Neotropical realm
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The Neotropical realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing tropical and subtropical ecosystems of Central and South America and the Caribbean, renowned for its exceptional biodiversity and high levels of endemism.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neotropics | 120 |
| Neotropical realm canonical | 28 |
| Neotropical region | 14 |
| Neotropical ecozone | 2 |
| Neotropical floristic region | 1 |
| Neotropical forests | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T478786 — 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: Neotropical realm Context triple: [Amazon rainforest, partOf, Neotropical realm]
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A.
Isthmo-Colombian Area
The Isthmo-Colombian Area is a cultural region of lower Central America and northwestern South America known for its indigenous societies that bridged Mesoamerican and Andean cultural spheres.
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B.
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
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C.
Pantanal
The Pantanal is one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands, renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity and vast seasonally flooded plains in central South America.
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D.
Colombian Amazon region
The Colombian Amazon region is a vast, biodiverse rainforest area in southeastern Colombia that forms part of the greater Amazon Basin and is home to numerous Indigenous communities and protected natural reserves.
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E.
Orinoco Llanos floodplains
The Orinoco Llanos floodplains are vast seasonally inundated grasslands in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela and Colombia, known for their rich biodiversity and extensive wetlands.
- 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: Neotropical realm Target entity description: The Neotropical realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing tropical and subtropical ecosystems of Central and South America and the Caribbean, renowned for its exceptional biodiversity and high levels of endemism.
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A.
Isthmo-Colombian Area
The Isthmo-Colombian Area is a cultural region of lower Central America and northwestern South America known for its indigenous societies that bridged Mesoamerican and Andean cultural spheres.
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B.
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
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C.
Pantanal
The Pantanal is one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands, renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity and vast seasonally flooded plains in central South America.
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D.
Colombian Amazon region
The Colombian Amazon region is a vast, biodiverse rainforest area in southeastern Colombia that forms part of the greater Amazon Basin and is home to numerous Indigenous communities and protected natural reserves.
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E.
Orinoco Llanos floodplains
The Orinoco Llanos floodplains are vast seasonally inundated grasslands in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela and Colombia, known for their rich biodiversity and extensive wetlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographic realm
ⓘ
biogeographic region ⓘ |
| biomeIncludes |
desert and xeric shrublands
ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ montane cloud forest ⓘ savanna ⓘ tropical dry forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Afrotropical realm
ⓘ
Antarctic realm ⓘ Nearctic ecozone ⓘ
surface form:
Nearctic realm
|
| climateType |
subtropical
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| contains |
Amazon rainforest
ⓘ
Andes biodiversity hotspots ⓘ Caribbean biodiversity hotspot ⓘ Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot ⓘ |
| faunaCharacteristic |
Neotropical parrots
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New World monkeys ⓘ hummingbirds ⓘ poison dart frogs ⓘ |
| floraCharacteristic |
bromeliads
ⓘ
orchids ⓘ tree ferns ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high biodiversity
ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ large number of endemic plant species ⓘ large number of endemic vertebrate species ⓘ species-rich rainforests ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
Polylepis forest ⓘ
surface form:
Andean forests
Atlantic Forest biome ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Forest
Caribbean ⓘ Caribbean islands ⓘ Central America ⓘ Brazilian Highlands ⓘ
surface form:
Cerrado
Chaco ⓘ Mesoamerican forests ⓘ Pantanal ⓘ South America ⓘ lowland tropical South America ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| partOf | Earth ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
WWF
ⓘ
biogeographers ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ deforestation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neotropical realm Description of subject: The Neotropical realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing tropical and subtropical ecosystems of Central and South America and the Caribbean, renowned for its exceptional biodiversity and high levels of endemism.
Referenced by (166)
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