culpeo
E918072
The culpeo is a large South American canid resembling a fox, native to the Andes and surrounding regions, known for its reddish-gray fur and adaptable, opportunistic hunting behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| culpeo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11331258 — 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: culpeo Context triple: [Andean fox, alsoKnownAs, culpeo]
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A.
Cáqueza
Cáqueza is a small municipality and town in the Andean region of central Colombia, known for its rural landscapes and proximity to Bogotá in the department of Cundinamarca.
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B.
Curripaco
Curripaco is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Curripaco people in the Amazon region of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
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C.
Cusio
Cusio is a picturesque subalpine area in northern Italy known for encompassing the scenic Lake Orta and its surrounding towns.
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D.
Calvera
Calvera is the ruthless bandit leader and primary antagonist who terrorizes a Mexican village in the Western film "The Magnificent Seven" (1960).
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E.
Capul
Capul is a small island municipality in the province of Northern Samar in the Philippines, known for its historic lighthouse and unique local language.
- 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: culpeo Target entity description: The culpeo is a large South American canid resembling a fox, native to the Andes and surrounding regions, known for its reddish-gray fur and adaptable, opportunistic hunting behavior.
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A.
Cáqueza
Cáqueza is a small municipality and town in the Andean region of central Colombia, known for its rural landscapes and proximity to Bogotá in the department of Cundinamarca.
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B.
Curripaco
Curripaco is an indigenous Arawakan language spoken by the Curripaco people in the Amazon region of Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.
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C.
Cusio
Cusio is a picturesque subalpine area in northern Italy known for encompassing the scenic Lake Orta and its surrounding towns.
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D.
Calvera
Calvera is the ruthless bandit leader and primary antagonist who terrorizes a Mexican village in the Western film "The Magnificent Seven" (1960).
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E.
Capul
Capul is a small island municipality in the province of Northern Samar in the Philippines, known for its historic lighthouse and unique local language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canid
ⓘ
carnivore ⓘ fox-like canid ⓘ mammal ⓘ wild canid ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mainly crepuscular ⓘ |
| averageLitterSize | 2–5 pups ⓘ |
| binomialName | Lycalopex culpaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySizeRelativeToOtherCanids | second-largest native canid in South America ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | austral spring ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor |
grayish
ⓘ
reddish-gray ⓘ rufous ⓘ |
| commonName |
Andean fox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andean wolf ⓘ culpeo ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionTrend | widespread but fragmented in some areas ⓘ |
| eats |
fruits
ⓘ
insects ⓘ |
| family | Canidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Lycalopex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
Andean highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ shrublands ⓘ |
| huntingBehavior | opportunistic ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| largerOnlyThan | maned wolf ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ southern Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preysOn |
birds
ⓘ
carrion ⓘ lagomorphs ⓘ livestock ⓘ rodents ⓘ |
| regulates | rodent populations ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | mesopredator ⓘ |
| scientificName | Lycalopex culpaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
sometimes pairs
ⓘ
usually solitary ⓘ |
| synonym |
Dusicyon culpaeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pseudalopex culpaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic | bushy tail with black tip ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
persecution by livestock farmers ⓘ |
| usedFor | fur ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: culpeo Description of subject: The culpeo is a large South American canid resembling a fox, native to the Andes and surrounding regions, known for its reddish-gray fur and adaptable, opportunistic hunting behavior.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.