Asia ⓘ
notableTrait	red cheeks ⓘ
order	Rodentia ⓘ
parentTaxon	Sciuridae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
subfamily	Callosciurinae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ

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