Bornean orangutan
E73373
The Bornean orangutan is a critically endangered great ape native to the rainforests of Borneo, known for its distinctive reddish-brown fur and highly intelligent, largely solitary arboreal lifestyle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bornean orangutan canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T586477 — 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: Bornean orangutan Context triple: [Borneo, endangeredSpeciesHabitat, Bornean orangutan]
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A.
Borneo
Borneo is the world’s third-largest island in Southeast Asia, known for its vast rainforests, rich biodiversity, and division among Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
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B.
Pan troglodytes
Pan troglodytes, commonly known as the common chimpanzee, is a highly intelligent great ape native to the forests and savannas of central and West Africa and one of humans’ closest living relatives.
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C.
Pan paniscus
Pan paniscus, commonly known as the bonobo, is a great ape species native to the Congo Basin in Central Africa, noted for its matriarchal social structure, high intelligence, and relatively peaceful, cooperative behavior.
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D.
Bantia
Bantia was an ancient Oscan-speaking city in southern Italy, notable for yielding important inscriptions that illuminate the Oscan language and Italic legal traditions.
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E.
Bennett’s tree-kangaroo
Bennett’s tree-kangaroo is a rare, arboreal marsupial native to the rainforests of northeastern Australia, known for its strong climbing ability and distinctive bear-like appearance.
- 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: Bornean orangutan Target entity description: The Bornean orangutan is a critically endangered great ape native to the rainforests of Borneo, known for its distinctive reddish-brown fur and highly intelligent, largely solitary arboreal lifestyle.
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A.
Borneo
Borneo is the world’s third-largest island in Southeast Asia, known for its vast rainforests, rich biodiversity, and division among Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
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B.
Pan troglodytes
Pan troglodytes, commonly known as the common chimpanzee, is a highly intelligent great ape native to the forests and savannas of central and West Africa and one of humans’ closest living relatives.
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C.
Pan paniscus
Pan paniscus, commonly known as the bonobo, is a great ape species native to the Congo Basin in Central Africa, noted for its matriarchal social structure, high intelligence, and relatively peaceful, cooperative behavior.
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D.
Bantia
Bantia was an ancient Oscan-speaking city in southern Italy, notable for yielding important inscriptions that illuminate the Oscan language and Italic legal traditions.
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E.
Bennett’s tree-kangaroo
Bennett’s tree-kangaroo is a rare, arboreal marsupial native to the rainforests of northeastern Australia, known for its strong climbing ability and distinctive bear-like appearance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great ape
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| alsoEats |
bark
ⓘ
insects ⓘ leaves ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Pongo
ⓘ
surface form:
Pongo pygmaeus
|
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| family | Hominidae ⓘ |
| furColor | reddish-brown ⓘ |
| genus | Pongo ⓘ |
| geographicRange |
Kalimantan
ⓘ
Sabah ⓘ Sarawak ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 8.5 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
lowland dipterocarp forest
ⓘ
peat swamp forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| intelligence | high ⓘ |
| interbirthInterval | 6–8 years ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | over 50 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | 30–40 years ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrumanous climbing ⓘ |
| mainCauseOfHabitatLoss | palm oil plantations ⓘ |
| maleCharacteristic |
cheek pads (flanges)
ⓘ
large throat sac ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Borneo
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryFood | fruit ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sumatran orangutan
ⓘ
Tapanuli orangutan ⓘ |
| reproduction | gives birth to single offspring ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| socialStructure | largely solitary ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
forest fragmentation ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ illegal hunting ⓘ illegal pet trade ⓘ |
| toolUse | observed in wild populations ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1760 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bornean orangutan Description of subject: The Bornean orangutan is a critically endangered great ape native to the rainforests of Borneo, known for its distinctive reddish-brown fur and highly intelligent, largely solitary arboreal lifestyle.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.