Ursidae
E30051
Ursidae is the biological family of mammals that includes bears, such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears, characterized by large bodies, strong limbs, and omnivorous diets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ursidae canonical | 18 |
| Ailuropodinae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T232529 — 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: Ursidae Context triple: [American black bear, family, Ursidae]
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A.
Carnivora
Carnivora is a diverse order of primarily meat-eating mammals that includes families such as bears, cats, dogs, weasels, and seals.
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B.
Cervidae
Cervidae is the biological family of hoofed ruminant mammals commonly known as deer, which includes species such as elk, moose, reindeer, and mule deer.
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C.
Bovidae
Bovidae is a large family of hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes antelopes, sheep, goats, and cattle, characterized by permanent bony horns and typically complex social behavior.
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D.
Artiodactyla
Artiodactyla is a large order of even-toed hoofed mammals that includes animals such as deer, cattle, pigs, and camels.
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E.
Numididae
Numididae is a family of African birds commonly known as guineafowl, characterized by their stout bodies, featherless heads, and ground-dwelling habits.
- 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: Ursidae Target entity description: Ursidae is the biological family of mammals that includes bears, such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears, characterized by large bodies, strong limbs, and omnivorous diets.
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A.
Carnivora
Carnivora is a diverse order of primarily meat-eating mammals that includes families such as bears, cats, dogs, weasels, and seals.
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B.
Cervidae
Cervidae is the biological family of hoofed ruminant mammals commonly known as deer, which includes species such as elk, moose, reindeer, and mule deer.
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C.
Bovidae
Bovidae is a large family of hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes antelopes, sheep, goats, and cattle, characterized by permanent bony horns and typically complex social behavior.
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D.
Artiodactyla
Artiodactyla is a large order of even-toed hoofed mammals that includes animals such as deer, cattle, pigs, and camels.
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E.
Numididae
Numididae is a family of African birds commonly known as guineafowl, characterized by their stout bodies, featherless heads, and ground-dwelling habits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biological family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| behavior |
mostly solitary
ⓘ
some species hibernate or den in winter ⓘ |
| characteristic |
large body size
ⓘ
plantigrade locomotion ⓘ short tail ⓘ strong limbs ⓘ thick fur ⓘ well-developed sense of smell ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | bears ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | includes species of least concern to critically endangered ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large omnivores and apex predators in many ecosystems ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Arctic regions
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
ⓘ
Malayan sun bear ⓘ
surface form:
Helarctos malayanus
Melursus ursinus ⓘ Tremarctinae ⓘ
surface form:
Tremarctos ornatus
American black bear ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus americanus
Ursus arctos ⓘ Polar Bears ⓘ
surface form:
Ursus maritimus
Ursus thibetanus ⓘ |
| hasSubfamily |
Ursidae
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ailuropodinae
Tremarctinae ⓘ Ursinae ⓘ |
| includesSpeciesWithDiet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | typically 20–30 years ⓘ |
| notableMember |
American black bear
ⓘ
brown bear ⓘ giant panda ⓘ polar bear ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| reproductiveTrait | delayed implantation in many species ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Ursus ⓘ |
| typicalDiet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ mountains ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
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: Ursidae Description of subject: Ursidae is the biological family of mammals that includes bears, such as brown bears, polar bears, and black bears, characterized by large bodies, strong limbs, and omnivorous diets.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ailuropodinae
subject surface form:
Polar bear