Prosciurillus
E229171
Prosciurillus is a genus of small squirrels native to Sulawesi and nearby Indonesian islands, known for their arboreal habits and limited geographic range.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prosciurillus canonical | 2 |
| Petaurillus | 1 |
| Prosciurillus abstrusus | 1 |
| Prosciurillus alstoni | 1 |
| Prosciurillus leucomus | 1 |
| Prosciurillus murinus | 1 |
| Prosciurillus rosenbergii | 1 |
| Prosciurillus weberi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1931431 — 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: Prosciurillus Context triple: [Callosciurinae, includesTaxon, Prosciurillus]
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A.
Dremomys
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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B.
Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
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C.
Nesospiza
Nesospiza is a small genus of seed-eating tanagers endemic to the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Aeromys
Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
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E.
Sciurillus pusillus
Sciurillus pusillus, commonly known as the neotropical pygmy squirrel, is a tiny South American tree squirrel and the sole living representative of its subfamily.
- 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: Prosciurillus Target entity description: Prosciurillus is a genus of small squirrels native to Sulawesi and nearby Indonesian islands, known for their arboreal habits and limited geographic range.
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A.
Dremomys
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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B.
Sciurotamias
Sciurotamias is a genus of rock squirrels native to mountainous regions of China, known for their adaptation to rocky habitats.
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C.
Nesospiza
Nesospiza is a small genus of seed-eating tanagers endemic to the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Aeromys
Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
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E.
Sciurillus pusillus
Sciurillus pusillus, commonly known as the neotropical pygmy squirrel, is a tiny South American tree squirrel and the sole living representative of its subfamily.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Australasian realm ⓘ |
| biogeographicRegion | Wallacea ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | dwarf squirrels ⓘ |
| describedAs | a genus of small squirrels ⓘ |
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
insects ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| distributionCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Sulawesi region ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundIn |
montane forests
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| habitat |
arboreal habitats
ⓘ
forests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adapted to forest canopy life
ⓘ
relatively short tail ⓘ short body length compared to other tree squirrels ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern | habitat loss ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRange | limited ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Prosciurillus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Prosciurillus abstrusus
Prosciurillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prosciurillus alstoni
Prosciurillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prosciurillus leucomus
Prosciurillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prosciurillus murinus
Prosciurillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prosciurillus rosenbergii
Prosciurillus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prosciurillus weberi
|
| isNativeFaunaOf |
Celebes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
|
| isPartOf | Indonesian mammal fauna ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion | tree-climbing ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Celebes ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
nearby Indonesian islands ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| subfamily | Nannosciurinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prosciurillus Description of subject: Prosciurillus is a genus of small squirrels native to Sulawesi and nearby Indonesian islands, known for their arboreal habits and limited geographic range.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Petaurillus
this entity surface form:
Prosciurillus murinus
this entity surface form:
Prosciurillus leucomus
this entity surface form:
Prosciurillus weberi
this entity surface form:
Prosciurillus abstrusus
this entity surface form:
Prosciurillus alstoni
this entity surface form:
Prosciurillus rosenbergii