Canis variabilis
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Canis variabilis is an extinct canid species from the Pleistocene of Eurasia, considered an important ancestor or close relative of early domestic dogs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canis variabilis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8365129 — 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: Canis variabilis Context triple: [Canis, includesSpecies, Canis variabilis]
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A.
Canis adustus
Canis adustus, commonly known as the side-striped jackal, is a medium-sized African canid recognized for its grayish coat with distinctive pale side stripes and omnivorous, opportunistic feeding habits.
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B.
Canis aureus
Canis aureus, commonly known as the golden jackal, is a medium-sized canid native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, known for its adaptability and omnivorous diet.
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C.
Canis lepophagus
Canis lepophagus is an extinct early canid species thought to be a primitive ancestor or close relative of modern wolves and coyotes, known from North American fossil remains.
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D.
Canis edwardii
Canis edwardii is an extinct North American canid species, thought to be a small to medium-sized early wolf-like dog that lived during the Pleistocene.
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E.
Canis
Canis is a genus of medium to large carnivorous mammals in the dog family that includes wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes, and closely related species.
- 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: Canis variabilis Target entity description: Canis variabilis is an extinct canid species from the Pleistocene of Eurasia, considered an important ancestor or close relative of early domestic dogs.
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A.
Canis adustus
Canis adustus, commonly known as the side-striped jackal, is a medium-sized African canid recognized for its grayish coat with distinctive pale side stripes and omnivorous, opportunistic feeding habits.
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B.
Canis aureus
Canis aureus, commonly known as the golden jackal, is a medium-sized canid native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, known for its adaptability and omnivorous diet.
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C.
Canis lepophagus
Canis lepophagus is an extinct early canid species thought to be a primitive ancestor or close relative of modern wolves and coyotes, known from North American fossil remains.
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D.
Canis edwardii
Canis edwardii is an extinct North American canid species, thought to be a small to medium-sized early wolf-like dog that lived during the Pleistocene.
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E.
Canis
Canis is a genus of medium to large carnivorous mammals in the dog family that includes wolves, domestic dogs, coyotes, and closely related species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canid
ⓘ
extinct species ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pleistocene fauna of Zhoukoudian ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Canis genus of wolves and dogs ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| considered |
close relative of early domestic dogs
ⓘ
possible ancestor of domestic dog ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Canidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRecordRegion |
East Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilTypeLocality | Zhoukoudian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Canis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalEpoch | Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Peking wolf ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canis lupus familiaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
domestic dog ⓘ |
| resembles |
early domestic dog morphotypes
ⓘ
small wolf ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Pleistocene ⓘ |
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: Canis variabilis Description of subject: Canis variabilis is an extinct canid species from the Pleistocene of Eurasia, considered an important ancestor or close relative of early domestic dogs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.