Sumatran Rat-Monkey
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The Sumatran Rat-Monkey is a fictional, vicious hybrid creature from the horror-comedy film "Braindead" (also known as "Dead Alive"), whose bite triggers a grotesque zombie outbreak.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sumatran Rat-Monkey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11046700 — 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: Sumatran Rat-Monkey Context triple: [Braindead, containsCreature, Sumatran Rat-Monkey]
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A.
Thomas’s leaf monkey
Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating lifestyle.
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B.
L'Hoest's monkey
L'Hoest's monkey is a forest-dwelling Old World monkey native to the montane and lowland rainforests of Central Africa, known for its dark fur and distinctive white bib.
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C.
Horsfield's tarsier
Horsfield's tarsier is a small nocturnal primate native to Southeast Asian forests, known for its large eyes, elongated tarsal bones, and remarkable leaping ability.
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D.
Nicobar tree shrew
The Nicobar tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like mammal endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its agile arboreal lifestyle and importance to the islands’ unique biodiversity.
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E.
Lion-tailed macaque
The lion-tailed macaque is an endangered, dark-furred Old World monkey distinguished by its silver-white mane and tufted tail, found only in the rainforests of India’s Western Ghats.
- 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: Sumatran Rat-Monkey Target entity description: The Sumatran Rat-Monkey is a fictional, vicious hybrid creature from the horror-comedy film "Braindead" (also known as "Dead Alive"), whose bite triggers a grotesque zombie outbreak.
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A.
Thomas’s leaf monkey
Thomas’s leaf monkey is a distinctive, long-tailed colobine primate native to the forests of northern Sumatra, known for its striking facial markings and arboreal, leaf-eating lifestyle.
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B.
L'Hoest's monkey
L'Hoest's monkey is a forest-dwelling Old World monkey native to the montane and lowland rainforests of Central Africa, known for its dark fur and distinctive white bib.
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C.
Horsfield's tarsier
Horsfield's tarsier is a small nocturnal primate native to Southeast Asian forests, known for its large eyes, elongated tarsal bones, and remarkable leaping ability.
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D.
Nicobar tree shrew
The Nicobar tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like mammal endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its agile arboreal lifestyle and importance to the islands’ unique biodiversity.
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E.
Lion-tailed macaque
The lion-tailed macaque is an endangered, dark-furred Old World monkey distinguished by its silver-white mane and tufted tail, found only in the rainforests of India’s Western Ghats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional creature
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film monster ⓘ hybrid animal ⓘ |
| ability | transmit zombifying disease by bite ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Braindead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dead Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | horror-comedy film ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenreElements |
black comedy
ⓘ
splatter horror ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFictionalUniverse | Braindead universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes |
grotesque physical transformations in victims
ⓘ
rapidly spreading zombie plague ⓘ |
| featuredInCountryOfOrigin | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInWorkDirectedBy | Peter Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | exists only in the Braindead film universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| hasAlternateNameOfFilm | Dead Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalHabitat | remote tropical island ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesComponents |
monkey
ⓘ
rat ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | pulp adventure and monster tropes ⓘ |
| inStoryObtainedBy | zookeepers and explorers ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for horror and gore in the film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
spreading a zombie infection
ⓘ
vicious temperament ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Skull Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedUsing | practical effects ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | origin of zombie outbreak ⓘ |
| threatLevelInStory | high ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sumatran Rat-Monkey Description of subject: The Sumatran Rat-Monkey is a fictional, vicious hybrid creature from the horror-comedy film "Braindead" (also known as "Dead Alive"), whose bite triggers a grotesque zombie outbreak.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Braindead