Tragulidae
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Tragulidae is a family of small, primitive, deer-like mammals known as chevrotains or mouse deer, found in parts of Africa and Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tragulidae canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T343251 — 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: Tragulidae Context triple: [Artiodactyla, includesTaxon, Tragulidae]
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A.
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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B.
Antilocapridae
Antilocapridae is a family of North American hoofed mammals best known for the pronghorn, a swift, antelope-like species with distinctive forked horns.
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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.
Tayassuidae
Tayassuidae is a family of pig-like hoofed mammals known as peccaries, native to the Americas and adapted to a variety of habitats from deserts to tropical forests.
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E.
Giraffidae
Giraffidae is a family of long-necked, even-toed ungulate mammals that includes giraffes and okapis.
- 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: Tragulidae Target entity description: Tragulidae is a family of small, primitive, deer-like mammals known as chevrotains or mouse deer, found in parts of Africa and Asia.
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A.
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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B.
Antilocapridae
Antilocapridae is a family of North American hoofed mammals best known for the pronghorn, a swift, antelope-like species with distinctive forked horns.
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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.
Tayassuidae
Tayassuidae is a family of pig-like hoofed mammals known as peccaries, native to the Americas and adapted to a variety of habitats from deserts to tropical forests.
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E.
Giraffidae
Giraffidae is a family of long-necked, even-toed ungulate mammals that includes giraffes and okapis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyMassRange | approximately 0.7 to 8 kilograms ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
chevrotains
ⓘ
mouse deer ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | habitat loss threat ⓘ |
| describedAs |
primitive ruminants
ⓘ
small deer-like mammals ⓘ |
| diet |
browsing on leaves and fruits
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| escapeBehavior | rapid dashing into dense cover ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStatus | among most primitive living ruminants ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Eocene ⓘ |
| foundIn |
dense undergrowth
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | approximately 4 to 5 months ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
elongated canine teeth in males
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lack of antlers ⓘ relatively large head compared to body ⓘ short, thin limbs ⓘ slender legs ⓘ small body size ⓘ spotted or striped coat in some species ⓘ three-chambered stomach ⓘ very short tail ⓘ |
| hasGenus |
Hyemoschus
ⓘ
Moschiola ⓘ Tragulus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | digitigrade ⓘ |
| namedAfter | genus Tragulus ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Traguloidea ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to single offspring ⓘ |
| ruminantType | basal ruminant ⓘ |
| sizeRange | approximately 40 to 85 centimeters in length ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | solitary ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Tragulus ⓘ |
| vernacularName |
chevrotain family
ⓘ
mouse-deer ⓘ |
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: Tragulidae Description of subject: Tragulidae is a family of small, primitive, deer-like mammals known as chevrotains or mouse deer, found in parts of Africa and Asia.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hyemoschus aquaticus