striped hyena
E275885
The striped hyena is a medium-sized, nocturnal scavenging carnivore native to parts of Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, recognizable by its vertical body stripes and large mane.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| striped hyena canonical | 3 |
| Hyaena hyaena | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2516673 — 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: striped hyena Context triple: [Ranthambore National Park, fauna, striped hyena]
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A.
Ratiaria
Ratiaria was a prominent Roman city and military center on the Danube frontier in the province of Moesia (later Dacia Ripensis), known for its strategic and administrative importance.
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B.
Pecari
Pecari is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to the Americas.
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C.
Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack structure.
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D.
Atlantoxerus
Atlantoxerus is a genus of ground-dwelling squirrels native to North Africa, best known for the Barbary ground squirrel.
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E.
Ethiopian wolf
The Ethiopian wolf is a rare, slender canid found only in the high-altitude regions of Ethiopia, known as one of the world’s most endangered and specialized wolf species.
- 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: striped hyena Target entity description: The striped hyena is a medium-sized, nocturnal scavenging carnivore native to parts of Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, recognizable by its vertical body stripes and large mane.
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A.
Ratiaria
Ratiaria was a prominent Roman city and military center on the Danube frontier in the province of Moesia (later Dacia Ripensis), known for its strategic and administrative importance.
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B.
Pecari
Pecari is a genus of New World peccaries, medium-sized pig-like mammals native to the Americas.
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C.
Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack structure.
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D.
Atlantoxerus
Atlantoxerus is a genus of ground-dwelling squirrels native to North Africa, best known for the Barbary ground squirrel.
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E.
Ethiopian wolf
The Ethiopian wolf is a rare, slender canid found only in the high-altitude regions of Ethiopia, known as one of the world’s most endangered and specialized wolf species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivoran
ⓘ
hyena ⓘ species of mammal ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | 85–130 cm ⓘ |
| averageShoulderHeight | 60–80 cm ⓘ |
| averageTailLength | 25–40 cm ⓘ |
| averageWeight | 22–55 kg ⓘ |
| binomialName |
striped hyena
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hyaena hyaena
|
| bodyPattern | vertically striped coat ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | striped hyena ⓘ |
| communication |
body postures
ⓘ
scent marking ⓘ vocalizations ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Near Threatened ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| diet | scavenger ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
large erect mane
ⓘ
prominent pointed ears ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | scavenger that helps clean carcasses ⓘ |
| family | Hyaenidae ⓘ |
| genus | Hyaena ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
open woodlands ⓘ rocky hills ⓘ semi-deserts ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | up to about 20 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | 10–12 years ⓘ |
| maneFunction | raised when threatened to appear larger ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central Asia
ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryFood | carrion ⓘ |
| rangeBehavior | territorial ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to live young ⓘ |
| secondaryFood |
fruits
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| shelterType | dens in caves or burrows ⓘ |
| socialStructure | usually solitary or small family groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
decline in available carrion
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ persecution by humans ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | carnivore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: striped hyena Description of subject: The striped hyena is a medium-sized, nocturnal scavenging carnivore native to parts of Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, recognizable by its vertical body stripes and large mane.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hyaena hyaena
this entity surface form:
Hyaena hyaena