Old World stink badgers
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Old World stink badgers are small, nocturnal, skunk-like mammals native to Southeast Asia, known for their powerful anal scent glands used in defense.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old World stink badgers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7636495 — 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: Old World stink badgers Context triple: [Mephitidae, contains, Old World stink badgers]
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A.
The Skunk
"The Skunk" is a reflective poem by Seamus Heaney that tenderly portrays marital love and longing through the vivid, nocturnal image of a skunk.
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B.
Hyena-swine
Hyena-swine is a vicious, part-hyena, part-pig Beast Folk creature in H. G. Wells’s novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau," known for its brutality and defiance of Moreau’s imposed laws.
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C.
Stink
Stink is a 1982 EP by American punk rock band The Replacements, known for its raw, hardcore-influenced sound and rebellious energy.
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D.
The Pest
The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
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E.
Stinkie
Stinkie is one of the mischievous Ghostly Trio in the 1995 live-action film "Casper," known for his crude humor and prankster personality.
- 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: Old World stink badgers Target entity description: Old World stink badgers are small, nocturnal, skunk-like mammals native to Southeast Asia, known for their powerful anal scent glands used in defense.
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A.
The Skunk
"The Skunk" is a reflective poem by Seamus Heaney that tenderly portrays marital love and longing through the vivid, nocturnal image of a skunk.
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B.
Hyena-swine
Hyena-swine is a vicious, part-hyena, part-pig Beast Folk creature in H. G. Wells’s novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau," known for its brutality and defiance of Moreau’s imposed laws.
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C.
Stink
Stink is a 1982 EP by American punk rock band The Replacements, known for its raw, hardcore-influenced sound and rebellious energy.
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D.
The Pest
The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
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E.
Stinkie
Stinkie is one of the mischievous Ghostly Trio in the 1995 live-action film "Casper," known for his crude humor and prankster personality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal
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mustelid ⓘ nocturnal animal ⓘ small carnivoran ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| behavior | solitary ⓘ |
| bodyLength | 32–46 centimeters ⓘ |
| bodyMass | 1–3 kilograms ⓘ |
| burrowingBehavior | dig burrows for shelter ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor |
black
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dark brown ⓘ |
| conservationStatus |
Least Concern for Sunda stink badger
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Vulnerable for Palawan stink badger ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism |
anal scent glands
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spraying foul-smelling secretion ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| dorsalMarkings | white stripe on head and back ⓘ |
| eats |
earthworms
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fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ roots ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ tubers ⓘ |
| family | Mephitidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural land
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grassland ⓘ montane forest ⓘ secondary forest ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Palawan stink badger
NERFINISHED
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Sunda stink badger ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Borneo
NERFINISHED
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Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Java ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to 1–3 young per litter ⓘ |
| resembles | skunk ⓘ |
| scientificNameOfPalawanStinkBadger | Mydaus marchei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificNameOfSundaStinkBadger | Mydaus javanensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | well-developed sense of smell ⓘ |
| tailLength | 3–7 centimeters ⓘ |
| taxonName | Mydaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subfamily ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
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hunting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old World stink badgers Description of subject: Old World stink badgers are small, nocturnal, skunk-like mammals native to Southeast Asia, known for their powerful anal scent glands used in defense.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.