Phyllostomidae
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Phyllostomidae is a diverse family of New World leaf-nosed bats known for their wide range of diets and specialized facial and nasal structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phyllostomidae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5341575 — 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: Phyllostomidae Context triple: [Mexican long-tongued bat, family, Phyllostomidae]
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A.
Pteropodidae
Pteropodidae is a family of large, primarily frugivorous Old World bats commonly known as flying foxes or fruit bats.
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B.
Chiroptera
Chiroptera is the mammalian order comprising all bats, characterized by forelimbs adapted as wings for powered flight.
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C.
Nyctibiiformes
Nyctibiiformes is an order of nocturnal, insect-eating birds known as potoos, characterized by their excellent camouflage and wide, gaping mouths.
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D.
Otidiformes
Otidiformes is an order of large, ground-dwelling birds known as bustards, found mainly in open grassland and semi-arid habitats across the Old World.
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E.
Eulipotyphla
Eulipotyphla is an order of small insectivorous mammals that includes shrews, moles, hedgehogs, and related 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: Phyllostomidae Target entity description: Phyllostomidae is a diverse family of New World leaf-nosed bats known for their wide range of diets and specialized facial and nasal structures.
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A.
Pteropodidae
Pteropodidae is a family of large, primarily frugivorous Old World bats commonly known as flying foxes or fruit bats.
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B.
Chiroptera
Chiroptera is the mammalian order comprising all bats, characterized by forelimbs adapted as wings for powered flight.
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C.
Nyctibiiformes
Nyctibiiformes is an order of nocturnal, insect-eating birds known as potoos, characterized by their excellent camouflage and wide, gaping mouths.
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D.
Otidiformes
Otidiformes is an order of large, ground-dwelling birds known as bustards, found mainly in open grassland and semi-arid habitats across the Old World.
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E.
Eulipotyphla
Eulipotyphla is an order of small insectivorous mammals that includes shrews, moles, hedgehogs, and related species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bat family
ⓘ
mammal taxon ⓘ taxonomic family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | New World leaf-nosed bats ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Artibeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carollia NERFINISHED ⓘ Desmodus NERFINISHED ⓘ Glossophaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Phyllostomus NERFINISHED ⓘ Vampyrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSubfamily |
Carolliinae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desmodontinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Glossophaginae NERFINISHED ⓘ Phyllostominae NERFINISHED ⓘ Stenodermatinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1825 ⓘ |
| dietType |
carnivorous
ⓘ
frugivorous ⓘ insectivorous ⓘ nectarivorous ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ sanguivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ southern North America ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predator
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pollinator ⓘ seed disperser ⓘ small vertebrate predator ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex facial structures
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diverse feeding strategies ⓘ high craniofacial diversity ⓘ leaf-shaped noseleaf ⓘ specialized nasal structures ⓘ |
| hasTrait | forelimbs modified as wings ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedBy | John Edward Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | New World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Artibeus jamaicensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carollia perspicillata NERFINISHED ⓘ Desmodus rotundus NERFINISHED ⓘ Vampyrum spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Chiroptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | placental ⓘ |
| suborder | Yangochiroptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| usesEcholocation | true ⓘ |
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: Phyllostomidae Description of subject: Phyllostomidae is a diverse family of New World leaf-nosed bats known for their wide range of diets and specialized facial and nasal structures.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.