Loxodonta

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genus species taxon

Loxodonta is a genus of African elephants that includes the largest living land animals, such as the African bush and African forest elephants.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
African elephant	6
Loxodonta canonical	4
Loxodonta africana	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10432646 — 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: Loxodonta
Context triple: [African forest elephant, genus, Loxodonta]

A. African bush elephant
The African bush elephant is the largest living land animal, a wide-ranging herbivorous mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa and known for its massive size, large ears, and prominent tusks.
B. African forest elephant
The African forest elephant is a smaller, forest-dwelling species of elephant native to the rainforests of central and West Africa, known for its straighter tusks and critical role in seed dispersal and forest ecology.
C. Alcelaphus
Alcelaphus is a genus of African antelopes best known for including the hartebeest, a large, long-faced grazer of open savannas and grasslands.
D. Elephant
"Elephant" is a 2003 drama film by Gus Van Sant that portrays an ordinary day leading up to a high school shooting, noted for its minimalist style and exploration of adolescent alienation.
E. Elefant
The Elefant was a heavily armored German World War II tank destroyer, known for its powerful 88 mm gun and limited mobility.
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: Loxodonta
Target entity description: Loxodonta is a genus of African elephants that includes the largest living land animals, such as the African bush and African forest elephants.

A. African bush elephant
The African bush elephant is the largest living land animal, a wide-ranging herbivorous mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa and known for its massive size, large ears, and prominent tusks.
B. African forest elephant
The African forest elephant is a smaller, forest-dwelling species of elephant native to the rainforests of central and West Africa, known for its straighter tusks and critical role in seed dispersal and forest ecology.
C. Alcelaphus
Alcelaphus is a genus of African antelopes best known for including the hartebeest, a large, long-faced grazer of open savannas and grasslands.
D. Elephant
"Elephant" is a 2003 drama film by Gus Van Sant that portrays an ordinary day leading up to a high school shooting, noted for its minimalist style and exploration of adolescent alienation.
E. Elefant
The Elefant was a heavily armored German World War II tank destroyer, known for its powerful 88 mm gun and limited mobility.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	African bush elephant NERFINISHED ⓘ African elephants NERFINISHED ⓘ African forest elephant NERFINISHED ⓘ African savanna elephant ⓘ
conservationConcern	threatened by habitat loss ⓘ threatened by poaching ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Elephas NERFINISHED ⓘ
family	Elephantidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Elephantidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Elephantidae ⓘ
genus	Loxodonta NERFINISHED ⓘ Loxodonta NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ savannas ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	complex social structure ⓘ high intelligence ⓘ large ears ⓘ long lifespan ⓘ trunk ⓘ tusks ⓘ
hasTypeSpecies	Loxodonta africana NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesSpecies	Loxodonta africana NERFINISHED ⓘ Loxodonta cyclotis NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
locomotion	quadrupedal ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ Africa ⓘ Africa ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	largest living land animal ⓘ
order	Proboscidea ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
subfamily	Elephantinae NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ

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