Tamaraw
E711638
The tamaraw is a small, critically endangered wild buffalo species native to the Philippine island of Mindoro.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tamaraw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8104320 — 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: Tamaraw Context triple: [Mindoro, hasEndemicSpecies, Tamaraw]
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A.
Philippine deer
The Philippine deer is a medium-sized, brown-coated deer species endemic to the Philippines, typically inhabiting forested and mountainous regions across the archipelago.
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B.
Binigaus
Binigaus is a scenic, relatively unspoiled beach on the south coast of Menorca, known for its wide sandy shore, clear waters, and natural surroundings.
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C.
Boi-ngo
Boi-ngo is a 1987 studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, showcasing their blend of rock, ska, and quirky, theatrical pop.
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D.
Philippine warty pig
The Philippine warty pig is a small, forest-dwelling wild pig native to the Philippines, known for the fleshy facial warts of males and its status as a vulnerable endemic species.
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E.
Mamburao
Mamburao is a coastal municipality in the Philippines that serves as the capital of the province of Occidental Mindoro in the Mimaropa region.
- 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: Tamaraw Target entity description: The tamaraw is a small, critically endangered wild buffalo species native to the Philippine island of Mindoro.
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A.
Philippine deer
The Philippine deer is a medium-sized, brown-coated deer species endemic to the Philippines, typically inhabiting forested and mountainous regions across the archipelago.
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B.
Binigaus
Binigaus is a scenic, relatively unspoiled beach on the south coast of Menorca, known for its wide sandy shore, clear waters, and natural surroundings.
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C.
Boi-ngo
Boi-ngo is a 1987 studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, showcasing their blend of rock, ska, and quirky, theatrical pop.
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D.
Philippine warty pig
The Philippine warty pig is a small, forest-dwelling wild pig native to the Philippines, known for the fleshy facial warts of males and its status as a vulnerable endemic species.
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E.
Mamburao
Mamburao is a coastal municipality in the Philippines that serves as the capital of the province of Occidental Mindoro in the Mimaropa region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
critically endangered species
ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ wild bovine ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mainly nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 200 to 300 kilograms ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | dark brown ⓘ |
| commonName |
Mindoro dwarf buffalo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tamaraw ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
bamboo shoots
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ young leaves ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Mindoro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Heinrich Balz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInProtectedArea |
Mount Aruyan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Calavite Wildlife Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Mounts Iglit–Baco National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Bubalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | approximately 300 days ⓘ |
| habitat |
bushland
ⓘ
grassland ⓘ tropical forest ⓘ |
| hasPopulationTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| hornShape | short V-shaped horns ⓘ |
| isSymbolOf |
Mindoro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mindoro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
carabao
ⓘ
water buffalo ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to a single calf ⓘ |
| scientificName | Bubalus mindorensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shoulderHeight | approximately 100 to 120 centimeters ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | generally solitary ⓘ |
| subfamily | Bovinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
disease
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1888 ⓘ |
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: Tamaraw Description of subject: The tamaraw is a small, critically endangered wild buffalo species native to the Philippine island of Mindoro.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.