Ursus americanus pugnax
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Ursus americanus pugnax is a subspecies of the American black bear native to southeastern Alaska, particularly the islands of the Alexander Archipelago.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ursus americanus | 2 |
| Ursus americanus pugnax canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6536448 — 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: Ursus americanus pugnax Context triple: [Ursus, includesSpecies, Ursus americanus pugnax]
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A.
Ursus americanus californiensis
Ursus americanus californiensis is a subspecies of the American black bear native to California and parts of the western United States.
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B.
Ursus arctos marsicanus
Ursus arctos marsicanus is a critically endangered subspecies of brown bear native to Italy’s central Apennine Mountains, known for its small, isolated population and conservation concern.
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C.
Ursus arctos crowtheri
Ursus arctos crowtheri is an extinct subspecies of brown bear that once inhabited North Africa.
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D.
Ursus arctos isabellinus
Ursus arctos isabellinus, commonly known as the Himalayan brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear native to the mountainous regions of the Himalayas and surrounding areas.
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E.
Ursus arctos inopinatus
Ursus arctos inopinatus is a subspecies of brown bear native to parts of Alaska, characterized by its large size and adaptation to subarctic environments.
- 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: Ursus americanus pugnax Target entity description: Ursus americanus pugnax is a subspecies of the American black bear native to southeastern Alaska, particularly the islands of the Alexander Archipelago.
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A.
Ursus americanus californiensis
Ursus americanus californiensis is a subspecies of the American black bear native to California and parts of the western United States.
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B.
Ursus arctos marsicanus
Ursus arctos marsicanus is a critically endangered subspecies of brown bear native to Italy’s central Apennine Mountains, known for its small, isolated population and conservation concern.
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C.
Ursus arctos crowtheri
Ursus arctos crowtheri is an extinct subspecies of brown bear that once inhabited North Africa.
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D.
Ursus arctos isabellinus
Ursus arctos isabellinus, commonly known as the Himalayan brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear native to the mountainous regions of the Himalayas and surrounding areas.
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E.
Ursus arctos inopinatus
Ursus arctos inopinatus is a subspecies of brown bear native to parts of Alaska, characterized by its large size and adaptation to subarctic environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | subspecies ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal and crepuscular ⓘ |
| belongsTo | American black bear complex ⓘ |
| binomialName | Ursus americanus pugnax ⓘ |
| breathes | air ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Alexander Archipelago black bear ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | least concern (follows species Ursus americanus) ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
omnivore
ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ seed disperser ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | opportunistic forager ⓘ |
| foundInRegion |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Ursus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal temperate rainforest
ⓘ
island forests ⓘ riparian zones ⓘ |
| hasBodyPlan | vertebrate ⓘ |
| hasFur | true ⓘ |
| hasSkeletalType | internal skeleton ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | primarily solitary ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Alexander Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
islands of the Alexander Archipelago ⓘ southeastern Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
American black bear
ⓘ
Ursus americanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType | viviparous ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| sensoryAbility | keen sense of smell ⓘ |
| subspeciesOf | Ursus americanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | endothermic ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Ursus americanus pugnax Description of subject: Ursus americanus pugnax is a subspecies of the American black bear native to southeastern Alaska, particularly the islands of the Alexander Archipelago.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ursus americanus
this entity surface form:
Ursus americanus