Olympic marmot
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The Olympic marmot is a large, burrowing ground squirrel species endemic to Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, where it inhabits alpine and subalpine meadows.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marmota olympus | 2 |
| Olympic marmot canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3464883 — 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: Olympic marmot Context triple: [Hurricane Ridge, hasWildlife, Olympic marmot]
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A.
Marmot
Marmot is an outdoor apparel and equipment brand known for its high-quality technical clothing, sleeping bags, and tents for activities like hiking, climbing, and camping.
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B.
Mojave ground squirrel
The Mojave ground squirrel is a small, burrowing rodent native to arid regions of the southwestern United States, adapted to desert life with seasonal dormancy and a diet of seeds and vegetation.
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C.
Marmotini
Marmotini is a tribe of ground-dwelling squirrels that includes marmots, prairie dogs, and related genera found across the Northern Hemisphere.
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D.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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E.
Eutamias
Eutamias is a genus of small ground-dwelling rodents commonly known as chipmunks, found primarily in Eurasia.
- 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: Olympic marmot Target entity description: The Olympic marmot is a large, burrowing ground squirrel species endemic to Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, where it inhabits alpine and subalpine meadows.
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A.
Marmot
Marmot is an outdoor apparel and equipment brand known for its high-quality technical clothing, sleeping bags, and tents for activities like hiking, climbing, and camping.
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B.
Mojave ground squirrel
The Mojave ground squirrel is a small, burrowing rodent native to arid regions of the southwestern United States, adapted to desert life with seasonal dormancy and a diet of seeds and vegetation.
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C.
Marmotini
Marmotini is a tribe of ground-dwelling squirrels that includes marmots, prairie dogs, and related genera found across the Northern Hemisphere.
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D.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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E.
Eutamias
Eutamias is a genus of small ground-dwelling rodents commonly known as chipmunks, found primarily in Eurasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground squirrel
ⓘ
marmot ⓘ species of rodent ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Olympic marmot
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Marmota olympus
|
| bodyMass | large for a ground squirrel ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Olympic marmot self-link ⓘ |
| communication |
alarm calls
ⓘ
whistles ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | least concern ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
flowers
ⓘ
forbs ⓘ grasses ⓘ roots ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Olympic Peninsula
ⓘ
Washington State, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| family | Sciuridae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Clinton Hart Merriam ⓘ |
| foundInProtectedArea | Olympic National Park ⓘ |
| genus | Marmota ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
mountainous grasslands ⓘ subalpine meadows ⓘ |
| hasFurColor |
brown
ⓘ
tan ⓘ |
| hibernatesDuring | winter ⓘ |
| hibernation | true hibernator ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | burrowing ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Olympic Mountains ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| predators |
bobcats
ⓘ
coyotes ⓘ golden eagle ⓘ
surface form:
golden eagles
|
| recognizedAs | official endemic mammal of Washington ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialStructure | colonial ⓘ |
| species |
Olympic marmot
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Marmota olympus
|
| symbolOf |
Washington State, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| tailCharacteristic | bushy tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
climate change
ⓘ
predation ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1898 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olympic marmot Description of subject: The Olympic marmot is a large, burrowing ground squirrel species endemic to Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, where it inhabits alpine and subalpine meadows.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marmota olympus
this entity surface form:
Marmota olympus